Users Guide

upgrade system

Upgrade the Dell Networking OS image. To upgrade the bootash 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.

ash: le-url Enter the keyword flash: and specify the location of the image le in the

format //directory-path or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.

ftp: le-url Enter the keyword ftp: and specify the location of the image le in the format //

userid:password@host-ip/filepath or press Enter to launch a prompt

sequence.

nfsmount://

<mount-point>/

lepath

Enter the keyword nfsmount: and specify the location of the image le in the

format //<mount-point>/filepath.

scp: le-url Enter the keyword scp: and specify the location of the image le 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: le-url Enter the keyword tftp: and specify the location of the image le in the

format //host-ip/filepath or press Enter to launch a prompt sequence.

usbash: le-url Enter the keyword usbflash: and specify the location of the source le in the

format //directory-path to upgrade form an external ash device or press

Enter to launch a prompt sequence.

A: | B: Specify the ash partition of the operating-system image to be upgraded.

Defaults none

Command Modes EXEC Privilege

Command History

This guide is platform-specic. 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 Description

9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.

9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.

9.7(0.0) Added support for NFS mount.

9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.

9.0(0.0) Added support for IPv6 for the file-url parameter.

8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.

8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000. Added support for the SSD on the Z9000 only.

File Management