DELL S3048-ON Networking OS Switch User Guide

DELL S3048-ON Networking OS Switch

Notes

• This document contains information on open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell Networking OS software and the S3048-ON platform.
• Current Release Version: 9.14(2.18)
• Release Date: 2023-02-22
• Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.17)

Topics

• Document Revision History
• Supported Hardware
• Supported Software
• New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.18) Features
• Restrictions
• Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax
• Documentation Corrections
• Deferred Issues
• Fixed Issues
• Known Issues
• Upgrading the sub-components
• Upgrading ONIE on the S3048-ON
• Installing Dell Networking OS on the S3048-ON using ONIE
• Upgrading the S3048-ON Dell Networking OS Image using the Dell Networking OS CLI
• Uninstalling Dell Networking OS on the S3048-ON
• Installing a Third Party Operating System
• Support Resources

NOTE: This document may contain language that is not consistent with the current guidelines of Dell Technologies. There are plans to update this document over subsequent releases to revise the language accordingly.
Incorrect behavior or unexpected caveats are listed as the Problem Report (PR) numbers within the appropriate sections.
For more information on hardware and software features, commands, and capabilities, see the Dell Networking website at: https://www.dellemc.com/networking.

Document Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Supported Hardware

The following hardware is supported with this platform:

Hardware

S3048-ON chassis
Forty-eight 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 Ports
Four SFP+ optical ports (10 Gbps)
Management Port
USB 2.0 Port
Serial Console Port
Two AC PSUs
Three fan subsystems

NOTE: If all three fan trays are found to be empty or faulty, the system shuts down after one minute.

Supported Software
The following software is supported with this platform:

NOTE: For information on non-Dell OS versions, refer the Release Notes for the Hardware Platform S3048–ON.

New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.18) Features
The following features are integrated into the Dell Networking 9.14.2 branch through this release: 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, see the respective Dell System Release Notes.
• If you downgrade the Dell Networking OS version from 9.14.2.18 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 the 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.

Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax
The following behavior and CLI changes are applicable to the S3048–ON switch with Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18): None

Documentation Corrections

• This section describes the errors identified in the current release of the Dell Networking OS.
• The router bgp command allows you to configure only one L3 interface with an IPv4 address. The Configuration guide does not mention this limitation and will be corrected in the next release of the guide.

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 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, the switch, or the 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 affects the network for which there exists a workaround 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 workaround.
• The synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
• Release Notes Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
• Workaround 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 workaround is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.

Deferred S3048–ON 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, the switch, or the 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 workaround acceptable to the customer.
• S3 — Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively affects the network for which there exists a workaround 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 workaround.
• The synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
• Release Notes Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
• Workaround 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 workaround is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.

Fixed S3048–ON 9.14(2.18) Software Issues

NOTE: Dell Networking OS 9.14(2.18) 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(2.18):

PR# 170375

• Severity: Sev 2
• Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch crashes when the BGP configuration is removed.
• Release Notes: In certain scenarios, the switch crashes when the BGP configuration is removed.
• Workaround: None
• PR# 170379
• Severity: Sev 2
• Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch crashes when using ip vrf
• management command.
• Release Notes: In certain scenarios, the switch crashes when using ip vrf management command.
• Workaround: None
• PR# 170380
• Severity: Sev 2
• Synopsis: When the tunnel interface is flapped, certain routes are not reachable.
• Release Notes: When the tunnel interface is flapped, certain routes are not reachable.
• 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, the switch, or the 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 workaround acceptable to the customer.
• S3 — Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively affects the network for which there exists a workaround 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 workaround.
• The synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
• Release Notes Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
• Workaround 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 workaround is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.

Known S3048–ON 9.14(2.18) Software Issues
The following caveats are open in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18): None.

Upgrading the sub-components
Ensure to upgrade the sub-components in the following order and reload the switch, where necessary, before proceeding with the next sub-component upgrade.

