Rev. A01 February 2021 Dell EMC System S4048T–ON 9.14(2.9P1) Release Notes This document contains information on open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC Networking OS software and the S4048T-ON platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Release Date: 2021-02-18 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History Supported Hardware Supported Software New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
Supported Hardware The following hardware is supported with this platform: Hardware Forty-eight fixed 10GBase-T ports supporting 1G/10G speeds Six fixed QSFP+ ports supporting either one port of 40G or four ports of 10G in breakout mode Two PSUs Four fan modules One MicroUSB serial console port One universal serial bus (USB Type-A) port for additional file storage Management Ethernet interface RS-232 Serial interface Dual core 1.
Supported Software The following software is supported with this platform: Software Minimum Release Requirement Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9) ONIE 3.27.1.10–0 NOTE: For information on non-Dell OS versions, see the Release Notes for the Hardware Platform S4048T–ON. New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.9) Features The following features are integrated into the Dell EMC Networking 9.14.
● While deploying the system in the normal-reload mode in BMP configuration, use the ip ssh server enable command at the beginning of the startup configuration if the write memory command is used at the end of the configuration. ● You can use non-Dell qualified cables, adapters, and optics in a S4048T-ON switch, but Dell EMC Networking does not guarantee their performance as the S4048T-ON does not support non-Dell qualified 40G transceivers.
Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax The following behavior and CLI changes are applicable to the S4048T–ON switch with Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9): None. Documentation Corrections This section describes the errors identified in the current release of the Dell EMC Networking OS. None. Deferred Issues Issues that appear in this section were reported in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.0) as open, but have since been deferred.
Category Description Severity S1 — Crash: A software crash occurs in the kernel or a running process that requires a restart of AFM, the router, switch, or process. S2 — Critical: An issue that renders the system or a major feature unusable, which can have a pervasive impact on the system or network, and for which there is no work-around acceptable to the customer.
PR# 170041 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: In certain scenarios, in a VLT environment, the switch may encounter an exception during VLT failover. Release Notes: In certain scenarios, in a VLT environment, the switch may encounter an exception during VLT failover. Workaround: None Fixed S4048T–ON 9.14(2.9) Software Issues NOTE: Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.14 releases.
Release Notes: The switch may encounter a software exception when running the show ipv6 ospf database router CLI command. Workaround: None Known Issues Known issues are reported using the following definitions. Category Description PR# Problem Report number that identifies the issue. Severity S1 — Crash: A software crash occurs in the kernel or a running process that requires a restart of AFM, the router, switch, or process.
1. Upgrade the BIOS or Boot-selector - using the upgrade boot bootselector-image stack-unit 1 booted command. 2. Upgrade the GRUB or Bootflash - using the upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit 1 booted command. 3. Upgrade the CPLD - using the upgrade fpga-image system cpld stack-unit 1 booted command. Upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector To upgrade the BIOS or Boot Selector from Dell EMC Networking OS, perform the following steps: 1. Upgrade the S4048T-ON Boot Selector image.
Temperature Voltage Serial Number Part Number Vendor Id Date Code Country Code Piece Part ID PPID Revision Service Tag Expr Svc Code Auto Reboot Burned In MAC No Of MACs : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 33C ok NA 0YVCK0 Rev A00 DL 12152020 CN CN-0YVCK0-28298-6BM-0080 A00 34P0Y42 681 424 632 2 enabled f4:8e:38:2b:3e:85 3 -- Power Supplies -Unit Bay Status Type FanStatus FanSpeed(rpm) --------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1 up AC up 14688 1 2 down UNKNOWN down 0 -- Fan Stat
Upgrade the CPLD The S4048T-ON system with Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.9) requires System CPLD revision 12 and Master CPLD revision 13. NOTE: If your CPLD revisions are higher than the ones shown here, DO NOT make any changes. If you have questions regarding the CPLD revision, contact technical support.
======================================================================== Card Device Name Current Version New Version -----------------------------------------------------------------------Unit1 S4048TON SYSTEM CPLD 12 12 Unit1 S4048TON MASTER CPLD 13 13 *********************************************************************** * Warning - Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should * * only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may * * cause a board RMA.
