PowerConnect 8024-k : link is up even the switch is power cycled or reloaded

“The below is from the release notes for 4.2.2.3 (listed under the 4.2.1.3 section):

Internal ports are up during most of the switch POST Internal ports were up while switch is booting, this was causing traffic loss in network.

Corrected the initialization of the internal ports. CPLD Code Update is required.

1. Update the CPLD using the command 'dev cpldUpdate'

Console#dev cpldUpdate

2. Power cycle the switch. (Power Cycle from CMC WebUI. Do not run “reload” from the console prompt)