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Dell#show system stack-unit 2
-- Unit 2 --
Unit Type : Member Unit
Status : card problem - ipc timeout
Next Boot : online
Required Type : S5000 - 4-module, 4-port GE/TE/FG (SH)
Current Type : S5000 - 4-module, 4-port GE/TE/FG (SH)
Master priority : NA
Hardware Rev : 1.0
Example of Card Problem Error — Dierent Dell networking OS Versions: Resolved
DELL#show system brief
Stack MAC : 5c:f9:dd:ef:0b:c0
Reload-Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Stack Info --
Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports
--------------------------------------------------------
0 Member not present S5000
1 Member not present S5000
2 Member online S5000 S5000 9-1-0-1 64
3 Standby online S5000 S5000 9-1-0-1 64
4 Management online S5000 S5000 9-1-0-1 64
5 Member not present
6 Member not present
7 Member not present
8 Member not present
9 Member not present
10 Member not present
11 Member not present
Upgrading a Switch Stack
To upgrade all switches in a stack with the same Dell Networking OS version, follow these steps.
1 Copy the new Dell Networking OS image to a network server.
2 Download the Dell networking OS image by accessing an interactive CLI that requests the server IP address and image lename, and
prompts you to upgrade all member stack units.
EXEC Privilege mode
upgrade system { flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | usbflash: } partition
Specify the system partition on the master switch into which you want to copy the Dell Networking OS image. The valid values are a:
and b:.
The system prompts you to upgrade all member units with the new Dell Networking OS version.
3 Reboot all stack units to load the Dell Networking OS image from the same partition on all switches in the stack.
CONFIGURATION mode
boot system stack-unit all primary system partition
4 Save the conguration.
EXEC Privilege mode
write memory
5 Reload the stack unit to activate the new Dell Networking OS version.
EXEC Privilege mode
Stacking
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