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Install VSN

You install VSN as a separate Open Automation package, apart from the Dell Networking OS image and

the downloaded Smart Scripting package. When you install the VSN package, VSN is loaded into the Dell

Networking OS.

NOTE: VSN is only supported on standalone switches; it is not supported in stacked configurations.

You install the VSN package file in the same way as you install a Dell Networking OS release — directly

from local flash memory on a switch or from an external drive on a network server. Because the

installation takes time, it runs in the background. When the download completes, a message displays on

the console. The package installation updates the running-configuration file.

You must manually configure the interfaces used to connect to hypervisors. For information about how

to configure a VLAN or physical interface, refer to the Dell Networking OS Configuration Guide,

Interfaces chapter.

Installing VSN

To install the VSN package, follow these steps.

Smart Scripting is a prerequisite for using VSN. You must first install the Smart Scripting package before

you can run the VSN application (refer to Installing Smart Scripting).

1. On a PC or other network device, go to the Dell Networking web portal at https://

www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/Main/SupportMain.aspx. Click Login, enter your user ID and

password, and click the

2. On the Customer Support page, click the Software Center tab.

3. In the left-hand column, click Automation Software.

4. At the bottom of the Terms and Conditions page, click I agree.

5. On the Automation Software page, under Software, select the file for the switch from the following

list:

• VSNAGENT2.0.x.tar.gz file for S55 and S60

• VSNAGENT-P-9.8.0.0.tar.gz for S4810, S4820T, and S5000

• VSNAGENT-M-9.8.0.0.tar.gz for MXL switch

6. When the download completes, to install the VSN package in the internal flash memory, enter the

package install command from the Dell Networking OS CLI.

Install the VSN package in the running configuration of the switch from local flash memory or a

network server.

EXEC Privilege mode

package install {flash://filename | ftp://userid:password@host-ipaddress/

dir-path | tftp:// host-ipaddress/dir-path}

• flash://filename installs the VSN file stored in flash memory on the switch.

• ftp://userid:password@host-ipaddress/filepath logs in and installs VSN from a file

stored on an FTP server.

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