PowerSwitch SN4700

This document highlights minimum, recommended, and latest code versions for Dell Technologies Networking products. We carefully evaluate and monitor code deployment data to ensure that product releases meet our stringent expectations to provide our customers with reliable products and solutions.

The issue is about new routes are not being installed in the Broadcom hardware on Dell S5248F switches. OS10 can learn new routes, but it is not able to install them in the Broadcom hardware tables. This issue affects all platforms and all OS10 versions, but could be mitigated using switch's configuration or different platforms where the tables are larger than S5200.

A Cumulus Linux image can be installed using ONIE, an open source project that enables the installation of network operating systems(NOS) on bare metal switches.

This article explains how to assign an Initial Company Administrator.

This article explains how to promote Company Administrators.

This article explains Dell guidelines on company administrator assignment.

This article provides switch configuration guidance for Dell PS Series and SC Series SANs. Switch vendors include Arista, Brocade, Cisco, Dell, Huawei, HP, Juniper, and others.

As a part of the deployment guidance for Dell EMC Storage Spaces Direct Ready Nodes, for infrastructures that use RoCE v2 for RDMA using Mellanox CX4 LX adapters, we recommend disabling DCBX willing globally in the host OS and setting network adapter DCBXMode to Host in charge.

Troubleshooting the Switch Fabric Module

This guide provides instructions on how to configure management networks for accessing networked devices using console servers, Ethernet out-of-band, and Ethernet in-band. Large production networks can span across multiple rooms, buildings, or cities, and contain dozens or hundreds of network switches. Using a management network separate from the production network is often desired to configure and manage these environments. There are three types of management networks that are discussed in this guide, each offering its benefits. Network administrators may use one or more methods to configure, test, and manage their setups.

The purpose of this guide is to provide general guidelines for troubleshoot layer 1 connectivity issues when using transceivers in Ethernet switches.

Best practices for troubleshooting Power Supply Units (PSUs) errors or failure on Dell Ethernet switches

A brief overview of basic troubleshooting steps across all Dell switch platforms for a switch that appears to be unresponsive.

Dust or chemical contamination at the endface of a fiber optic LC connector or transceiver module impedes signaling. Dell engineering teams have verified cases in which a fully functional port appears to be a bad port because dirty optical connectors manifest as a port failing loop testing with acceptable power measurement levels. Cable connectors should be cleaned and when stored must be protected from dust particle or chemical contamination.

This article documents the procedure to perform a clean install for ONIE, Firmware updater, SSD firmware, and OS10 from USB This would be helpful when you are upgrading the switches from a Factory-installed firmware or an old firmware. You must uninstall OS10 and do a clean installation of the switch is running on 10.4.2.x or earlier release, as per the Dell SmartFabric OS10 Installation, Upgrade, and Downgrade Guide.

WebTools does not launch after upgrading switch to FOS 9.x.

For the Dell PowerSwitch and Cisco Nexus switches, syslog can be transmitted through TLS and audit logs. Ensure TACACS (terminal access controller access-controller system) is used for the audit logs.

Change switch boot order

How to configure SNMPv3 on Dell Networking N series switches.

This How-To article is to clarify how to configure the Windows DHCP server to accept and process the DHCP relay agent Option 82 information. Option 82 is automatically inserted on Dell Networking switches when IP Helper is used.

This article explains how to configure LACP Individual and how it works.

How to download latest firmware from Dell Support Website for Dell EMC Networking N Series, X series and Powerconnect Series switches

Procedure for creating an ONIE USB livedisk with the onie-recovery iso Used for recovery on network switches whose working images have become corrupt and unbootable.

This is a general guide on how to get the Service Tag from dell switches (OS6, OS9, OS10, or SONiC).

Dell EMC Networking contains remediation for multiple security vulnerabilities that may be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Operating system Install using ONIE Install - Fresh Install

This document explains how to create vNIC templates in Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager that use newly created MAC pools.

Addition of VLANs to Unified Computing System (UCS) Manager when using updating service profile templates and vNIC templates.

This article explains how to recover a lost network administrator password on Nexus 5000 switch.