DELL Technologies Z9100-ON EMC Networking Switch User Guide

: June 12, 2024
: DELL Technologies

Table of Contents

Z9100-ON EMC Networking Switch
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
Hardware Setup:
Software Setup:

Z9100-ON EMC Networking Switch

Product Information

Product Name: Dell EMC Networking Z9100-Open Networking (ON)
Platform

Release Version: 9.14(2.11)

Release Date: November 25, 2021

Hardware Requirements:

10/25/40/50/100 GbE switch
Thirty two fixed quad form-factor pluggable (QSFP28) optical
ports
One each 10/100/100BaseT Ethernet management port, micro
universal serial bus (MicroUSB-B) 2.0 console port, USB type A
port, and RS-232/RJ45 serial console port
Two small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) 1000M/10G
ports
Two AC or DC power supplies units (PSUs) and five fan subsystem
with airflow from the I/O side to the power supply unit (PSU) side
or from the PSU side to the I/O side

Software Requirements:

Dell EMC Networking OS: Minimum Release Requirement –
9.14(2.11)
ONIE: Minimum Release Requirement – 3.23.1.0-7
DIAG Installer: Minimum Release Requirement – 3.23.3.0-4
EDA Diags: Minimum Release Requirement – 3.23.4.1

Product Usage Instructions

To use the Dell EMC Networking Z9100-ON system, please follow
these steps:

Hardware Setup:

Ensure that you have the following hardware components:
- Z9100-ON switch with the required number of optical and
  Ethernet ports
- Ethernet management cable
- MicroUSB-B 2.0 console cable
- USB type A cable
- RS-232/RJ45 serial console cable
- SFP+ ports (if needed)
- AC or DC power supplies units (PSUs)
- Fan modules
Connect the Z9100-ON switch to the power source using the AC or
DC power supplies units (PSUs).
Connect the necessary cables to the respective ports on the
switch, including the Ethernet management port, console port, USB
port, and serial console port.
If using SFP+ ports, insert the SFP+ modules into the
corresponding slots on the switch.
Ensure that all fan modules and power supplies have the same
airflow direction. If not, correct the airflow direction to avoid
heat damage.

Software Setup:

Ensure that you have the required software versions mentioned
below:
- Dell EMC Networking OS – Minimum Release Requirement:
  9.14(2.11)
- ONIE – Minimum Release Requirement: 3.23.1.0-7
- DIAG Installer – Minimum Release Requirement: 3.23.3.0-4
- EDA Diags – Minimum Release Requirement: 3.23.4.1
If upgrading from an earlier version of the Dell EMC Networking
OS to 9.14.2.0 or later, follow these steps:
Uninstall the older version of the Open Automation (OA)
package.
Upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS to 9.14.2.0 or later
version.
Install the following OA packages from the respective upgraded
version:

  * SmartScripts
  * Puppet
  * Open management infrastructure (OMI)
  * SNMP MIB

If downgrading from Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14.2.0 or later to
an earlier version, follow the prerequisite steps provided in the
user manual.

For more detailed information, features, commands, and
capabilities of the Dell EMC Networking Z9100-ON system, please
refer to the official Dell EMC Networking website: https://www.dellemc.com/networking.

Rev. A00 November 2021

Dell EMC Z9100ON System Release Notes, OS
Version 9.14(2.11)
This document contains information about open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC Networking operating software (OS) and the Z9100-Open Networking (ON) platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.11) Release Date: 2021-11-25 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.10)
Topics:
· Document Revision History · Requirements · New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.11) Features · Restrictions · Documentation Corrections · Changes to the Default Behavior and CLI Syntax · Deferred Issues · Fixed Issues · Known Issues · Upgrading the sub-components · Upgrading the ONIE Package for the Z9100-ON System · Upgrading the DIAG Package for the Z9100-ON System · Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the Z9100-ON using ONIE · Upgrading the Z9100-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using Dell EMC Networking OS CLI · Uninstalling the Dell EMC Networking operating system · Installing a Third Party Operating System · Support Resources
NOTE: This document may contain language that is not consistent with 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 about hardware and software features, commands, and capabilities, see the Dell EMC Networking website at: https://www.dellemc.com/networking.

Document Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Date

Description

202111

Initial release.

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Requirements
The following requirements apply to the Z9100-ON system.

Hardware Requirements
The following lists the Dell EMC Z9100-ON system hardware requirements:
10/25/40/50/100 GbE switch Thirty two fixed quad form-factor pluggable (QSFP28) optical ports One each 10/100/100BaseT Ethernet management port, micro universal serial bus (MicroUSB-B) 2.0 console port, USB type
A port, and RS-232/RJ45 serial console port Two small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) 1000M/10G ports Two AC or DC power supplies units (PSUs) and five fan subsystem with airflow from the I/O side to the power supply unit
(PSU) side or from the PSU side to the I/O side
The following lists the individual Dell Z9100-ON system hardware components that are available to order:
Fan with airflow from I/O side to PSU side Fan with airflow from PSU side to I/O side AC or DC power supply with airflow from I/O side to PSU side AC or DC power supply with airflow from PSU side to I/O side
NOTE: Fan modules and power supplies are field replaceable units.
NOTE: All fans and PSUs must have the same airflow direction. If you mix the airflow direction, the switch detects the discrepancy, issues an alarm, and may auto-shutdown to avoid heat damage to components. You must correct the mixed airflow direction.

Software Requirements

Table 2. Software Requirements

Software

Minimum Release Requirement

Dell EMC Networking OS

9.14(2.11)

ONIE

3.23.1.0-7

DIAG Installer

3.23.3.0-4

EDA Diags

3.23.4.1

NOTE: For information about non-Dell OS versions, see Dell EMC Z9100-Open Networking (ON) System Release Notes.

New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.11) Features
The following features are integrated into the Dell EMC Networking 9.14.2 branch through this release: None.
Restrictions
Prerequisite steps to upgrade the Dell EMC 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 EMC Networking OS to 9.14.2.0 or later version 3. Install the following OA packages from the respective upgraded version: a. SmartScripts

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b. Puppet c. Open management infrastructure (OMI) d. SNMP MIB
Prerequisite steps to downgrade the Dell EMC 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 EMC 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 EMC Networking OS and OA package, see the respective Dell EMC System Release Notes.
After you upgrade Dell EMC Networking Networking OS to 9.14(2.11) from an earlier version and update the BIOS using the booted option, the system does not allow you to downgrade the BIOS to an earlier version. To run an earlier BIOS version, use FTP, TFTP, or SCP option from the current OS version.

