Keeping Your Dell Force10 S4810P Firmware Updated

What You’ll Need:

• A Dell Force10 S4810P switch
• A computer with network access to the switch and internet access
• FTP server or USB storage device
• Terminal application (like PuTTY for Windows or Terminal for macOS) or SSH client
• Know the current version of the firmware

Steps:

1. Get the latest firmware: Visit the official Dell website to download the latest firmware for your S4810P switch. Dell requires a service tag for firmware downloads, so make sure you have that handy.
2. Upload the new firmware to your switch: There are two ways to do this:
   • Via FTP: If you have an FTP server, you can upload the firmware to it and then download it to your switch. At the switch’s command line, use the copy ftp://<FTP server IP>/<firmware filename> flash: command, replacing <FTP server IP> with your server’s IP and <firmware filename> with the name of the firmware file.
   • Via USB: If you don’t have an FTP server, you can use a USB storage device. First, copy the firmware file to the root directory of the USB device. Then, connect the USB device to the switch and use the copy usbflash:<firmware filename> flash: command to transfer the firmware to the switch.
3. Set the switch to use the new firmware: After the new firmware is on the switch, use the boot system flash://<firmware filename> command to instruct the switch to boot using the new firmware.
4. Reload the switch: To apply the changes and boot the switch into the new firmware, use the reload command. Confirm the reload operation when prompted. The switch will then reboot, which may take a few minutes.

Congratulations, your Dell Force10 S4810P switch is now updated with the latest firmware! Keeping your switch’s firmware up-to-date is vital to ensure that it operates with the latest features, bug fixes, and security patches.