DELL Technologies C9010 Modular Chassis Switch Drivers User Guide

DELL Technologies C9010 Modular Chassis Switch Drivers

Product Information

• The Dell Networking C9010, C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx are network devices that provide connectivity and management capabilities. They are designed to enhance network performance and expand network capacity.
• The C9010 network director is the base component of the system and includes a chassis, a full-width C9000 Series RPM, fan modules, AC PSU, power cord, serial console cable, and various blank panels for customization.
• The C1048P is a port extender (PE) that can be used with the C9010 switch. It comes with a chassis and a rack-mount kit for easy installation.
• The N20xx and N30xx series switches are also part of the system. They come with a chassis, a rack-mount kit, and self-adhesive rubber pads for either rack installation or free-standing setup.
• Additional hardware components can be ordered separately to expand the capabilities of the system, including power supply units  (PSUs), line cards, optics, cables, adapters, and mounting accessories.

Product Usage Instructions

1. C9010 Hardware:

   • Ensure that the C9010 chassis is securely installed.

   • Connect the full-width C9000 Series RPM to the chassis.

   • Install the fan modules in the designated slots.

   • Connect the AC PSU to the power source using the provided power cord.

   • Use the DB-9 to RJ-45 serial console cable for console connectivity.

   • If needed, use the blank panels to cover unused slots.

   • One C9010 chassis

   • One full-width C9000 Series RPM

   • Three C9000 Series fan modules

   • One AC PSU (110-230V switching)

   • AC power cord (IEC 60320 C19 cable)

   • One DB-9 to RJ-45 serial console cable

   • Blank panels: one RPM, three PSU, and nine half-width line card blanks
     In addition, you can order the following Dell C9010 hardware components:

   • Up to three additional PSUs for redundancy or additional power

   • One full-width C9000 Series RPM

   • Half-width line cards:

   • 6-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+

   • 24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+

   • 24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Base-T RJ-45

   • SFP+ optics

   • QSFP+ optics

   • SFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) cables

   • QSFP+ DAC cables

   • DB-9 adapter

   • Dell ReadyRails™ kit (#1 and #2 Phillips and flat-tipped screwdrivers required) with four cage nuts

   • Rack mount tray

   • C1048P port extenders (PEs) for use with the C9010

   • N20xx, N30xx series switches which you can convert to port extenders.

2. C1048P Hardware:

   • Ensure that the C1048P chassis is securely installed.
   • Use the provided rack-mount kit to install the C1048P in a rack.

3. N20xx Hardware:

   • Ensure that the N20xx chassis is securely installed.
   • Use the provided rack-mount kit to install the N20xx in a rack.
   • If using the N20xx as a free-standing switch, apply the self-adhesive rubber pads for stability.

4. N30xx Hardware:

   • Ensure that the N30xx chassis is securely installed.
   • Use the provided ReadyRail kit to install the N30xx in a rack.
   • If using the N30xx as a free-standing switch, apply the self-adhesive rubber pads for stability.
     NOTE: You can use the optional module on the N30xx with 10G BASE-T or SFP+ module as PE uplink to the control bridge (C9010).

5. Optional Module for N30xx:

   • If desired, use a 10G BASE-T or SFP+ module on the N30xx as a PE uplink to the C9010 control bridge.

New in This Release
The following features are integrated into the Dell Networking 9.14.2 branch through this release: None.

Known Behavior

When installing and configuring the C9010 and C1048P, note the following hardware and software behavior and restrictions.

Known Hardware Behavior

• The port numbering on C9010 line-card ports is 0-based; the lowest-numbered port is 0. The port numbering on C1048P PE ports is 1-based; the lowest-numbered port is 1.
  On both C9010 line cards and C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx PEs, odd-numbered ports are located in the upper row.

• You can connect up to 40 C1048P, N20xx, or N30xx port extenders (standalone and stacked) to a C9010 switch.

• While the C1048P, N20xx, or N30xx boot up in standalone or stacking mode, the Stack Master LED is solid green. After the PEs boots up, the Stack Master LED is off if it operates as a stack member or stack standby. The LED stays solid green if the PE operates as a stack master or in standalone mode.