DellEMC#upgrade boot bootselector-image stack-unit 1 tftp://10.16.127.7/FTOS- Z9100ON-9.14.2.11.bin Oct 18 09:32:03 : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 51. Received block num: 50 Oct 18 09:32:06 : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 65. Received block num: 64 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.

Current Boot information in the system:

========================================================================

Card

BootSelector

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

Unit1

Boot Selector

3.23.0.0-8

3.23.0.0-9

Warning – Upgrading boot selectors is inherently risky and should *
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Proceed upgrade Boot Selector image for stack-unit 1 yes/no: yes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!! Bootselector image upgrade for stack-unit 1 completed successfully.

If you downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS version from 9.14(2.11) to 9.11(0.0) or any older versions, the system displays the following error message even though there is no functional impact:

CDB boot error: C.cdb file format

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:

DellEMC#write memory DellEMC#delete flash://confd_cdb.tar.gz.version DellEMC#delete flash://confd_cdb.tar.gz DellEMC#reload
In a VXLAN scenario, hybrid port is not supported. 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.
File system partition: The ONIE installer, of OS versions 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), 9.11(0.2), and later, changes the file system partition scheme to facilitate the installation of certain third-party networking operating systems. If you have installed Dell EMC Networking OS using the ONIE install option, you cannot downgrade from Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11) to versions earlier than 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), or 9.11(0.2), using the upgrade system command, due to file system partition compatibility issues.
NOTE: The above restriction is not applicable if you have upgraded Dell EMC Networking OS using the upgrade
system command, instead of the ONIE install option.
To downgrade Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11) to versions earlier than 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), or 9.11(0.2), follow these steps:

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1. From the ONIE menu, use the ONIE uninstall option to uninstall Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11). 2. Use the ONIE install option to install the older version of Dell EMC Networking OS. The systems shipped with OS 9.11(2.3) and above might contain one of the following chipsets: BCM56960_B1 chipset with part number 0HW2V or 353W9. BCM56960_B0 chipset with part number GTG6M or 2CMPM. You can check the part number using the show inventory command. In a system using BCM56960_B1 chipset, you cannot downgrade from Dell EMC Networking OS 9.11(2.3) to OS versions earlier than 9.10(0.2), due to NPU compatibility issues.
NOTE: The above restriction is not applicable for systems using BCM56960_B0 chipset. You cannot use the established keyword in an ACL rule, along with the other control flags. While using the established keyword in an ACL rule, all the other TCP control flags are masked, to avoid redundant TCP
control flags configuration in a single rule. When you use any TCP control flag in an ACL rule, established is masked and other control flags are available. The following features are not available in Dell EMC Networking OS versions 9.14(2.0): Protocol-independent multicast (PIM) equal cost multi path (ECMP) Static Internet group management protocol (IGMP) join (ip igmp static- group) IGMP querier timeout configuration (ip igmp querier-timeout) IGMP group join limit (ip igmp group join-limit) When 1024 or more VNI profiles are configured, the system takes more time to load. Dell EMC recommends to restrict the VNI profiles to be less than 1000. If you use the interface range command to select multiple interfaces that are added to the management VRF, the ipv6 address command does not display the autoconfig option. You can configure the autoconfig command on individual interfaces.
If you use the interface range command to select multiple interfaces that are added to the management VRF, the ipv6 nd command displays the following options but they do not take effect if you use them: dns-server hop-limit managed-config-flag max-ra-interval mtu other-config-flag prefix ra-guard ra- lifetime reachable-time retrans-timer suppress-ra
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.
Do not configure the vxlan-instance command on the port, which is configured with the portmode hybrid command. Do not configure the vxlan-instance enabled port as a member of VLAN, which does not have VXLAN-VNI configuration.
Documentation Corrections
This section describes the errors identified in the current release of the Dell EMC 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.
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Changes to the Default Behavior and CLI Syntax
The following behavior and CLI changes are applicable to the Z9100ON switch with Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11): None

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# Severity

Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
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.

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Category
Synopsis Release Notes Work around

Description
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 is the title or short description of the issue. Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
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 Z9100-ON 9.14(2.11) Software Issues

NOTE: Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11) 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 are fixed in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11):

PR# 170066 Severity: Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround: PR# 170093 Severity: Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround: PR# 170159 Severity: Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround:
PR# 170161 Severity:

Sev 3 In certain scenarios, performing ssh to a switch may not work as expected. In certain scenarios, performing ssh to a switch may not work as expected. None
Sev 3 OpenSSH version 8.6p1 that is bundled with 9.14.2.11, fixes vulnerabilities reported by CVE-2020-12062 and CVE-2020-15778. OpenSSH version 8.6p1 that is bundled with 9.14.2.11, fixes vulnerabilities reported by CVE-2020-12062 and CVE-2020-15778. None
Sev 3 SSH connections with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) ciphers are vulnerable. SSH connections with Cipher Block Chaining (CBC) ciphers are vulnerable. Configure a stronger Cipher/MAC/KEX setting using the ip ssh server command.
Sev 2

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Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround:
PR# 170170 Severity: Synopsis: Release Notes: Workaround: PR# 170179 Severity: Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround: PR# 170198 Severity: Synopsis:
Release Notes:
Workaround:

SSH connections may be vulnerable with switches running on a 1024 bit RSA key. SSH connections may be vulnerable with switches running on a 1024 bit RSA key. Create a new 2048 bit RSA key using the crypto key generate rsa command.
Sev 2 Ports with 10G SR optics go down after switch reload. Ports with 10G SR optics go down after switch reload. None
Sev 2 In certain scenarios, the switch may encounter an exception when trying to ssh into it. In certain scenarios, the switch may encounter an exception when trying to ssh into it. None
Sev 2 A BGP route added using the network command does not get deleted even when the contributing route is deleted. A BGP route added using the network command does not get deleted even when the contributing route is deleted. None

Known Issues

Known issues are reported using the following definitions.

Category
PR# Severity

Description
Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
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.

