Quick Reference Guide

96 | Stacking S-Series Switches
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Figure 5-62. Using the show bootvar Command within a Stack
In Figure 5-63, you can see that, while Image1 is specified in “next-active” for both switches, the two
switches have different code stored in the Image1 bin:
Figure 5-63. Using the show bootvar Command within a Stack
1. Use the boot system command to set Image2 as the code to install on the next reboot of Unit 2, and
then inspect the
show bootvar output again to verify the selection of Image2 in “next-active”:
Force10-S50 #show switch
Management Preconfig Plugged-in Switch Code
Switch Status Model ID Model ID Status Version
------ ------------ ---------------- ---------------- --------------- --------
1 Mgmt Switch SA-01-GE-48T SA-01-GE-48T OK F.10.20.1
2 Stack Member SA-01-GE-48T SA-01-GE-48T Code Version Mismatch F.10.16.2
Force10-S50 #show stack
Configured Running
Stack Stack Link Link
Unit Interface Mode Mode Status Speed (Gb/s)
---- ---------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ------------
1 Stack Port A N/A Stack Link Up 10
1 Stack Port B N/A Stack Link Up 10
Force10-S50 #show bootvar
Image Descriptions
image1 : default image
image2 :
Images currently available on Flash
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unit image1 image2 current-active next-active
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1 F.10.20.1 <none> image1 image1
2 F.10.16.2 F.10.20.1 image1 image1