
4 – Managing Switches
Managing Firmware
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3. Open the faceplate display for the switch you want to upgrade.
4. Open the Switch Menu and select Features to open the Feature Licenses
dialog shown in Figure 4-14.
Figure 4-14. Features License Key Dialog
5. In the Feature Licenses dialog, click the Add button to open the Add License
Key dialog shown in Figure 4-15.
Figure 4-15. Add License Key Dialog
6. In the Add License Key dialog, enter the license key in the Key field.
7. Click the Description button to display the upgrade description.
8. Click the Add Key button to upgrade the switch. Allow a minute or two for
the upgrade to complete.
4.15
Managing Firmware
The switch memory is partitioned for two firmware images. One of these partitions
contains the active firmware; that is, the firmware version that is in use. The other
partition contains the inactive firmware which is not in use. The pending firmware
is the firmware that will be activated at the next switch reset. The pending
firmware can be the active firmware or the inactive firmware. When you install new
firmware, that image becomes the inactive firmware and the pending firmware.
Upon resetting the switch, this image becomes both the active and pending
firmware.
Firmware management tools enable you to do the following:
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