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Category
Release Notes Work around

Description
Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
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 Z9100ON 9.14(2.11) Software Issues

The following caveats are open in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11): None

Upgrading the sub-components
It is recommended 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 bootselector- image stack-unit 1 booted command.
2. Upgrade the GRUB or Bootflash – using the upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit 1 booted command. 3. Upgrade the CPLD – using the upgrade fpga- image system cpld stack-unit 1 booted command. 4. Upgrade the SMF MSS-IAP – using the upgrade mss-iap-image stack-unit 1 booted command. 5. Upgrade the SMF MSS-FPGA – using the upgrade mss-fpga-image stack-unit 1 booted command. 6. Upgrade the OOB-FPGA – using the upgrade fpga-image system fpga stack-unit 1 booted command.

Upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector

To upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector from Dell EMC Networking OS, perform the following steps: 1. Upgrade the Z9100-ON Boot Selector image.
EXEC Privilege Mode
upgrade boot bootselector-image stack-unit [ | all] [booted] To upgrade the Boot Selector image to the image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS image, use the booted option. You can find the Boot Selector image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS using the show os- version command in EXEC Privilege mode.

DellEMC#upgrade boot bootselector-image stack-unit 1 booted

Current Boot information in the system:

========================================================================

Card

BootSelector

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

Unit1

Boot Selector

3.23.0.2-8

3.23.0.0-9

Warning – Upgrading boot selectors is inherently risky and should *
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Proceed upgrade Boot Selector image for stack-unit 1 yes/no: yes

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bootselector image upgrade for stack-unit 1 completed successfully.

2. Reload the unit. EXEC Privilege Mode

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reload 3. Verify the Boot Selector image.
EXEC Privilege Mode show system stack-unit

DellEMC#show system stack-unit 1

— Unit 1 —

Unit Type

: Management Unit

Status

: online

Next Boot

: online

Required Type

: Z9100-ON – 34-port TE/TF/FO/FI/HU G (Z9100-ON)

Current Type

: Z9100-ON – 34-port TE/TF/FO/FI/HU G (Z9100-ON)

Master priority

: NA

Hardware Rev

: 0.0

Num Ports

: 130

Up Time

: 3 min, 41 sec

Dell Networking OS Version : 9.14(2.11)

Jumbo Capable

: yes

POE Capable

: no

FIPS Mode

: disabled

Boot Flash

: 3.23.2.13

Boot Selector

: 3.23.0.0-9

Memory Size

: 3177226240 bytes

Temperature

: 29C

Voltage

: ok

Serial Number

: NA

Part Number

: 3F3W9

Rev X02

Vendor Id

: NA

Date Code

: NA

Country Code

: NA

Piece Part ID

: CN-3F3W9-77931-58H-0004

PPID Revision

: X02

Service Tag

: 20JQG02

Expr Svc Code

: 438 671 117 0

Auto Reboot

: enabled

Burned In MAC

: 4c:76:25:e5:d9:40

No Of MACs

: 3

— Power Supplies —

Unit Bay Status Type FanStatus FanSpeed InPwr AvgInPwr AvgInPwrStartTime

————————————————————————————-

1

1 absent

absent 0

0

N/A

1

2 up

AC

up

14752

61

54

10/18/2021-02:42

— Fan Status —

Unit Bay TrayStatus Fan1

Speed Fan2

Speed

————————————————————————————

1

up

8492 up

8936

1

2

up

8511 up

8699

1

3

up

8511 up

8757

1

4

up

8604 up

8680

1

5

up

8529 up

8816

Speed in RPM

Upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash
To upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash from Dell EMC Networking OS, perform the following steps: 1. Upgrade the Z9100-ON Boot Flash image.
EXEC Privilege Mode upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit <stackunitid> booted
DellEMC#upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit 1 booted Current Boot information in the system:

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========================================================================

Card

BootFlash

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

Unit1

Boot Flash

3.23.2.8

3.23.2.13

Warning – Upgrading boot flash is inherently risky and should only *
be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may cause *
a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Proceed upgrade Boot Flash image for stack-unit 1 yes/no: yes

!!! Bootflash image upgrade for stack-unit 1 completed successfully. DellEMC#
2. Reload the unit.
EXEC Privilege Mode reload
3. Verify whether the upgrade is successful.

DellEMC#show system stack-unit 1

— Unit 1 —

Unit Type

: Management Unit

Status

: online

Next Boot

: online

Required Type

: Z9100-ON – 34-port TE/TF/FO/FI/HU G (Z9100-ON)

Current Type

: Z9100-ON – 34-port TE/TF/FO/FI/HU G (Z9100-ON)

Master priority

: NA

Hardware Rev

: 0.0

Num Ports

: 130

Up Time

: 1 min, 7 sec

Dell Networking OS Version : 9.14(2.11)

Jumbo Capable

: yes

POE Capable

: no

FIPS Mode

: disabled

Boot Flash

: 3.23.2.13

Boot Selector

: 3.23.0.0-9

Memory Size

: 3177226240 bytes

Temperature

: 32C

Voltage

: ok

Serial Number

: NA

Part Number

: 11ABCD

Rev X02

Vendor Id

: NA

Date Code

: NA

Country Code

: NA

Piece Part ID

: CN-11ABCD-12345-6AQ-0026

PPID Revision

: X02

Service Tag

: 20HRG02

Expr Svc Code

: 438 339 859 4

Auto Reboot

: enabled

Burned In MAC

: 00:12:32:12:42:11

No Of MACs

: 3

— Power Supplies —

Unit Bay Status Type FanStatus FanSpeed InPwr AvgInPwr AvgInPwrStartTime

————————————————————————————-

1

1 absent

absent 0

0

N/A

1

2 up

AC

up

14752

61

54

10/18/2021-02:42

— Fan Status —

Unit Bay TrayStatus Fan1

Speed Fan2

Speed

————————————————————————————

1 1

up

8366 up

8642

1 2

up

8529 up

8680

1 3

up

8623 up

8699

1 4

up

8492 up

8623

1 5

up

8366 up

8757

10

Speed in RPM DellEMC#

Upgrade the CPLD
The Z9100-ON system with Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.11) requires System complex programmable logic device (CPLD) 1 revision 7, CPLD2 revision 4, CPLD3 revision 4, CPLD4 revision 4, MSS FPGA revision 2.2, MSS IAP revision 2.5, and OOB-FPGA revision 1.0.
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 you need a CPLD upgrade

To identify the CPLD version, use the show revision command.