1. Upgrade the BIOS or Boot-selector – using the upgrade boot selector-image stack-unit 1 booted command.
2. Upgrade the GRUB or Bootflash – using the upgrade boot flash-image stack-unit 1 booted command.
3. Upgrade the CPLD – using the upgrade FPGA-image system could stack-unit 1 booted command.

Upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector
To upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector from Dell Networking OS, perform the following steps:

• Upgrade the S3048-ON Boot Selector image.

EXEC Privilege

1. Upgrade the S3048-ON Boot Selector image. EXEC Privilege
   upgrade boot boot selector-image stack-unit [ | all] [booted | flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | USB flash:] Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18) requires S3048-ON Boot Selector image version 3.24.0.0-11. The booted option is used to upgrade the Boot Selector image to the image version packed with the loaded Dell Networking OS image. The Boot Selector image version packed with the loaded Dell Networking OS can be found using the show os-version command in EXEC Privilege mode.

2. Reload the unit. EXEC Privilege reload

3. Verify the Boot Selector image. EXEC Privilege shows system stack-unit

Upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash
To upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash from Dell Networking OS, perform the following steps:

1. Upgrade the S3048-ON Boot Flash image. EXEC Privilege
   upgrade boot boot flash-image stack-unit [ | all] [booted | flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | USB flash:]

Upgrade the CPLD
The S3048-ON system with Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.18) requires System CPLD revision 10 and Module CPLD revision 9.
NOTE: If your CPLD revisions are higher than the ones shown here, DO NOT make any changes. If you have questions regarding the CPLD revision, contact technical support..
Verify that a CPLD upgrade is required
Use the following command to identify the CPLD version:

• Use the following command to view CPLD version that is associated with the Dell Networking OS image:

Upgrading the CPLD Image

Upgrading the CPLD Image
NOTE: The upgrade FPGA-image stack-unit 1 booted command is hidden when using the FPGA Upgrade feature in the CLI.
However, it is a supported command and will be accepted when entered as documented.
NOTE: Ensure that the BIOS version is 3.24.0.0-11. You can verify this version using the show system stack-unit 1 command.
To upgrade the CPLD image on S3048-ON, follow these steps.

1. Upgrade the CPLD image. EXEC Privilege upgrade fpga-image stack-unit booted

2. Power cycle the system physically. Switch off the system by unplugging the power chords from the REAR PSUs and wait until the PSU FAN–REAR STATUS LED is completely OFF.
NOTE: Do not switch on the system with PSU–REAR LED glowing AMBER.
You can alternatively power cycle the switch using the power-cycle stack-unit <1-6> command as follows:

3. The CPLD version can be verified using the show revision command output: EXEC Privilege show revision.

NOTE: Do not power off the system while the FPGA upgrade is in progress. For any queries, contact technical support.

Upgrading ONIE on the S3048-ON
To upgrade the ONIE package you have installed, use one of the following two processes: zero-touch (dynamic) update or manual update.

1. Zero-touch (dynamic): Copy the updated ONIE installer and the DIAG installer for your system to the TFTP/
   HTTP server. Configure the DHCP options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: http://opencomputeproject.github.io/onie/docs/design- spec/updater.html.
   S3048-ON image>>>> onie-updater-x86_64-s3000_c2338-r0

2. Manual: Copy the image onto the TFTP/HTTP servers and boot ONIE. Update the ONIE using the onie-self-update command, then download and run an ONIE updater image. The supported URL types are HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and FILE. S3048-ON image>>>> onie-updater-x86_64-s3000_c2338-r0

3. UPGRADING ONIE ON AN EXISTING S3048–ON SYSTEM.
   The following example uses HTTP to upgrade ONIE.

4. Upgrade the DIAG installer package.

5. Upgrade the BIOS image using the BIOS image and Flashrom utility included with the diagnostic package.

Installing Dell Networking OS on the S3048-ON using ONIE

NOTE: The Dell Networking OS installer package, ONIE-FTOS-SG- ON-9.14.2.18.bin, is required for installing Dell Networking OS on S3048-ON which has only ONIE.
To install the Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18) on to the new S3048-ON device, perform the following steps:

