VEP4600 Operating System Installation Guide

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VEP4600 overview

The VEP4600 platform is a one rack unit, x86-based networking platform running virtualized universal customer premise equipment (uCPE) functions and basic switching/routing functions as a top-of-rack device with 4, 8, or 16 cores.

Figure 1. VEP4600 platform
Illustration of the VEP4600 platform.
  1. Platform status icon LEDs
  2. RS-232 ports (top) and 10/100/1000 Base-T ports (bottom)
  3. SFP+ ports
  4. Luggage tag
  5. 1000 Base-T networking ports
  6. Processor power on/off button
  7. Micro USB-B port
  8. USB Type A ports

For detailed information about the VEP4600 platform, see the following documents at https://www.dell.com/support:

  • BMC User Guide
  • BIOS User Guide
  • VEP4600 Installation Guide
  • VEP4600 Setup Guide
  • uCPE Networking DIAG OS Guide

This document describes the steps for OS installation on a VEP4600 device. The OS installation steps are tested and verified on the VEP4600 device with the OS versions listed below:

  • DiagOS image: diagos-recovery-x86_64-dellemc_vep4600_d21xyt-r0.3.41.3.81-9.iso
  • Ubuntu OS image: ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso
  • Adva OS image: SVCS_connector-18.4.1.31-18.4-factory-dell-45.iso
  • ESXi 6.7 OS image: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update03-16316930.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A06.iso
  • ESXi 7.0 OS image: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-16324942.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A02.iso
NOTE:For systems running ESXi, BIOS shell, FreeBSD, Linux, or Windows, you can download the X722 firmware version 5.00 package from the Drivers & Downloads tab of the Dell Networking VEP4600 support page at www.dell.com/support. Follow the instruction in the readme.tx to complete the update. Before you update, read and agree to the Intel License Agreement.

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