DellEMC#show revision — Stack unit 1 -Z9100-ON CPLD 1 Z9100-ON CPLD 2 Z9100-ON CPLD 3 Z9100-ON CPLD 4 Z9100-ON MSS FPGA Z9100-ON MSS IAP Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA

: 7 : 4 : 4 : 4 : 2.2 : 2.5 : 1.0

To view the CPLD version that is associated with the Dell EMC Networking OS image, use the following command:

DellEMC#show os-version

RELEASE IMAGE INFORMATION :

———————————————————————

Platform

Version

Size

ReleaseTime

Z-Series:Z9100-ON

9.14(2.11) 63545883

Oct 18 2021 03:51:10

TARGET IMAGE INFORMATION :

———————————————————————

Type

Version

Target

checksum

runtime

9.14(2.11)

Control Processor

passed

BOOT IMAGE INFORMATION :

———————————————————————

Type

Version

Target

checksum

boot flash

3.23.2.13

Control Processor

passed

BOOTSEL IMAGE INFORMATION :

———————————————————————

Type

Version

Target

checksum

boot selector

3.23.0.0-9

Control Processor

passed

FPGA IMAGE INFORMATION :

———————————————————————

Card

FPGA Name

Version

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON CPLD 1

7

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON CPLD 2

4

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON CPLD 3

4

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON CPLD 4

4

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON MSS FPGA

2.2

stack-unit 1

Z9100-ON MSS IAP

2.5

11

stack-unit 1 DellEMC#

Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA

1.0

Upgrading the CPLD Image

NOTE: The upgrade fpga-image system cpld stack-unit 1 booted command is hidden when using the feature in the CLI. However, it is a supported command.
NOTE: Ensure that the BIOS version is 3.23.0.0-9. You can verify this version using the show system stack-unit 1 command.
To upgrade the CPLD image, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the CPLD image.
EXEC Privilege Mode upgrade fpga-image system cpld stack-unit booted

DellEMC#upgrade fpga-image system cpld stack-unit 1 booted

Current information for the system:

========================================================================

Card

Device Name

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

Unit1

Z9100-ON CPLD 1

6

7

Unit1

Z9100-ON CPLD 2

4

Unit1

Z9100-ON CPLD 3

4

Unit1

Z9100-ON CPLD 4

4

Warning – Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Upgrade image for system 1 yes/no: yes

FPGA upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Oct 18 16:16:54: %Z9100-ON:1 %DOWNLOAD-6FPGA_UPGRADE: stack-unit 1 fpga upgrade success.
Upgrade result : ================ Unit 1 FPGA upgrade successful Unit 1. Please power cycle to take effect.
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2. Power cycle the system physically. Switch off the system by unplugging the power chords from the Rear PSUs and wait until the PSU FanRear Status LED is OFF. NOTE: Do not switch on the system with PSUREAR LED glowing AMBER.
You can alternatively power cycle the switch using the power-cycle stack-unit <1-6> command as follows:
DellEMC#power-cycle stack-unit 1 Proceed with power-cycle? Confirm

3. Verify the CPLD version using the show revision command output: EXEC Privilege Mode show revision

DellEMC#show revision

— Stack unit 1 —

Z9100-ON CPLD 1

: 7

12

Z9100-ON CPLD 2 Z9100-ON CPLD 3 Z9100-ON CPLD 4 Z9100-ON MSS FPGA Z9100-ON MSS IAP Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA DellEMC#

: 4 : 4 : 4 : 2.2 : 2.5 : 1.0

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

Upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSSIAP

To upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSS-IAP, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the SMF MSS-IAP image.
EXEC Privilege Mode upgrade mss-iap-image stack-unit <stackunitid> booted

DellEMC#upgrade mss-iap-image stack-unit 1 booted

Current information for the system:

========================================================================

Card

Device Name

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

CP

Z9100-ON MSS IAP

2.4

2.5

Warning – Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Warning – PSU and FANTRAYS Syslog messages may appear during SMF FPGA upgrade. Please ignore these messages !!!
Upgrade image for stack-unit 1 yes/no: yes

SMF MSS upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! Auto Reset will happen at the end of Upgrade!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upgrade result : ================ UNIT1 SMF MSS upgrade successful UNIT1. will go for reboot to complete the upgrade.
DellEMC#Oct 18 16:23:11: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-FPGA_UPGRADE: UNIT 1 fpga upgrade success. Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-PEM_REMOVED: Power entry module 1 of unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-PEM_REMOVED: Power entry module 2 of unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-PS_DOWN_CLR: Power supply 2 down reported in unit 1 is cleared Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-FANTRAY_REMOVED: Major Alarm :Fan tray 1 of Unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-FANTRAY_REMOVED: Major Alarm :Fan tray 2 of Unit 1 is removed

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Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-FANTRAY_REMOVED: Major Alarm :Fan tray 3 of Unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:12: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-FANTRAY_REMOVED: Major Alarm :Fan tray 4 of Unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:13: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-FANTRAY_REMOVED: Major Alarm :Fan tray 5 of Unit 1 is removed Oct 18 16:23:13: %Z9100-ON:1 %CHMGR-2-FAN_SPEED_CHANGE: Fan speed changed to 100 % of the full speed Oct 18 16:23:13: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-0-ALL_FANTRAY_DOWN: Major Alarm :All Fan trays down or removed in Unit 1

BIOS (Dell EMC, Inc.) Boot Selector Z9100 3.23.0.0-9 32 port 100G / 2 port sfp+ mgmt
Booting Primary BIOS SMF Version 0x12: Last POR=0x11, Reset=0x44

After the SMF MSS-IAP upgrade is successfully completed, the system re-boots automatically.
2. After the system re-boots, wait for the Dell EMC prompt. Verify the MSS- IAP version using the show revision command output. EXEC Privilege Mode show revision

DellEMC#show revision — Stack unit 1 -Z9100-ON CPLD 1 Z9100-ON CPLD 2 Z9100-ON CPLD 3 Z9100-ON CPLD 4 Z9100-ON MSS FPGA Z9100-ON MSS IAP Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA DellEMC#

