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To Update Firmware and Boot Images for Dell 5324 Switches:
- My Files are located on a TFTP server @ either 10.0.1.5 or 10.0.10.5
- Dell 5324 Updated System Image: 5324-2013.ros
- Dell 5324 Updated Boot Image: 5324-boot-10202.rfb
Login to Switch by Console and switch to enable mode
Configure IP to one port of switch so file transfers can Occur
console# configure
console(config)# interface ethernet g24
console(config-if)# ip address 10.0.1.253 255.255.255.0
console(config-if)# exit
Copy the Boot image and System image from tftp to the device
console# copy tftp://10.10.10.5/5324-boot-10202.rfb boot
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Copy: 524304 bytes copied in 00:00:16 [hh:mm:ss]
console# copy tftp://10.10.10.5/5324-2013.ros image
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Copy: 3448112 bytes copied in 00:01:54 [hh:mm:ss]
console# reload
Copy Configuration from TFTP Server
console# copy tftp://10.0.1.5/name-of-switch.cfg running-config
23-Jul-2009 12:16:40 %COPY-W-TRAP: The copy operation was completed successfully
Copy succeeded
chi-sw3# copy run start
chi-sw3# reload
Manually Configure Device
Configuring an Initial Terminal Password
- To configure an initial terminal password, enter the following commands:
console# configure
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line console
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password george
console(config)# exit
Configuring an Initial SSH Password
- To configure an initial SSH password, enter the following commands:
console# configure
console(config)# aaa authentication login default line
console(config)# aaa authentication enable default line
console(config)# line ssh
console(config-line)# login authentication default
console(config-line)# enable authentication default
console(config-line)# password jones.
console(config-line)# exit
console(config)# ip ssh server
console(config)# exit
Configuring an Initial HTTPS Password
- To configure an initial HTTPS password, enter the following commands:
console# configure
console(config)# ip https authentication local
console(config)# username admin password user1 level 15
console(config)# exit
- Enter the following commands once when configuring to use a terminal, a Telnet, or an SSH session in order to use an HTTPS session.
- NOTE: In the Web browser enable SSL 2.0 or greater for the page content to be displayed.
console# configure
console(config)# crypto key generate rsa
console(config)# crypto key generate dsa
console(config)# ip https server
console(config)# exit
Enable Broadcast Storm Protection on all ports
console# configure
console(config)# interface range ethernet g(1,24)
console(config)# port storm-control broadcast enable
console(config)# exit
Link Aggregation (Bonding NICS)
console# configure
console(config)# interface range ethernet g(19-20)
console(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode on (without LACP)
console(config-if)# int range port-channel 1
console(config-if)# no spanning-tree disable
console(config-if)# flowcontrol on
console(config-if)# no shutdown
console(config-if)# exit
console(config)# interface range ethernet g(20-21)
console(config-if)# channel-group 2 mode on (without LACP)
console(config-if)# int range port-channel 2
console(config-if)# no spanning-tree disable
console(config-if)# flowcontrol on
console(config-if)# no shutdown
console(config-if)# exit
Write Running Config to Startup Config
console# copy run start
Copy Startup Config to TFTP Server
console# copy flash://startup-config tftp://10.10.10.5/sw1.cfg
References
- http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/network/pc5324/en/UG/HTML/config.htm#1123345
- http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/network/pc5324/en/UG/HTML/config.htm#1127959
