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Identifier GUID-81BD5413-DF76-4E2A-BCC1-517976E03C6F
Version 7
Status Released
Upgrading networking switch using CLI
NOTE: You can update any network switch with lower versions to 10.5.0.7 directly. However, upgrading to version 10.5.1.X can be
done only from 10.5.0.7.
NOTE: Upgrade the MX9116n and MX5108n switches to 10.5.1.X only if the switches are running 10.5.0.7 or later. While updating,
ensure that the IOMs in the group are not more than six per upgrade job.
NOTE: To upgrade the networking switch from 10.4.0E (R3S or R4S), upgrade and reload both the VLT nodes simultaneously.
Perform the update during the maintenance window as the data traffic may be affected during the upgrade.
Important notes to upgrade:
● Versions 10.5.0.1 and later—For a fabric or VLT, upgrade one IOM and then proceed with its peer after the completion of the first
IOM.
● Versions 10.4.0E(R4S) and earlier to 10.5.0.7—Update both the IOMs of a fabric or VLT and reboot them simultaneously.
● Version 10.5.0.7—Upgrade up to maximum of six IOMs together.
● Versions earlier than 10.5.0.7—Upgrade up to maximum of four IOMs together.
1. Perform the following steps to upgrade the Networking I/O Module.
a. (Optional) Back up the current running configuration to the startup configuration in EXEC mode.
Table 27. Command description
Command Description
OS10# copy running-configuration startup-
configuration
Back up the running configuration to startup configuration.
b. Back up the startup configuration in EXEC mode.
Table 28. Command description
Command Description
OS10# copy config://startup.xml config://
<backup file name>
Back up the startup configuration in EXEC mode.
c. Download the new software image from the Dell Support Site, extract the bin files from the tar file, and save the file in EXEC
mode.
Table 29. Command description
Command Description
OS10# image download file-url
Example:
OS10# image download ftp://
userid:passwd@hostip:/filepath
Download the new software image.
NOTE: Some Windows extract applications insert extra carriage returns (CR) or line feeds (LF) when they extract the
contents of a .tar file, which may corrupt the downloaded OS10 binary image. Turn off this option, if you are using a
Windows-based tool to extract an OS10 binary file.
d. (Optional) View the current software download status in EXEC mode.
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