: 7 : 4 : 4 : 4 : 2.2 : 2.5 : 1.0

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

Upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSSFPGA

NOTE: Before upgrading the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem SMF MSS-FPGA, you must first upgrade the SMF MSS-IAP.
To upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSS-FPGA, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the SMF MSS-FPGA image.
EXEC Privilege Mode upgrade mss-fpga-image stack-unit <stackunitid> booted

DellEMC#upgrade mss-fpga-image stack-unit 1 booted

Current information for the system:

========================================================================

Card

Device Name

Current Version

New Version

————————————————————————

CP

Z9100-ON MSS FPGA

2.1

2.2

14

Warning – Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Upgrade image for stack-unit 1 yes/no: yes

SMF FPGA upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! Auto Reset will happen at the end of Upgrade!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Upgrade result : ================ UNIT1 SMF FPGA upgrade successful UNIT1. will go for reboot to complete the upgrade.
DellEMC#Oct 18 16:31:15: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-FPGA_UPGRADE: UNIT 1 fpga upgrade success.

NOTE: Upgrade takes approximately five minutes and the system may appear unresponsive or powered off. During this time, if you remove power from the system, you might need to return the unit to Dell for repair. For any queries, contact Technical Support. 2. After the system re-boots, wait for the Dell prompt. Verify the MSS FPGA version using the show revision command output.
EXEC Privilege Mode
show revision

DellEMC#show revision

— Stack unit 1 —

Z9100-ON CPLD 1

: 7

Z9100-ON CPLD 2

: 4

Z9100-ON CPLD 3

: 4

Z9100-ON CPLD 4

: 4

Z9100-ON MSS FPGA Z9100-ON MSS IAP Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA

: 2.2 : 2.5 : 1.0

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

Upgrade the OOB-FPGA

To upgrade the OOB-FPGA, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the OOB-FPGA image.
EXEC Privilege Mode upgrade fpga-image system fpga stack-unit <stackunitid> booted

DellEMC#upgrade fpga-image system fpga stack-unit 1 booted

Current information for the system:

========================================================

Card

Device Name

Current Version New Version

——————————————————–

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CP

Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA

0.7

1.0

Warning – Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should
only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may *
cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution !

Upgrade image for system 1 yes/no: yes

OOB FPGA upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Upgrade result : ================ UNIT1 OOB FPGA upgrade successful. Power cycle the UNIT1 to complete the upgrade.

Note: Once upgrade successful,we need to power-cycle the system through software or manually .Power cycle the system using software CLI command is as follows. (Otherwise we need to manually remove and insert the power chords from the PSUs for power cycle to be happened ) .
DellEMC#power-cycle stack-unit 1 Proceed with power-cycle? Confirm yes/no:yes DellEMC#00:19:56: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %CHMGR-5-STACKUNIT_RESET: stack- unit 1ÿ

BIOS Boot Selector for Z9100 Primary BIOS Version 3.23.0.0-9
SMF Version: MSS 2.5, FPGA 2.2 Last POR=0x11, Reset Cause=0x44

Upgrading the ONIE Package for the Z9100-ON System
To upgrade the ONIE package, use one of the following two processes: Zero touch (dynamic): Copy the updated ONIE installer for your system to the TFTP/HTTP server. Configure the DHCP
options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/ Design-Spec-SW-Updating-ONIE 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 (onie-updater-x86_64z9100_c2538-r0). The supported URL types are: HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and FILE.
To upgrade ONIE, 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:
Press Esc to stop autoboot .. Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC) Built by build at bsdlab on Mon_Oct_18_07:12:52_UTC_2021 Z9100 Boot Flash Label 3.23.2.13 NetBoot Label 3.23.2.13
2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+———————————————– –+

|Dell EMC Networking OS

|

|Dell EMC-Boot Line Interface

|

|DIAG-OS

|

|ONIE

|

16

|

+————————————————–+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, ‘f’ to boot FTOS, ‘b’ to go to BLI, ‘o’ to boot ONIE, ‘d’ to boot DIAG-OS, ‘e’ to edit the commands before booting or ‘c’ for a command- line.

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:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+————————————————-+

| ONIE: Install OS

|

| ONIE: Rescue

|

| ONIE: Uninstall OS

|

|*ONIE: Update ONIE

|

| ONIE: Embed ONIE

|

| EDA-DIAG

|

+————————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, e’ to edit the commands before booting orc’ for a command- line.

4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Update 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 ONIE update mode is enabled and the ONIE prompt appears, as shown:
ONIE: ONIE Update Mode … Version : 3.23.1.0-7 Build Date: 2021-10-18T14:41-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems… done. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot … Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 90:b1:1c:f4:23:56 Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Starting: dropbear ssh daemon… done. Starting: telnetd… done. discover: ONIE update mode detected. Running updater. Starting: discover… done.
Please press Enter to activate this console. Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0
To check the install status inspect /var/log/onie.log. Try this: tail -f /var/log/onie.log
ONIE Update Mode Enabled ONIE:/ #

5. At the ONIE prompt, to stop the ONIE discovery process, enter the following command: ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop

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The ONIE discovery stops, as shown:
discover: ONIE update mode detected. Stopping: discover… done. ONIE:/ #

6. Configure an interface and assign an IP address to that interface using the following command:
ONIE:/ # ifconfig eth0 10.16.129.131/16
ONIE:/ # onie-self-update tftp://<tftp-serveraddress>/onie-updater- x86_64z9100_c2538r0.

NOTE: You must copy the onie-updater-x86_64z9100_c2538-r0 file to the /tftpboot folder in the server.

ONIE is updated on the system, as shown:

discover: ONIE update mode detected.

Stopping: discover… done.

Info: Fetching tftp://10.16.127.86/onie-updater-x86_64-z9100_c2538-r0 …

onie-updater- 100% |***| 8561k 0:00:00 ETA

ONIE: Executing installer: tftp://10.16.127.86/onie-updater- x86_64-z9100_c2538-r0

Verifying image checksum … OK.

Preparing image archive … OK.

ONIE: Version

: 3.23.1.10-3

ONIE: Architecture : x86_64

ONIE: Machine

: z9100_c2538

ONIE: Machine Rev : 0

ONIE: Config Version: 1

Installing ONIE on: /dev/sda

Rebooting…

ONIE:/ # discover: ONIE update mode detected.

