Dell S6000 with ONIE won't install OS9

Question

All, I have a Dell S6000 that previously had Cumulus running on it. I've been trying to convert it back to OS9 but am unable to get it to install. I'm doing the Install via ONIE Install and it keeps saying "Image Compatibility: Failed". It also shows the product as "S6000", not "S6000-ON". Clearly it is an ON since ONIE is installed and it was running Cumulus.

i have since removed Cumulus from it thinking I needed to remove the partitions, so i did an ONIE Uninstall to get it read to put the OS9 image back on - that didn't work either.

I have tried the ONIE image of OS9 as well as the Non-ONIE image. non work. I'm attaching outputs of both when i try to install them.

ONIE image install output:

ONIE:/ # mkdir /mnt/usb

ONIE:/ # mount -t vfat /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb

ONIE:/ # cd /mnt/usb

ONIE:/mnt/usb # ls

FTOS-SI-9.10.0.1.bin ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.10.0.1.bin

FTOS-SI-9.11.2.8.bin ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.1.2.bin

FTOS-SI-9.13.0.3P1.bin S6000-ON-BIOS-3.20.0.3-16MB.bin

FTOS-SI-9.14.1.2.bin System Volume Information

FTOS-SI-9.14.2.2.bin ftosinstall.log

FTOS-SI-9.14.2.5.bin

ONIE:/mnt/usb # onie-nos-install ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.1.2.bin

Stopping: discover... done.

ONIE: Executing installer: ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.1.2.bin

Verifying image checksum ... OK.

Preparing image archive from /installer ... Done.

Verifying Product Platform...

Product Name : S6000

Image Platform : FTOS-SI-ON

Image File : FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.1.2.bin

Image Compatibility : Failed

installation /tmp/tmp.MqKoHH/installer/FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.1.2.bin error 1

NON ONIE Image Install output :

ONIE:/mnt/usb # onie-nos-install FTOS-SI-9.14.2.12.bin

Stopping: discover... done.

ONIE: Executing installer: FTOS-SI-9.14.2.12.bin

/installer: line 1: FORCE10: not found

/installer: line 2: syntax error: unexpected redirection

ONIE:/mnt/usb #

I'm assuming the issue is because the Product Name is not S6000-ON.

AFAIK, this was one of the first switches that had ONIE installed on it and there was a way to manually change the model number/product name of the switch so that ONIE would install.

Ant any rate, any help would be appreciated.

I'm just trying to put regular OS9 back on it so it's useable with another S6000 I have.

DELL-Chris H · Answer

XeoniX2008,

I am not certain what is causing the issue you're describing, possibly something in the persistent settings. What I would suggest trying is to make sure the switch is up to date on firmware, then restore the switch to factory defaults and then reattempt the ONIE install.

Let me know how it goes.

XeoniX2008 · Answer

So I have installed all the updated firmware for the Switch, the Updated ONIE code as well as the bootcode/bios for the switch.

I'm unable to do the factory reset as that exists only in FTOS and i don't have FTOS on the switch.

All I have is ONIE and nothing else.

DELL-Chris H · Answer

Thank you for those details. Would you do me a favor and private message me the svc tag for the switch?

krisvnt · Answer

i have same problem when trying to install FTOS in my s6000

but my error like this

ONIE:/mnt/usb # onie-nos-install ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.2.8.bin
Stopping: discover... done.
ONIE: Executing installer: ONIE-FTOS-SI-ON-9.14.2.8.bin
/installer: line 2: syntax error: unexpected ")"

DELL-Erman O · Answer

Hi, as I know that S6000 switch does not support ONIE because it is not an ON switch. The S6000 runs Dell's own OS. You may be getting an error because of this. Please check below links which hope those help.

Upgrading the S6000 Dell Networking OS Image and Boot Code page6 https://dell.to/3ZYomgV

Dell Networking Operating System, OS9, v9.14.1.14 https://dell.to/3DcdHFB

FTOS for S-Series S6000 Platform https://dell.to/3R6TJ4K

How to Restore Factory Defaults on Dell EMC Force10 S4810, S4820T, Z9000, Z9500, S6000, S60, S55 and S5000 switches https://dell.to/3Dj5NtU

Regards,

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Dell S6000 with ONIE won't install OS9

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