• If you split a PE stack in a daisy-chain topology into two sub-stacks and each sub-stack has a PE uplink to the controlling bridge, the C9010 detects the stack split and generates an alarm. System administrator intervention is required to diagnose and correct the split condition; for example, check cable connections or reboot stack units to reactivate each PE stack.

• To locate a C1048P, N20xx, or N30xx, use the location-led pe pe-id stack-unit unit-number {on|off} command to illuminate the Power/Locator LED on the PE. When the LED is turned on, it blinks green; when the LED setting is turned off, it displays solid green.

• You can use non-Dell qualified cables, adapters, and optics in a C9010 switch and C1048P, N20xx, or N30xx port extender, but Dell Networking does not guarantee their performance. If you plug a non-Dell qualified optic into a port, the Dell Networking OS tects it and makes it operational. The system displays a syslog message similar to the following:

NOTE: Non-Dell qualified 40G transceivers are not supported on the C9010. If you insert a non-Dell qualified 40G transceiver into a C9010 40GbE port, the switch places the interface in an error-disabled (operationally down) state
and generates a syslog message, such as: %C9000LC0640:8 %IFAGT-2-TRANSCEIVER_UNSUPPORTED_ERROR: Transceiver in slot 8 port 4 unrecognized, putting interface in operational-down state.

To verify the error-disabled status of an interface, enter any of the following show commands. The command outputs show examples of error-disabled 40GbE ports 8/0 and 8/4.

Known Software Behavior

• On the C9010, OpenFlow supports only the scaled-l3-hosts hardware forwarding-table mode (UFT mode 3), providing a unified forwarding table (UFT) of:
  • L2 MAC entries: 160K
  • L3 host entries: 144K
  • L3 route entries: 16K

OpenFlow does not support the scaled-l3-routes forwarding-table mode (UFT mode 4) on the C9010. To configure the
maximum scalable size for the L2 MAC, L3 host, and L3 route tables, use the hardware forwarding-table mode command.

• On the C9010, Data Center Bridging (DCB) is supported per-line card. If the traffic handled by a DCB map is transmitted on ports on different line cards, you must manually configure the DCB map on the backplane ports of the C9010 line cards on which the ports reside (dcb-map linecard all backplane all command).
  If the DCB map you apply to the backplane ports of C9010 RPMs (linecard 10–11) configures two or more priority groups, you must increase the size of the PFC shared and total buffers (dcb pfc-shared-buffer-size and dcb pfc-total-buffer- size commands).

• The C1048P does not support more than one (redundant) port channel to the same network device on its front-end ports.

• The C9010 does not support the user datagram protocol (UDP) helper. The UDP helper allows you to forward IP/UDP broadcast traffic by creating a broadcast address and rewriting the destination IP address of packets with the new broadcast address.

• The C9010 supports the following Open Automation (OA) features: Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP), Open Management Infrastructure (OMI), Puppet, Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interface (API), Smart Scripting, and Virtual Server Networking (VSN).

• PE loop detection — In the current code, when a loop is detected between PEX ports P1 and P2, the port numbers are compared numerically and the port which has the least ifIndex stays UP and the other port stays DOWN, and is moved to an error-disabled state. In most scenarios, bringing down the IfIndex with a large number is not correct. For example, MAC M1 is learnt on PE port P3 and there is a loop because PE port P1 and P2 are connected back-to-back. In this case, if P3 has
  a greater ifIndex than P1/P2, the current code will bring down P3. So, irrespective of the ifIndex value, it is appropriate to keep the P3 UP where the mac was originally learnt first, and bring down the port P1/P2 on detecting a loop.

• Controlling Bridge ports cannot be part of VLAN that is non-spanned across VLT domain.

• Layer 3 physical ports (CB ports) and Layer 3 Port-channel (with members as CB ports) cannot be part of non default VRF. If they need to be placed in VRF then they can be tagged/untagged to spanned VLT VLAN and this VLAN can be placed under the VRF.

