Dell Networking SONiC image install from USB drive
Summary: This article explains the image install process directly from the USB drive in Dell Networking SONiC.
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Instructions
When user wants to use OS image file stored at USB drive during image install command execution, user must use mount directory when specifying file path.
To check mount directory run command show usb
DELLSONiC# show usb Auto Detection: Enabled -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mount Dir Device Name Filesystem -------------------------------------------------------------------- /media/usb0 /dev/sdb1 vfat
After that run dir usb:/ to see files stored to pick up a Dell Sonic OS file image.
DELLSONiC# dir usb:/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date(Last Modified) Size(Bytes) Type Filename ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2023-04-19 03:03 1143298066 - Enterprise_SONiC_OS_4.1.0_Edge_Standard.bin
Combine mount directory and file name for image install.
DELLSONiC# image install file://media/usb0/Enterprise_SONiC_OS_4.1.0_Edge_Standard.bin %Info: Check 'show image status' for image install progress.
Affected Products
Enterprise SONiC Distribution, PowerSwitch E3200-ON Series, Dell EMC Networking N3200-ON, PowerSwitch S5212F-ON, PowerSwitch S5224F-ON, PowerSwitch S5232F-ON, PowerSwitch S5248F-ON, PowerSwitch S5296F-ON, PowerSwitch Z9264F-ON, PowerSwitch Z9332F-ON
, PowerSwitch Z9432F-ON
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Article Properties
Article Number: 000216002
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Oct 2023
Version: 2
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