Dell Force10 FTOS XL 8.3.16.4 Available

Dell Force10 recently released an FTOS update, version 8.3.16.4 . At the time of this writing I was in the middle of a network deployment with 8 MXL10/40 blade switches between two chassis, and Dell premium support proactively called me recommending that I update. After reviewing the release notes I determined that there were a few fixes which might make the update worthwhile, and I figured that it would be good practice to go through the code update process since I had not done it since the blades first arrived.

Process overview:

Download FTOS-XL-8.3.16.4.bin from the Force10Networks support portal.

Use your favorite tftp server, ftp server, usb drive, etc.

Assuming that you are using a tftp server, from enable mode:

upgrade system tftp: A:

The rest of the process is automatic. When the process is complete type: wr mem, then reload .

That's it. The upgrade command makes it easy.