• FEFD is not a HA-aware protocol. Due to this, the protocol states and corresponding data are not available on the standby system. While inter-operating with a third-party switch, the FEFD might move into an unknown state on the new RPM after failover. Due to this, the line protocol might go down.

• Logs with “TEMP_INVALID_WARNING” are displayed under the following conditions:

  • Initially, when a temperature difference of more than 9°c is detected between the last and the current value. Subsequently, the logs will continue to display for every temperature reading even if there is no change in the temperature value.
  • When IPC communication between C9010 and PE has some rare race condition.

These false-positive logs do not have any functionality impact and hence can be ignored.

Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax

Following default behavior and CLI syntax changes occurred during the Dell Networking OS release 9.14(2.20): None.

Restrictions
Prerequisite steps to upgrade the Dell Networking OS from earlier version to 9.14.2.0 or later:

1. Uninstall the older version of the Open Automation (OA) package
2. Upgrade the Dell Networking OS to 9.14.2.0 or later version
3. Install the following OA packages from the respective upgraded version:
   • SmartScripts
   • Puppet
   • Open management infrastructure (OMI)
   • SNMP MIB

Prerequisite steps to downgrade the Dell Networking OS from 9.14.2.0 or later to the earlier version:

1. Uninstall the OA package of 9.14.2.0 or later version
2. Downgrade the Dell Networking OS to an earlier version
3. Install the respective OA package from an earlier version

For more information about installing, uninstalling and upgrading the Dell Networking OS and OA package, refer the respective Dell System Release Notes.

If you downgrade the Dell Networking OS version from 9.14.2.20 to 9.11.0.0 or any older versions, the system displays the following error message even though there is no functional impact:

Before downgrading, save the current configuration and then remove the CDB files (confd_cdb.tar.gz.version and confd_cdb.tar.gz). To remove the files, use the following steps:

• While deploying the system in the normal-reload mode in BMP configuration, use the ip ssh server enable command at the beginning of the startup configuration if the write memory command is used at the end of the configuration.
• REST API does not support AAA authentication.
• The following features are not available in the Dell Networking OS from version 9.7(0.0):
  • PIM ECMP
  • Static IGMP join (ip igmp static-group)
  • IGMP querier timeout configuration (ip igmp querier-timeout)
  • IGMP group join limit (ip igmp group join-limit)
• Half-Duplex mode is not supported.
• When FRRP is enabled in a VLT domain, no flavor of Spanning tree should concurrently be enabled on the nodes of that specific VLT domain. In essence FRRP and xSTP should not co-exist in a VLT environment.

Deferred Issues

Issues that appear in this section were reported in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.0) as open, but have since been deferred. Deferred caveats are those that are found to be invalid, not reproducible, or not scheduled for resolution.

Deferred C9010 9.14(2.0) Software Issues
Issues that appear in this section were reported in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.0) as open, but have since been deferred. Deferred caveats are those that are found to be invalid, not reproducible, or not scheduled for resolution.
The following issues have been deferred in the Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.0): None.

Fixed Issues
Fixed issues are reported using the following definitions.

• Category Description
• PR#                              Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
• Severity                       S1 — Crash: A software crash occurs in the kernel or a running process that requires a restart of AFM, the router, switch, or process.
• S2 — Critical: An issue that renders the system or a major feature unusable, which can have a pervasive impact on the system or network, and for which there is no work-around acceptable to the customer.
• S3 — Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively effects the network for which there exists a work-around that is acceptable to the customer.
• S4 — Minor: A cosmetic issue or an issue in a minor feature with little or no network impact for which there might be a work-around.
• Synopsis                     Synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
• Release Notes             Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
• Work around              Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might not be a permanent solution.

Issues listed in the “Closed Caveats” section should not be present, and the work-around is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.

Fixed C9010 9.14(2.20) Software Issues

NOTE: Dell Networking OS 9.14(2.20) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.14 releases. Refer to the respective release notes documentation for the list of caveats fixed in the earlier 9.14 releases.