Stopping: discover…start-stop-daemon: warning: killing process 299: No such process

done.

Stopping: dropbear ssh daemon… done.

Stopping: telnetd… done.

Stopping: syslogd… done.

Info: Unmounting kernel filesystems

The system is going down NOW!

Sent SIGTERM to all processes

Sent SIGKILL tosd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache

Restarting system.

machine restart

BIOS (Dell EMC, Inc.) Boot Selector Z9100 3.23.0.0-9 32 port 100G / 2 port sfp+ mgmt

Booting Primary BIOS SMF Version 0x12: Last POR=0x11, Reset=0x55

POST Configuration CPU Signature 406D8 CPU FamilyID=6, Model=4D, SteppingId=8, Processor=0 Microcode Revision 125 Platform ID: 0x10041A57 PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x203808 Therm Status: 0x88440000 POST Control=0xEA010303, Status=0xE6009F00
BIOS initializations…
CPGC Memtest ………………………….. PASS

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Upgrading the DIAG Package for the Z9100-ON System
To upgrade the DIAG package, use one of the following two processes: Zero touch (dynamic): Copy the update ONIE installer for your system to the TFTP/HTTP server. Configure the DHCP
options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/ Design-Spec-SW-Updating-ONIE. 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 (diag-installer-x86_64z9100_c2538r0.bin). The supported URL types are: HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and FILE. NOTE: If Dell EMC Networking OS is already installed on the Z9100-ON system, before upgrading the DIAG package, you must first uninstall Dell EMC Networking OS. For more information on uninstalling Dell EMC Networking OS, see Uninstalling Dell EMC Networking OS on the Z9100-ON.
To upgrade DIAG, 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:
Press Esc to stop autoboot … 5 Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC) Built by build at bsdlab on Mon_Oct_18_07:12:52_UTC_2021 Z9100 Boot Flash Label 3.23.2.13 NetBoot Label 3.23.2.13
2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+———————————————-+

|Dell EMC NEtworking OS

|

|Dell EMC-Boot Line Interface

|

|DIAG-OS

|

|ONIE

|

+———————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, ‘f’ to boot FTOS, ‘b’ to go to BLI, ‘o’ to boot ONIE, ‘d’ to boot DIAG-OS, ‘e’ to edit the commands before booting or ‘c’ for a command- line.

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:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+———————————————-+

|*ONIE: Install OS

|

| ONIE: Rescue

|

| ONIE: Uninstall OS

|

| ONIE: Update ONIE

|

| ONIE: Embed ONIE

|

+———————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, e’ to edit the commands before booting orc’ for a command- line.

4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Install OS option. NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter.

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The ONIE Installer mode is enabled and the ONIE prompt appears, as shown:
ONIE: OS Install Mode … Version : 3.23.1.0-7 Build Date: 2021-10-18T14:41-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems… done. ERROR: fsck corrected errors. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot … Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 90:b1:1c:f4:23:56 Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Starting: dropbear ssh daemon… done. Starting: telnetd… done. discover: installer mode detected. Running installer. Starting: discover… done.
Please press Enter to activate this console. Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0

To check the install status inspect /var/log/onie.log. Try this: tail -f /var/log/onie.log
Installer Mode Enabled ONIE:/ #

5. At the ONIE prompt, to stop the ONIE discovery process, enter the following command:
ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop
The ONIE discovery stops, as shown:
ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop discover: installer mode detected. Stopping: discover… done. ONIE:/ #

6. Configure an interface and assign an IP address to that interface using the following command: ONIE:/ # ifconfig eth0 10.16.129.131/16 Enter the following command to upgrade DIAG on the Z9100ON system: onie-nos-install ftp://ftp:ftp@/tftpboot/diag-installer- x86_64z9100_c2538-r0.bin
NOTE: You must copy the diag-installer-x86_64z9100_c2538-r0.bin file to the /tftpboot folder in the server.
The DIAG is updated on the system, as shown:

ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install ftp://ftp:ftp@10.11.227.233/tftpboot/diag-installer- x86_64-

z9100_c2538-r0.bin

discover: installer mode detected.

Stopping: discover… done.

Info: Fetching ftp://ftp:ftp@10.11.227.233/tftpboot/diag-installer- x86_64-z9100_c2538-

r0.bin …

Connecting to 10.11.227.233 (10.11.227.233:21)

installer

100% |***| 167M 0:00:00 ETA

ONIE: Executing installer: ftp://ftp:ftp@10.11.227.233/tftpboot/diag- installer-x86_64-

z9100_c2538-r0.bin

Ignoring Verifying image checksum … OK.

cur_dir / archive_path /installer tmp_dir /tmp/tmp.nC1CKc

Preparing image archive …sed -e ‘1,/^exit_marker$/d’ /installer | tar xf – OK.

DiagOS Installer: platform: x86_64_z9100_c2538-r0

EDA-DIAG Partiton not found. Diag OS Installer Mode : INSTALL INSTALL mode : would remove existing partitions and create fresh…

Creating new diag-os partition /dev/sda3 with label EDA-DIAG …

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Warning: The kernel is still using the old partition table. The new table will be used at the next reboot. The operation has completed successfully.
volume label EDA-DIAG on device /dev/sda3 mke2fs 1.42.8 (18-Oct-2021) Filesystem label=EDA-DIAG OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks 65536 inodes, 262144 blocks 13107 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 Maximum filesystem blocks=268435456 8 block groups

Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the Z9100-ON using ONIE
NOTE: You will need the Dell Networking OS installer package, ONIE- FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin to install the Dell EMC Networking OS on your Z9100-ON system that has only ONIE.
To install the Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11) on a new Z9100-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:
Press Esc to stop autoboot … 5 Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC Inc) Built by build at bsdlab on Mon_Oct_18_07:12:52_UTC_2021 Z9100 Boot Flash Label 3.23.2.13 NetBoot Label 3.23.2.13
2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+———————————————-+

|FTOS

|

|FTOS-Boot Line Interface

|

|DIAG-OS

|

|ONIE

|

+———————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, ‘f’ to boot FTOS, ‘b’ to go to BLI, ‘o’ to boot ONIE, ‘d’ to boot DIAG-OS, ‘e’ to edit the commands before booting or ‘c’ for a command- line.

