Concept Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Networking Open Automation Guide 9.14.1.0 November 2018
- About this Guide
- Open Automation Framework
- Bare Metal Provisioning
- Introduction
- How it Works
- Prerequisites
- Industry 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 EMC Environment Variables
- Dell EMC Proprietary Utilities
- Dell EMC SmartScript Utilities
- SQLite
- NET SNMP Client
- Limits on System Usage
- Supported UNIX Utilities
- Creating a Username and Password for Smart Scripting
- Logging in to a NetBSD UNIX Shell
- Downloading Scripts to a Switch
- Network File System (NFS)
- 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 clear-all
- package install
- package uninstall
- script (run)
- script (stop/resume/clear/kill/unschedule)
- script event-handler
- script execute (EXEC mode)
- script execute
- script get
- script path
- script remove
- script trigger-event
- show packages
- show script
- start shell
- triggered-by
- switch script limit
- username (event handler)
- username
- SNMP MIBs
- 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
• Switch access through all ports (management and user ports) with or without the DHCP-based dynamic IP address conguration of a
switch.
• Booting up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in No Shutdown mode and basic protocols enabled to protect the system and
network.
• Access to the conguration le or a pre–conguration script using the DHCP oer.
• Download and execute scripts before congurations are applied, allowing pre–conguration checks on the switch.
IOA Supports BMP
BMP is enabled on the IOA switch. Following are the characteristics of BMP feature in IOA:
• The default reload-type maintains as normal reload-type.
• The management interface initiates the DHCP discover packets.
• IOA switch supports the DHCP image download and upgrade processes.
• The switch also supports the DHCP conguration or script le download procedure.
NOTE: In the IOA switch, the Management Interface is used because the physical interface does not support Internet Protocol
(IP) address congurations.
Congure BMP
BMP supports two types of Reload modes: BMP mode and Normal mode.
Reload Modes
This section describes the following Reload modes:
• BMP Mode
• Normal Mode
BMP mode is the default boot mode congured for a new system arriving from the Dell factory. This mode obtains the Dell EMC
Networking OS image and conguration le from a network source (DHCP and le servers).
To boot up the switch with the management port in No Shutdown mode, use Normal mode. If the management IP address is present in the
start-up conguration le, it is assigned. If the management IP address is not present in the start-up conguration le, no IP address is
assigned to the management interface.
• BMP mode (default) — the switch automatically congures all ports (management and user ports) as Layer 3 physical ports and acts
as a DHCP client on the ports for a user-congured time (DHCP timeout). Set BMP mode using the (conf-reload-type)#
boot-type bmp-reload
command.
• Normal mode — the switch loads the Dell EMC Networking OS image and startup conguration le stored in the local Flash. New
congurations require that you manually congure the Management IP and Management Interface. Set Normal mode using the
(conf-reload-type)# boot-type normal-reload command.
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Bare Metal Provisioning