The following caveats have been fixed in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.20):

• PR# 170395
• Severity: Sev 2
• Synopsis:  In certain scenarios, MAC addresses previously learned are re-initialized to zero when some CAM table entries are modified resulting in ping failure.
• Release Notes: In certain scenarios, MAC addresses previously learned are re-initialized to zero when some CAM table entries are modified resulting in ping failure.
• Workaround: None

Known Issues

Known issues are reported using the following definitions.

• Category             Description
• PR#                              Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
• Severity                       S1 — Crash: A software crash occurs in the kernel or a running process that requires a restart of AFM, the router, switch, or process.
• S2 — Critical: An issue that renders the system or a major feature unusable, which can have a pervasive impact on the system or network, and for which there is no work-around acceptable to the customer.
• S3 — Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively effects the network for which there exists a work-around that is acceptable to the customer.
• S4 — Minor: A cosmetic issue or an issue in a minor feature with little or no network impact for which there might be a work-around.
• Synopsis                     Synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
• Release Notes           Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
• Work around              Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might not be a permanent solution.
• Issues listed in the “Closed Caveats” section should not be present, and the work-around is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.

Known C9010 9.14(2.20) Software Issues
The following caveats are open in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.20): None.

Documentation Corrections
This section describes the errors identified in the current release of the Dell Networking OS.

Installation Instructions

To install and perform the initial software configuration of the C9010 network director, C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx port extenders, see the Dell Networking C9010 Getting Started Guide, Dell Networking C1048P Getting Started Guide, Dell Networking N20xx and N30xx Getting Started Guide, and Dell Networking N20xx and N30xx Installation Guide. For complete information about how to configure and monitor the C9010 network director, C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx port extenders, see the Dell Networking C9000 Series Configuration Guide.

Update Instructions

The following upgrades are available for the Dell Networking operating system (OS) on a C9010 switch. If you upgrade more than one type of software image on the C9010, do so in the following order:

1. Upgrade the OS image on C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached port extenders (PEs).
2. Upgrade the boot flash and boot selector images on C9010 RPMs and line cards, and the boot flash image on attached PEs.
3. Upgrade the FPGA and CPLD images on C9010 RPMs and line cards.
4. Upgrade the CPLD image on attached PEs.
5. Upgrade the PoE controller on attached PEs.

NOTE: Effective from Dell Networking OS 9.11(0.0P1), you can convert N20xx or N30xx series switches to port extenders for the C9010 network director. For more details about converting the N20xx and N30xx series switches to port extenders, see the Dell Networking OS Conversion Guide for the N20xx/N30xx Series.

Prerequisites
Before you update C9010 software:

• You must be able to access the switch through an attached console, Telnet, or SSH.
• You must have administrator privilege.

Upgrading the Operating Software Image
Upgrade the OS image on C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached port extenders by following the procedure in this section.

• NOTE: The configurations shown here are examples only and are not intended to duplicate any real system or network.
• NOTE: If you installed the Open Automation (OA) package on the C9010, Dell Networking strongly recommends uninstalling the OA package before you upgrade the Dell Networking OS image. Then reinstall a compatible OA package. In this way, the system installs enhancements and uninstalls incompatible OA packages after the Dell Networking OS upgrade.
• NOTE: Dell Networking strongly recommends using the Management Interface to upgrade the new image in both BMP mode and the Upgrade System CLI. Using front-end ports takes more time (approximately 25 minutes) to download and install new image due to the large file size.

NOTE: If you are using bare metal provisioning (BMP), see the Bare Metal Provisioning chapter in the Open Automation Guide.

