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Dell# reload
upgrade system
Upgrade the Dell Networking OS image. To upgrade the bootflash or bootselector image, use the upgrade boot command.
Syntax
upgrade system {flash: | ftp: | nfsmount: | scp: | stack-unit {stack-unit-id | all} | tftp: | | usbflash:} file-url {A: |B:}
Parameters
system Enter the keyword system to upgrade the operating system (OS) image.
flash: file-url Enter the keyword flash: and specify the location of the image file in the format //directory-path or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.
ftp: file-url Enter the keyword ftp: and specify the location of the image file in the format //userid:password@host-ip/filepath or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.
nfsmount://
<mount-point>/
filepath
Enter the keyword nfsmount: and specify the location of the image file in the format //<mount-point>/filepath.
scp: file-url Enter the keyword scp: and specify the location of the image file in the format userid:password@host-ip/filepath or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.
stack-unit stack-
unit-id
Enter the keyword stack-unit and specify the stack-unit ID to sync the image to that stack-unit.
stack-unit all Enter the keyword stack-unit followed by the keyword all to sync the image on all stack-units.
tftp: file-url Enter the keyword tftp: and specify the location of the image file in the format //host-ip/filepath or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.
usbflash: file-url Enter the keyword usbflash: and specify the location of the source file in the format //directory-path to upgrade form an external flash device or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.
A: | B: Specify the flash partition of the operating-system image to be upgraded.
Defaults none
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.7(0.0) Added support for NFS mount.
Version 9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Version 9.0(0.0) Added support for IPv6 for the file-url parameter.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000. Added support for the SSD on the Z9000 only.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.7.1.0 Added support for TFTP and SCP.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Usage
Information
RFC 3986 specifies that IPv6 host addresses in a uniform resource identifier (URI) must be enclosed in square brackets, [X:X:X:X::X]. For maximum flexibility this command accepts IPv6 host addresses with or without the square brackets.
After you upgrade the system image, by entering the command. specify the location where the Dell Networking OS image used to boot the system is stored (boot system), save the configuration to the start-up config file (write memory), and reload the system (reload).
Example
Dell# upgrade system tftp://10.11.8.12/dv-rainier-13 a:
00:39:32 : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 51. Received block num: 50
!00:39:36 : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 65. Received block num: 64
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System image upgrade completed successfully.
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