Release Notes

Restore to Manufacture DIAG OS

Manufacture DIAG OS recovery for the VEP1405 series of systems.

Burn DIAG OS ISO image to a bootable USB

NOTE: Dell Technologies recommends you use Rufus to create the bootable USB drive. To download the latest version of

Rufus, see https://rufus.ie/.

1. Mount the USB flash drive to a Linux computer or VEP1405 with DIAG OS.

2. Log in to the Linux OS.

3. Download the DIAG OS ISO image to the Linux computer using FTP, SCP, or a similar protocol.

4. Use the following Linux command to create a bootable DIAG OS installation USB flash drive:

#dd if=diagos-recovery-x86_64-dellemc_vep1400_c3538-r0.3.43.3.81-19.iso of=/dev/sd<x>

bs=1M

NOTE: When using the /dev/sd<x> command, <x> represents the device location where the USB is plugged in to the

system. For example, the location information could be sda, sdb, or sdc.

NOTE: To view the devices, you can use the sdlsblk or df commands.

Configure BIOS to install DIAG OS from USB

1. Select the Save & Exit menu tab.

2. Using the arrow keys, navigate to the Boot Override section and highlight UEFI:

Figure 13. Save & Exit tab

3. Press Enter to select the correct UEFI device. The installation begins after the system reboots.

Booting `VEP1400 DiagOS Install'

Platform : x86_64-dellemc_vep1400_c3538-r0

Version : 3.43.3.81-19

Build Date: 2020-07-21T01:30-0700

AF,

DXE_EXIT_BOOT_SERVICES(03101019)

B B Info: Mounting kernel filesystems... done.

starting to install vep1400 DiagOS

discover: Rescue mode detected. No discover stopped.

[ 15.136240] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page found

[ 15.141703] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache: write through

ONIE: Executing installer: /diag-installer-x86_64-dellemc_vep1400_c3538-

r0-3.43.3.81-19-2020-07-21.bin

Ignoring Verifying image checksum ... OK.

cur_dir / archive_path /var/tmp/installer tmp_dir /tmp/tmp.Wbh82E

Preparing image archive ...sed -e '1,/^exit_marker$/d' /var/tmp/installer | tar xf -

OK.

Diag-OS Installer: platform: x86_64-dellemc_vep1400_c3538-r0