1. Boot the system to the ONIE prompt.The following ONIE prompt appears: ONIE:/ #

2. Stop the ONIE discovery process using the following command:
   ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop The following message appears:

3. Configure an interface and assign an IP address to that interface using the following command:

4. Enter the following command to begin the installation process:

NOTE: After the Dell Networking OS installation is complete, the system automatically reboots. Following is the installation and boot log of Dell Networking OS:

After the installation completes, the system displays the following DELL prompt: DellEMC#

Upgrading the S3048-ON Dell Networking OS Image using the Dell Networking

OS CLI

Bare Metal Provisioning
NOTE: If you are using Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP), see the Bare Metal Provisioning topic in the Dell Networking OS Configuration Guide or the Open Automation Guide.
Manual Upgrade Procedure
Follow these steps carefully to upgrade your S3048-ON systems:

1. Dell Networking recommends that you back up your startup configuration and any important files and directories to an external media prior to upgrading the system.
   NOTE: If you are upgrading from Dell Networking OS version 9.10.0.1P5 or earlier, you cannot directly upgrade to version 9.10.0.1P13 or above. Upgrade to version 9.10.0.1P8 first and then upgrade to the required version.

2. Upgrade the Dell Networking OS in flash partition A: or B: EXEC Privilege
   upgrade system [flash: | ftp: stack-unit <1-6> | tftp: | scp: | USB flash:] [A: | B:]

3. Verify that the Dell Networking OS has been upgraded correctly in the upgraded flash partition.EXEC Privilege shows boot system stack-unit [1-6] | all]

4. Change the Primary Boot Parameter of the S3048-ON to the upgraded partition A: or B: CONFIGURATION boot system stack-unit 1 primary system: [A: | B: | tftp: | ftp:]

5. Save the configuration so that the configuration will be retained after a reload using the write memory command. EXEC Privilege write memory.

6. Reload the unit. EXEC Privilege reload

7. Verify the S3048 ON has been upgraded to the Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18). EXEC Privilege show version.

Uninstalling Dell Networking OS on the S3048-ON

To uninstall the Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.18) from the S3048-ON device, perform the following steps:

1. Reboot the system. During the reboot process, the system displays the following message prompting you to press the Esc key in order to stop the auto-boot process:

2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears:

3. From the menu, choose the ONIE option.
   NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter.
   The following menu appears:

4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Uninstall OSoption.
   NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter.
   The uninstall process begins. Following is the log generated by the system while Dell Networking OS 9.14.2.18 uninstalls:

5. After the installation completes, the system displays the following ONIE prompt: ONIE:/ #

Installing a Third Party Operating System
Apart from the Dell Networking OS, you can also install a supported third party operating system on the S3048-ON system. For more information on installing a third party operating system, please check the ONIE documentation at https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/Quick-Start-Guide https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/Quick-Start-Guide and refer to the respective third party OS vendor’s website for OS installation instructions.

Support Resources
The following support resources are available for the S3048–ON system.

Documentation Resources

This document contains operational information specific to the S3048–ON system.

• For information about using the S3048–ON, refer to the following documents at http://www.dell.com/support:
• Installing the S3048-ON System
• Quick Start Guide
• Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide for the S3048-ON System
• Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the S3048-ON System
• For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell Networking website at https://www.dellemc.com/networking.
• For more information about the open network installation environment (ONIE)-compatible third-party operating system, refer to  http://onie.org.

Issues
Issues are unexpected or incorrect behavior and are listed in order of Problem Report (PR) number within the appropriate sections.

Finding Documentation

• This document contains operational information specific to the S3048-ON switch.
• For information about using the S3048–ON, 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.
• For more information about the open network installation environment (ONIE)-compatible third-party operating system, refer to http://onie.org.

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

• Home · opencomputeproject/onie Wiki · GitHub
• Computers, Monitors & Technology Solutions | Dell USA
• Support | Dell US
• Dell Networking Solutions | Dell USA
• GitHub: Let’s build from here · GitHub
• Dell Networking Solutions | Dell USA

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