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Bare Metal Provisioning 2.0 (BMP 2.0)

Bare Metal Provisioning 2.0 (BMP 2.0) is included as part of the FTOS image. It is supported on the

following platforms: and

Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) improves accessibility to the system by automatically loading pre-defined

configurations and boot images that are stored in file servers. BMP can be used on a single system or on

multiple systems.

For more information on using BMP and the different types of modes, see the

Open Automation Guide.

Bare Metal Provisioning eases configuration in the following key areas:

• A boot image and running configuration are obtained from a DHCP server.

• Switch access is allowed through all ports (management and user ports) with or without DHCP-based

dynamic IP address configuration of a switch.

• Booting up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in no shutdown mode and some basic protocols

enabled to protect the system and the network

BMP is enabled on a brand new, factory-loaded switch. For switches that do not have BMP already

enabled, use the following steps to enable the feature:

1. Configure an auto-configuration mode using the reload-type jumpstart command.

2. Reload the switch in the configured mode using the reload command.

Prerequisites

Before you use BMP 2.0 to auto-configure a supported Dell Force10 switch, you must first configure a

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Domain Name Server (DNS), and a file server in the

network. For more information, see DHCP Server, Domain Name Server, and File Server.

Note: If the network has VLT enabled on aggregator switches and you are

configuring the ToR to load using BMP, ensure the aggregator switches are

configured with the lacp ungroup member-independent vlt command if the DHCP

and file servers are reachable via the interface configured as part of VLT LAG.