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Bare Metal Provisioning CLI

Overview

Bare Metal Provisioning CLI is supported on the S4810, S4820T, S6000, Z9000 and

MXL switch platforms.

In a data center network, Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) automates the

configuration and updating the switches, ensuring standard configurations across the

installed devices.

To set up a single switch or a stack of switches with minimal effort, use the

auto-configuration function.

BMP eases configuration in the following key areas:

• On S4810, S4820T, S6000, Z9000, and MXL Switch platforms running BMP:

• Boot images and configuration files are specified in a dynamic host

configuration protocol (DHCP) server.

• Supports pre-configuration and post-configuration scripts to automatically

load predefined configurations and Dell Networking OS images using DHCP

and common file transfer mechanisms.

• Switch access is allowed through all ports (management and user ports) with

or without DHCP-based dynamic IP address configuration of a switch.

• Configuration files are automatically downloaded from a file server and

applied to the switch or stack.

• Boots up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in No Shutdown mode and

some basic protocols are enabled to protect the system and the network.