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:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+———————————————-+

|*ONIE: Install OS

|

| ONIE: Rescue

|

| ONIE: Uninstall OS

|

| ONIE: Update ONIE

|

| ONIE: Embed ONIE

|

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|

+———————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, e’ to edit the commands before booting orc’ for a command- line.

4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Install OS 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 ONIE Installer mode is enabled and the ONIE prompt appears, as shown:
ONIE: OS Install Mode … Version : 3.23.1.0-7 Build Date: 2021-10-18T14:41-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems… done. ERROR: fsck corrected errors. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot … Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 90:b1:1c:f4:23:56 Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Starting: dropbear ssh daemon… done. Starting: telnetd… done. discover: installer mode detected. Running installer. Starting: discover… done.
Please press Enter to activate this console. Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0
To check the install status inspect /var/log/onie.log. Try this: tail -f /var/log/onie.log
Installer Mode Enabled ONIE:/ #
5. At the ONIE prompt, to stop the ONIE discovery process, enter the following command: ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop
The ONIE discovery stops, as shown:
ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop discover: installer mode detected. Stopping: discover… done. ONIE:/ #
6. Configure an interface and assign an IP address to that interface using the following command: ONIE:/ # ifconfig eth0 10.16.129.131/16
7. Enter the following command to begin the installation process:
ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install tftp:///ONIE-FTOS- Z9100ON-9.14.2.11.bin
NOTE: You must copy the ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin file to the /tftpboot folder in the server.
NOTE: After the Dell EMC Networking OS installation completes, the system automatically reboots.
Following is the installation and boot log of Dell EMC Networking OS:
ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install tftp://10.16.127.86/ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin discover: installer mode detected.

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Stopping: discover… done.

Info: Fetching tftp://10.16.127.86/ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin …

ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9 100% |***| 87118k 0:00:00 ETA

ONIE: Executing installer: tftp://10.16.127.86/ONIE- FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin

Verifying image checksum … OK.

Preparing image archive from /installer … Done.

Verifying Product Platform…

Product Name

: Z9100ON

Image Platform

: FTOS-Z9100-ON

Image File

: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin

Image Compatibility : Verified

Verifying MAC Address…

MAC Address is Configured

Image Platform

: FTOS-Z9100-ON

Deleting Extra partitions… Done.

Creating New partitions… Done.

Creating Hybrid MBR… Done.

Mouting /dev/sda4,/dev/sda5 and /dev/sda6… Done.

Installing GRUB on /dev/sda4…Done.

Copying Images… Done.

Rebooting…

ONIE:/ # discover: installer mode detected.

Stopping: discover…start-stop-daemon: warning: killing process 309: No such process

done.

Stopping: dropbear ssh daemon… done.

Stopping: telnetd… done.

Stopping: syslogd… done.

Info: Unmounting kernel filesystems

The system is going down NOW!

Sent SIGTERM to all processes

Sent SIGKILL tosd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache

Restarting system.

machine restart

8. After the installation completes, the system displays the following DELL prompt: DellEMC#
Upgrading the Z9100-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using Dell EMC Networking OS CLI
Bare Metal Provisioning
NOTE: If you are using Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP), see the Bare Metal Provisioning topic in the Dell EMC Networking OS Configuration Guide or the Open Automation Guide.
Manual Upgrade Procedure
The ONIE installer, of OS versions 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), 9.11(0.2), and later, changes the file system partition scheme to facilitate the installation of certain third-party networking operating systems.
If you have installed Dell EMC Networking OS using the ONIE install option, you cannot downgrade from Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11) to versions earlier than 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), or 9.11(0.2), using the upgrade system command, due to file system partition compatibility issues. If you try to downgrade, the system displays the following error message:
DellEMC#upgrade system tftp: a: Address or name of remote host []: 10.16.127.44 Source file name []: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.11.0.1.bin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! % Error: Detected System Image is incompatible with flash partition scheme. % Error: Perform ONIE uninstall followed by onie-nos-install to upgrade to this version. % Error: Upgrade system image failed. DellEMC# Oct 18 04:48:33: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-UPGRADE: Upgrade failed

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To downgrade Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11) to versions earlier than 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), or 9.11(0.2), follow these steps: 1. From the ONIE menu, use the ONIE uninstall option to uninstall Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11). 2. Use the ONIE install option to install the older version of Dell EMC Networking OS.
You can upgrade or downgrade to any version, if you have upgraded Dell EMC Networking OS using the upgrade system command, instead of the ONIE install option.
The systems shipped with OS 9.11(2.1) and above might contain one of the following chipsets: BCM56960_B1 chipset with part number 0HW2V or 353W9. BCM56960_B0 chipset with part number GTG6M or 2CMPM. You can check the part number using the show inventory command
In a system using BCM56960_B1 chipset, you cannot downgrade from Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.11) to OS versions earlier than 9.10(0.2), due to NPU compatibility issues.
In a system using BCM56960_B1 chipset, if you try to downgrade from OS 9.14(2.11) to OS versions earlier than 9.10(0.2) using BMP or the upgrade command, the system displays the following error message:
DellEMC#upgrade system tftp: a: Address or name of remote host []: 10.16.127.44 Source file name []: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.10.0.1.bin 00:12:47 : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 56. Received block num: 55
% Error: Detected System Image is incompatible with NPU. % Error: Upgrading Release File Corrupted. % Error: Upgrade system image failed.
You can upgrade or downgrade the OS to any version in systems using BCM56960_B0 chipset.
Follow these steps carefully to upgrade your Z9100-ON systems: 1. Dell EMC Networking recommends that you back up your startup configuration and any important files and directories to an
external media prior to upgrading the system. 2. Upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS in flash partition A: or B:
EXEC Privilege Mode
upgrade system [flash: | ftp: stack-unit <1-6> | tftp: | scp: | usbflash:] [A: | B:] DellEMC#upgrade system tftp: A: Address or name of remote host []: 10.16.127.35 Source file name []: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin 1d4h22m : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 51. Received block num: 50 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………………. ……………………..! 61077156 bytes successfully copied System image upgrade completed successfully. DellEMC#Oct 18 07:19:46: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-UPGRADE: Upgrade completed successfully DellEMC#
DellEMC#upgrade system tftp: B: Address or name of remote host []: 10.16.127.35 Source file name []: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.11.bin 1d4h26m : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 51. Received block num: 50 1d4h26m : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 65. Received block num: 64 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………. ……………………..! 61077156 bytes successfully copied System image upgrade completed successfully. DellEMC#Oct 18 07:23:45: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-UPGRADE: Upgrade completed successfully DellEMC#
3. Verify that the Dell EMC Networking OS has been upgraded correctly in the upgraded flash partition:
EXEC Privilege Mode
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show boot system stack-unit [1-6] | all]

