Owner's Manual

22 | Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) - Config
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BMP Mode: Boot and Set-UP Behavior
When a switch that is configured to reload in BMP mode, one of the following
scenarios may occur.
• Reload Without a DHCP Server Offer
• Reload with a DHCP Server Offer Without a Dell Networking OS Offer
• Reload with a DHCP Server Offer and no Configuration File
• Reload with a DHCP Server Offer Without a DNS Server
• Preconfiguration Scripts
• Post Configuration Scripts
• Auto-Execution Scripts
Reload Without a DHCP Server Offer
A switch configured to reload in BMP mode. If the DHCP server cannot be reached,
the system keeps on sending DISCOVER messages.
00:03:56: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Ma 0/0.
00:03:56: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/21.
00:03:55: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/8.
00:03:41: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Ma 0/0.
00:03:40: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/21.
00:03:40: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/8.
00:03:25: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Ma 0/0.
00:03:25: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/21.
00:03:25: %STKUNIT0-M:CP %BMP-5-BMP_DISCOVER: DHCP DISCOVER
sent on Te 0/8.
Reload with a DHCP Server Offer Without a Dell Networking
OS Offer
Switches configured to reload in BMP mode that reach a DHCP server but do not
locate a downloadable Dell Networking OS image file on the server will attempt to
download the configuration file.