1. Reboot the system. During the reboot process, the system displays the following message prompting you to press the Esc key in order to stop the auto-boot process: Press Esc to stop autoboot ... 5 Grub 2.02~beta2 (Dell EMC) Built by root at ubuntu on Tue_Dec_15_06:23:40_UTC_2020 2. At this prompt message, press the Esc key. The following menu appears: Grub 2.
Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 00:a0:c9:00:00:36 Info: Using eth1 MAC address: 00:a0:c9:00:00:37 Info: eth0: Checking link... up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Info: eth1: Checking link... down. ONIE: eth1: link down. Skipping configuration. ONIE: Failed to configure eth1 interface Starting: dropbear ssh daemon... done. Starting: telnetd... done. discover: ONIE update mode detected. Running updater.
Upgrading the DIAG Package for the S4048T-ON System To upgrade the DIAG package, use one of the following two processes: ● Zero touch (dynamic): Copy the update ONIE installer for your system to the TFTP/HTTP server. Configure the DHCP options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/ Design-Spec-SW-Updating-ONIE. ● Manual: Copy the image onto the TFTP/HTTP servers and boot ONIE.
4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Install OS option. NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter. The ONIE Installer mode is enabled and the ONIE prompt appears, as shown: GRUB loading. ONIE: OS Install Mode ... Version : 3.27.1.0-3 Build Date: 2020-12-15T09:43-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems... done. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot ...
Preparing /dev/sda3 EDA-DIAG for rootfs install untaring into /tmp/tmp.jZpckM rootfs copy done Success: Support tarball created: /tmp/tmp.jZpckM/onie-support.tar.bz2 INSTALLER DONE... Removing /tmp/tmp.a5Kpax Rebooting... ONIE:/ # discover: installer mode detected. Stopping: discover...start-stop-daemon: warning: killing process 546: No such process done. Stopping: dropbear ssh daemon... done. Stopping: telnetd... done. Stopping: syslogd... done.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ |*ONIE: Install OS | | ONIE: Rescue | | ONIE: Uninstall OS | | ONIE: Update ONIE | | ONIE: Embed ONIE | | EDA-DIAG | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, `e' to edit the commands before booting or `c' for a command-line. 4.
Following is the installation and boot log of Dell EMC Networking OS: ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install tftp://10.16.127.143/ONIE-FTOS-SK-9.14.2.9.bin discover: Rescue mode detected. No discover stopped. GRUB loading. Welcome to GRUB! Built by root at ubuntu on Tue_Dec_15_07:05:39_UTC_2020 WARNING: skipping large memory map entry: 0x100000000/0x40000000/0x1 Copyright (c) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 The NetBSD Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
System image upgrade completed successfully. DellEMC#Dec 15 06:12:19: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-UPGRADE: Upgrade completed successfully 3.
8G bytes of boot flash memory. 1 48x10G, 6x40G TE/FO G (S4048T-ON) 48 Ten GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 6 Forty GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) Uninstalling Dell EMC Networking OS from the S4048T-ON To uninstall Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9) from the S4048T-ON device, perform the following steps: 1. Reboot the system. During the reboot process, the system displays the following message prompting you to press the Esc key in order to stop the auto-boot process: Version 2.17.1245.
Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 00:a0:c9:00:00:36 Info: Using eth1 MAC address: 00:a0:c9:00:00:37 Info: eth0: Checking link... up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failed ONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Info: eth1: Checking link... down. ONIE: eth1: link down. Skipping configuration. ONIE: Failed to configure eth1 interface Starting: dropbear ssh daemon... done. Starting: telnetd... done. discover: Uninstall mode detected. Running uninstaller.
● Dell EMC Networking Command Line Reference Guide for the S4048T-ON System ● Dell EMC Networking Configuration Guide for the S4048T-ON System For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell EMC Networking website at https:// www.dellemc.com/networking. For more information about the open network installation environment (ONIE)-compatible third-party operating system, refer to http://onie.org.
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