DellEMC#show boot system stack-unit all

Current system image information in the system:

======================================================

Type

Boot Type

A

B

——————————————————

stack-unit 1 DOWNLOAD BOOT 9.14(2.11)

9.14(2.10)

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4. Change the Primary Boot Parameter of the Z9100-ON to the upgraded partition A: or B: CONFIGURATION Mode 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 Mode write memory
DellEMC#write memory ! Oct 18 18:58:59: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %FILEMGR-5-FILESAVED: Copied running-config to startup-config in flash by default
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6. Reload the unit. EXEC Privilege Mode reload

Command

: reload

Mode

: EXEC PRIVILEGE

DellEMC#reload

Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: y

7. Verify the Z9100ON has been upgraded to the Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11).
EXEC Privilege Mode
show version
DellEMC#show version Dell EMC Real Time Operating System Software Dell EMC Operating System Version: 2.0 Dell EMC Application Software Version: 9.14(2.11) Copyright (c) 1999-2021 by Dell EMC Inc. All Rights Reserved. Build Time: Mon Oct 18 13:12:15 2021 Build Path: /work/swbuild01_1/build02/E9-14-2/SW/SRC Dell EMC Networking OS uptime is 18 minute(s)
System image file is “T2-FTOS-Z9100-ON.bin”
System Type: Z9100-ON Control Processor: Intel Rangeley with 3 Gbytes (3203289088 bytes) of memory, core(s) 4.
16G bytes of boot flash memory.
1 34-port TE/TF/FO/FI/HU G (Z9100-ON) 122 Ten GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)
8 Twenty Five GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

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Uninstalling the Dell EMC Networking operating system
To un-install the Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.11) from the Z9100-ON system, 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:
Press Esc to stop autoboot … 5 Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC Inc) Built by root at bsdlab on Mon_Oct_18_07:12:52_UTC_2021 Z9100 Boot Flash Label 3.23.2.13 NetBoot Label 3.23.2.13
2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+——————————————-+

|Dell EMC Networking OS

|

|Dell EMC-Boot Line Interface

|

|DIAG-OS

|

|ONIE

|

+——————————————-+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, ‘f’ to boot FTOS, ‘b’ to go to BLI, ‘o’ to boot ONIE, ‘d’ to boot DIAG-OS, ‘e’ to edit the commands before booting or ‘c’ for a command- line.

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:

GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1

+——————————————–+

| ONIE: Install OS

|

| ONIE: Rescue

|

|*ONIE: Uninstall OS

|

| ONIE: Update ONIE

|

| ONIE: Embed ONIE

|

| EDA-DIAG

|

+——————————————–+

Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, e’ to edit the commands before booting orc’ for a command- line.

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, as shown:
ONIE: OS Uninstall Mode … Version : 3.23.1.0-7 Build Date: 2021-10-18T16:00-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems… done. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot … Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 90:b1:1c:f4:23:56 Info: eth0: Checking link… up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0

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Starting: dropbear ssh daemon… done. Starting: telnetd… done. discover: Uninstall mode detected. Running uninstaller. Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda4 (32MB)
Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 4 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda5 (500MB)
Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 5 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda6 (500MB)
Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 6 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda7 (13085MB)
Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 7 from /dev/sda Installing for i386-pc platform. Installation finished. No error reported. Uninstall complete. Rebooting… discover: Uninstall mode detected. No discover stopped. Stopping: dropbear ssh daemon… done. Stopping: telnetd… done. Stopping: syslogd… done. Info: Unmounting kernel filesystems The system is going down NOW! Sent SIGTERM to all processes Sent SIGKILL to all processes Requesting system reboot sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache Restarting system. machine restart
BIOS (Dell EMC, Inc.) Boot Selector Z9100 3.23.0.0-9 32 port 100G / 2 port sfp+ mgmt
Booting Primary BIOS SMF Version 0x12: Last POR=0x11, Reset=0x55
POST Configuration CPU Signature 406D8 CPU FamilyID=6, Model=4D, SteppingId=8, Processor=0 Microcode Revision 125 Platform ID: 0x10041A57 PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x203808 Therm Status: 0x88440000 POST Control=0xEA010303, Status=0xE6009F00
BIOS initializations…
CPGC Memtest ………………………….. PASS
POST: RTC Battery OK at last cold boot RTC date Monday 10/18/2021 8:49:12
POST SPD test …………………………. PASS
POST Lower DRAM Memory test …. Perf cnt (curr,fixed): 0x1DA77F97A,0x3B4F007C8
POST Lower DRAM Memory test …………….. PASS POST Lower DRAM ECC check ………………. PASS
5. After the installation completes, the system displays the following ONIE prompt:
ONIE:/ #
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Installing a Third Party Operating System
Apart from the Dell EMC Networking OS, you can also install a supported third party operating system on the Z9100-ON system. For more information on installing a third party operating system, refer to the third party OS vendor’s website for OS installation instructions.
Support Resources
The following support resources are available for the Z9100ON system.
Documentation Resources
This document contains operational information specific to the Z9100ON system. For information about using the Z9100ON, see the following documents at http://www.dell.com/support: Installation Guide for the Z9100-ON System Getting Started Guide for the Z9100-ON System Dell EMC Open Networking (ON) Hardware Diagnostic Guide Dell EMC Networking Command Line Reference Guide for the Z9100-ON System Dell EMC Networking Configuration Guide for the Z9100-ON System For more information about hardware features and capabilities, see 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, see 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 Z9100ON system. For information about using the Z9100ON, refer to the documents at http://www.dell.com/support. For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell EMC 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 EMC
NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell EMC product catalog. Dell EMC 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 EMC for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: Go to www.dell.com/support.
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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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