Service Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell Networking Open Automation Guide December 2015
- About this Guide
- Open Automation Framework
- Bare Metal Provisioning
- Introduction
- How it Works
- Prerequisites
- Industrial Standard Upgrades with BMP
- BMP Process Overview
- BMP Operations
- Configure BMP
- BMP Commands and Examples
- System Boot and Set-Up Behavior in BMP Mode
- BMP Mode: Boot and Set-UP Behavior
- DHCP Offer Vendor-Specific Option for BMP
- DHCP Offer Relay Option 82
- Software Upgrade Using BMP
- Apply Configurations Using BMP Scripts
- Using the Post-Configuration Script
- Using Auto-Execution Script (Normal Mode Only)
- Timers in Pre–configuration and Post–configuration Scripts
- Script Examples
- BMP Operations on Servers Overview
- File Server Settings
- Domain Name Server Settings
- BMP MIB Support
- Bare Metal Provisioning CLI
- Open Management Infrastructure
- Puppet
- Smart Scripting
- Overview
- Download the Smart Scripting Package
- Dell Proprietary Utilities
- Dell SmartScript Utilities
- SQLite
- NET SNMP Client
- Limits on System Usage
- Supported UNIX Utilities
- Creating a User Name and Password for Smart Scripting
- Logging in to a NetBSD UNIX Shell
- Downloading Scripts to a Switch
- Setting a Search Path for Scripts
- Scheduling and Executing Scripts
- Running a Script from the UNIX Shell
- Running Scripts with User Privileges
- Smart Scripting CLI
- disable
- execute
- mount nfs
- package install
- package uninstall
- script (run)
- script (stop/resume/clear/kill/unschedule)
- script event-handler
- script execute (EXEC mode)
- script execute (CONFIGURATION mode)
- script get
- script path
- script remove
- script trigger-event
- show packages
- show script
- start shell
- triggered-by
- switch script limit
- username (event handler)
- username
- Virtual Server Networking
- Virtual Server Networking CLI
- REST API
- HTTP and HTTPS
- XML
- Important Points to Remember
- REST Authentication
- Request Query Parameters
- Sample BGP Configurations
- HTTP Status Error Codes
- REST API — Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Structure
- Configurations
- Operational
- Operational Data for IPv6
- Management Information Base (MIB)
- IETF Interface Operations
- REST API Framework to Execute the CLIs
- Samples of the config-command
- Samples of the EXEC command
- Samples of the show-command
- REST API CLI
- Web Server with HTTP Support
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Bare Metal Provisioning
Bare metal provisioning (BMP) is included as part of the Dell Networking OS image and is supported on
the S4810, S4820T, S3048–ON, Z9100–ON, S4048–ON, S5000, S6000, S6000-ON, Z9500, IOA, and
MXL platforms.
Introduction
BMP improves operational efficiency to your system by automatically loading pre-defined configurations
and Dell Networking OS images using standard protocols such as dynamic host configuration protocol
(DHCP) and common file transfer mechanisms.
Bare metal provisioning:
• Reduces the time to install and configure the network device.
• Helps eliminate configuration errors and ensure consistent configurations.
• Functions on a single system or on multiple systems.
• Includes simple network management protocol (SNMP) support.
• Includes support for pre- and post-configuration scripts.
How it Works
With BMP, the system retrieves a configuration file or a preconfiguration script indicated in the DHCP
offer.
Using the preconfiguration script, you can:
• Verify the integrity of the boot image the DHCP offer downloads.
• Decide what type of configurations you want to apply based on your network reachability, port status,
and neighbor discovery.
• Monitor your CPU, memory utilization, port traffic status, or perform link and topology checks with
the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP).
• Retrieve and apply the configuration from a central repository.
If you disable BMP, Normal mode provides Autoexec support. Using the Autoexec feature, you can apply
script-based configurations at system start-up.
Prerequisites
Before you use BMP to auto-configure your Dell Networking switch, configure the following:
• External DHCP server (required) — a network device offering configuration parameters.
• File server (required) — a network device for storing and servicing files.
• Domain name server (DNS) (optional) — a server that associates domain names in the network with IP
addresses.
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