Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.0

If you do not use the ONIE-based automatic installation of an OS10 image and if a DHCP server is not available, you can manually install the image. Configure the Management port and provide the software image file to start the installation.

1. Save the OS10 software image on an SCP/TFTP/FTP server.
2. Power up the switch and select ONIE Rescue for manual installation.
3. Stop DHCP discovery.

   $ onie-discovery-stop

4. Configure the IP addresses on the Management port, where x.x.x.x represents your internal IP address. After you configure the Management port, the response is up.

   $ ifconfig eth0 x.x.x.x netmask 255.255.0.0 up

5. Install the software on the device. The installation command accesses the OS10 software from the specified SCP, TFTP, or FTP URL, creates partitions, verifies installation, and reboots itself.

   $ onie-nos-install image_url

   For example, enter

   ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install ftp://a.b.c.d/PKGS_OS10–Enterprise-x.x.xx.bin

   Where a.b.c.d represents the location to download the image file from, and x.x.xx represents the version number of the software to install.

The OS10 installer image creates several partitions, including OS10-A and OS10-B. After installation completes, the switch automatically reboots and loads OS10 from OS10-A, which becomes the active partition by default. OS10-B becomes the standby partition.

Install manually using a USB drive

You can manually install the OS10 software image using a USB device. Verify that the USB device supports a FAT or EXT2 file system. For instructions to format a USB device in FAT or EXT2 format, see the accompanying Windows documentation for FAT formatting or Linux documentation for FAT or EXT2 formatting.

1. Plug the USB storage device into the USB storage port on the switch.
2. Power up the switch to automatically boot using the ONIE: Rescue option.
3. (Optional) Stop ONIE discovery if the device boots to ONIE: Install.

   $ onie-discovery-stop

4. Create a USB mount location on the system.

   $ mkdir /mnt/media

5. Identify the path to the USB drive.

   $ fdisk -l

6. Mount the USB media plugged in the USB port on the device.

   $ mount -t vfat usb-drive-path /mnt/media

7. Install the software from the USB, where /mnt/media specifies the path where the USB partition is mounted.

   $ onie-nos-install /mnt/media/image_file

The ONIE auto-discovery process discovers the image file at the specified USB path, loads the software image, and reboots the switch. For more information, see the ONIE User Guide.