1. Save the running configuration on the switch.
   EXEC Privilege mode write memory

2. Back up your startup configuration to a secure location (for example, an FTP server as shown here). EXEC Privilege mode copy startup-config destination

3. Upgrade the Dell Networking OS on all C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached PEs.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade system-image all {flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp:| usbflash:} file-url [A: | B:] Where {flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp:| usbflash:} file-url specifies the file transfer method and location of the software image file used to upgrade the C9010, and is in one of the following formats:

   • ftp://user-id:password@host-ip/file-path
   • scp://user-id:password@host-ip/file-path
   • tftp://host-ip/file-path
   • flash://directory-path/filename
   • usbflash://directory-path/filename
     NOTE: Dell Networking recommends using FTP to copy the new image with the upgrade system command due to the large file size
     NOTE: To upgrade the OS image on a specified C9010 RPM, line card, PE, or PE stack, use one of the following commands:
     upgrade system-image linecard [{0-11} | all] [rpmA: | rpmB:] upgrade system- image rpm [{0-1} | all] [[flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | usbflash:] file-url [A: | B:] | rpmA: | rpmB:] upgrade system-image pe {0-255} [stack-unit [{0-7} | all]] [rpmA: | rpmB:] | all [rpmA: | rpmB:]]

4. Verify that the Dell Networking OS image was correctly upgraded.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   show boot system all

5. Change the primary boot parameter to the upgraded partition (A: or B:) on the primary and standby RPMs. Both RPMs will boot from the same system image.
   Configuration mode
   boot system {rpm0 | rpm1} primary system: {A: | B:} [tftp://file-url | ftp ://file-url]

6. Save the upgrade configuration so that it is retained after a reload.
   EXEC Privilege mode write memory

7. Reload the system so that the Dell Networking OS image is retrieved from flash.
   EXEC Privilege mode reload
   After the C9010 reloads, the switch automatically upgrades all attached port extenders.

8. Verify that the system is upgraded to the latest Dell Networking OS version.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   show chassis brief
   show pe {0–255} system brief

Upgrading the Boot Flash and Boot Selector Images
If your C9010 system is running Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.20), upgrade RPMs and line cards to boot flash (GRUB) version 3.3.1.21. and boot selector (BIOS) version 3.3.0.4. Upgrade PEs to boot flash version 3.3.1.9. (The boot selector is not supported on a PE.)

• CAUTION: If you are configuring the BIOS for a VT100+ terminal emulation package with a 80×24 window size and serial port settings of 9600,n,8,1, do not use flow control.
• CAUTION: Upgrading the BIOS may take some time to complete. There are no progress indicators while the upgrade is proceeding. Do not reboot or attempt other operations until the upgrade is complete.
• NOTE: If the boot flash version of a C9010 is running with a version equal to, or higher than, the upgraded boot code version, DO NOT proceed with the upgrade process. If you have questions regarding the boot code version for your system, contact Dell Networking technical support.

Ensure that you have upgraded to the latest Dell Networking OS version. If you have not already done so, complete the Upgrade the Operating Software Image procedure.
You cannot upgrade the boot flash and boot selector images together at the same time; upgrade the images separately by
entering different upgrade commands (upgrade bootflash-image and upgrade bootselector-image). There is no required order in which the upgrades must be done; you can either upgrade the boot flash before the boot selector image or the
boot selector before the boot flash image.
To upgrade the boot flash or boot selector images to the image versions packed with the loaded Dell Networking OS image,
use the booted option in an upgrade command. To display the image versions, enter the show revision command in EXEC PRIVILEGE mode.

1. From a console attached to the primary RPM, upgrade the boot flash (GRUB) image on the primary RPM, all installed line cards, and all PEs attached to the C9010.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade bootflash-image all booted
   NOTE : To upgrade the boot flash image only on C9010 line cards, PEs, or PE stacks, use one of the following commands:

   • upgrade bootflash-image linecard {all | {0–11}} booted upgrade bootflash-image pe {all | {0–255}} [stack-unit [{0-11} | all]] booted
   • To upgrade the boot flash image on a standby RPM, see Step 2.

2. If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the boot flash image on the standby RPM:

   • Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in.
   • Upgrade the boot flash image on the standby RPM.
     EXEC Privilege mode
     upgrade bootflash-image rpm booted

3. From a console attached to the primary RPM, upgrade the boot selector (BIOS) image on the primary RPM and all line cards installed in the C9010.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade bootselector-image all bootedNOTE: To upgrade the boot selector image only on C9010 line cards:
   upgrade bootselector-image linecard [all | {0–11}] [booted | [[flash: | ftp: | scp: |tftp: | usbflash:] file-url]] Where [[flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp:| usbflash:] file-url] specifies the file transfer method and location of the boot selector image file used to upgrade the C9010, and is in one of the following formats:

   • ftp://user-id:password@host-ip/file-path
   • scp://user-id:password@host-ip/file-path
   • tftp://host-ip/file-path
   • flash://directory-path/filename
   • usbflash://directory-path/filename
     To upgrade the boot selector image on a standby RPM, see Step 2.

