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Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) - Config | 19
Normal Mode
When reloaded in Normal mode, the switch boots up with the management port in No
Shutdown mode.
If the management IP address is present in the start-up configuration file, it is
assigned. If the management IP address is not present in the start-up configuration
file, no IP address is assigned to the management interface. You can connect to the
management port with an IP address on the same network and log in to the system
through a telnet or SSH session.
To configure a switch to reload using Normal mode, use the following step:
• The switch reloads in Normal mode using the Dell Networking OS image and
startup configuration file stored in the local Flash.
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION mode
reload-type normal-reload
DHCP Configuration
Normal mode does not require a separate DHCP server configuration.
Dell Networking OS Image Retrieval
The Dell Networking OS image is loaded from the local Flash.
BMP Commands and Examples
You can configure BMP on supported switches using a series of commands. To
enable BMP mode on switches, and to apply configuration or run scripts using BMP
commands, refer the Bare Metal Provisioning CLI section.
System Boot and Set-Up Behavior in BMP Mode
The following steps describe the system boot up process:
1. The system begins the boot up process in BMP mode (the default mode).
2. The system sends DHCP discover on all the interface up ports.
00:02:14: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Ma 0/0.