4. If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the boot selector image on the standby RPM:

   • a. Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in.
   • b. Upgrade the boot selector image on the standby RPM.
     EXEC Privilege mode
     upgrade bootselector-image rpm booted

5. Reload the system.
   EXEC Privilege mode reload

6. Verify that the C9010 system is upgraded with the latest boot flash and boot selector images in the CP, RP, and all line cards.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   show revision

Upgrading the CPLD and FPGA Images
To upgrade CPLD and FPGA images on the C9010, you must upgrade the CPLD, FPGA, microcontroller (MSS) FPGA, and MSS inapplication programming (IAP) images on each component. There are separate commands for each operation.
If the C9010 is running Dell Networking OS 9.14(1.2) or earlier, upgrade to:

• RPM MSS FPGA version 3.12
• RPM IAP version 3.2
• RPM CPLD version 3.7
• RPM FPGA version 2.0
• Line-card MSS FPGA version 3.10
• Line-card IAP version 3.2
• Line-card CPLD version 3.2
• PE CPLD version 25
• PE PoE Controller version 2.65

If your system is loaded with a CPLD and an FPGA version that are the same or higher than these versions, do not upgrade the CPLD or FPGA. Your system must have the Dell Networking OS 9.11(0.0P1) loaded before you can upgrade the CPLD and FPGA images. To view the CPLD and FPGA versions packed with Dell Networking OS 9.11(0.0P1), enter the show revision command in EXEC PRIVILEGE mode.

Overview

To upgrade the CPLD and FPGA images on a C9010 and attached PEs:

1. Upgrade the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD images on C9010 RPMs.
2. Upgrade the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD images on installed C9010 line cards.
3. Upgrade the CPLD image on C1048P, N20xx or N30xx PE.
4. Upgrade the FPGA on C9010 RPMs. After you receive a “successful upgrade” message, power cycle the chassis. All C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached PEs should be online.

Upgrading the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD on C9010 RPMs

1. Upgrade the MSS IAP image on the primary RPM. This operation takes about 5 minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade mss-iap-image rpm booted

2. Upgrade the CPLD image on the primary RPM. This operation takes about 4 minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade cpld-image rpm booted

3. If the C9010 has two RPMs installed, an MSS FPGA upgrade is supported only from the standby RPM. If the C9010 uses one RPM, you can upgrade the MSS FPGA from the master RPM.
   If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD images on the standby RPM:

   • Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in.

   • Upgrade the MSS FPGA image on the standby RPM. This operation takes about 15 minutes to complete.
     EXEC Privilege mode
     upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted

   • Upgrade the MSS IAP image on the standby RPM. This operation takes about 5 minutes to complete.
     EXEC Privilege mode
     upgrade mss-iap-image rpm booted

   • Upgrade the CPLD image on the standby RPM.
     EXEC Privilege mode
     upgrade cpld-image rpm booted

4. Upgrade the MSS FPGA image on the primary RPM. This upgrade requires that you failover the primary RPM so that it becomes the standby. The upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted command is supported only on the standby RPM. EXEC Privilege mode

   • Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the primary RPM and log in.
   • Perform a force-failover on the primary RPM.
   • Wait for the RPM to reboot as the standby.
   • Upgrade the MSS FPGA image.
     upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted

Upgrading the MSS FPGA, MSS IAP, and CPLD on C9010 Line Cards

1. From the primary RPM, upgrade the MSS FPGA image on C9010 line cards. This operation takes 10 minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade mss-fpga-image linecard all booted
   NOTE: To upgrade the MSS FPGA image on a specified line card, use the command:

   • upgrade mss-fpga-image linecard {0-9} booted

2. Upgrade the MSS IAP image on C9010 line cards. This operation takes about 10 minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade mss-iap-image linecard all booted
   NOTE: To upgrade the MSS IAP FPGA image on a specified line card, use the command:
   upgrade mss-iap-image linecard {0-9} booted

3. Upgrade the CPLD image on C9010 line cards. This operation takes two minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade cpld-image linecard all booted
   NOTE: To upgrade the CPLD image on a specified line card, use the command:
   upgrade cpld-image linecard {0-9} booted

4. Power cycle the C9010 by turning off each power supply, waiting two minutes, and then turning on each power supply.

Upgrading the CPLD on C1048P, N20xx, or N30xx PEs

1. From a console attached to the primary RPM, upgrade the CPLD image on C1048P, N20xx and N30xx PEs attached to the C9010.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade cpld-image pe all booted
   NOTE: To upgrade the CPLD image on a specified PE, use the command:
   upgrade cpld-image pe {0-255} booted

2. Power cycle each C1048P, N20xx or N30xx PE by unplugging the power cord, waiting two minutes, and then re-plugging the power cord.

Upgrading the FPGA on C9010 RPMs

1. Upgrade the FPGA image on the primary RPM. This operation takes about 5 minutes to complete.
   EXEC Privilege mode
   upgrade fpga-image booted

2. Wait for a successful upgrade result.

3. If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the FPGA image on the standby RPM:

   • Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in.
   • Upgrade the FPGA image on the standby RPM. This operation takes about 5 minutes to complete. EXEC Privilege mode upgrade fpga-image rpm booted
   • Wait for a successful upgrade result.

4. Power cycle the C9010 by turning off each power supply, waiting two minutes, and then turning on each power supply.
   All C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached PEs should be online.

Upgrading the PoE Controller
From a console attached to the primary RPM, upgrade the PoE controller image on C1048P, N20xx and N30xx PEs attached to the C9010.

1. Upgrade the PoE controller image on a specified PE stack unit. upgrade poe-controller pe pe-id stack-unit unit-number EXEC Privilege

Displaying SW Versions of C9010 and C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx Components
To verify software upgrades on C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached port extenders, use the show revision command.

NOTE: In show revision output:

• The FPGA 1 version on an RPM is upgraded with the upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted command.
• he FPGA 2 version on an RPM is upgraded with the upgrade fpga-image booted command.
• he FPGA version on a line card is upgraded with the upgrade mss-fpga-image linecard {all | 0-9} booted command.

Support Resources

The following support resources are available for the C9010, C1048P, N20xx and N30xx devices.

Documentation Resources
For information about using the C9010, N20xx, N30xx and C1048P, see the following documents at http://www.dell.com/support:

• Dell Networking C9010 Getting Started Guide
• Dell Networking C1048P Getting Started Guide
• Dell Networking N20xx and N30xx Series Switch Getting Started Guide
• Dell Networking C9010 Installation Guide
• Dell Networking C1048P Installation Guide
• Dell Networking N20xx and N30xx Series Switch Installation Guide
• Dell Networking C9000 Series Command-Line Reference Guide
• Dell Networking C9000 Series Configuration Guide
• Dell Networking OS Conversion Guide for the N20xx/N30xx Series

For more information on hardware and software features, commands, and capabilities, refer to the Dell Networking support website at: https://www.dell.com/support

Issues
Incorrect behavior or unexpected caveats are listed as Problem Report (PR) numbers within the appropriate sections.

Finding Documentation
This document contains operational information specific to the C9010 switch and its port extenders.

• For information about using the C9010, refer to the documents at http://www.dell.com/support.
• For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell Networking website at https://www.dellemc.com/networking.

Contacting Dell

NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues:
Go to www.dell.com/support.

Notes, cautions, and warnings

• NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product.
• CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
• WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.

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References

• Computers, Monitors & Technology Solutions | Dell USA
• Support | Dell US
• Dell Networking Solutions | Dell USA
• Dell Networking Solutions | Dell USA

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