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Rev. A01

February 2021

Dell System S6000 9.14(2.9P1) Release Notes

This document contains information on open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell Networking

OS software and the S6000 platform.

Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1)

Release Date: 2021-02-18

Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9)

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.9) Features

• Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax

• Restrictions

• Supported Hardware

• S6000 Upgrade Procedures: Overview

• VLT Upgrade Procedure

• Documentation Corrections

• Deferred Issues

• Fixed Issues

• Known Issues

• Support Resources

NOTE:

This document may contain language that is not consistent with current guidelines of Dell Technologies. There are

plans to update this document over subsequent releases to revise the language accordingly.

Incorrect behavior or unexpected caveats are listed as the Problem Report (PR) numbers within the appropriate sections.

NOTE:

Customers can subscribe to caveat update reports or use the BugTrack search tool to read current

information about open and closed software caveats. To subscribe or use BugTrack, visit iSupport at: https://

www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/BugTrack/SearchIssues.aspx. All Release Notes are available on the Software

Center tab of iSupport. The link to the relevant Release Notes for each software version is next to the link for that

version: https://www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/Software/Downloads.aspx.

For more information on hardware and software features, commands, and capabilities, refer to the Dell Networking website at:

https://www.dellemc.com/networking.

Document Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Date Description

2021-02 9.14.2.9P1 - Added Fixed Issues for the release.

2020–12 Initial release.

New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.9) Features

The following features are integrated into the Dell Networking 9.14.2 branch through this release:

None

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Rev. A01 February 2021 Dell System S6000 9.14(2.9P1) Release Notes This document contains information on open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell Networking OS software and the S6000 platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Release Date: 2021-02-18 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
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Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax None. Restrictions ● Prerequisite steps to upgrade the Dell Networking OS from earlier version to 9.14.2.0 or later: 1. Uninstall the older version of the Open Automation (OA) package 2. Upgrade the Dell Networking OS to 9.14.2.0 or later version 3. Install the following OA packages from the respective upgraded version: a. SmartScripts b. Puppet c. Open management infrastructure (OMI) d. SNMP MIB Prerequisite steps to downgrade the Dell Networking OS from 9.14.2.
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Hardware 2 AC/DC PSUs 3 fan subsystems USB Error Messages NOTE: If all the three fan trays are found to be empty or faulty, the system will shut down after one minute. NOTE: The rear rack mounting bracket (SA-01-RMB-8) will fit only into racks with depths in the following ranges: ● 22.98 in. to 24.65 in. ● 27.86 in. to 30.34 in. The following informational error message appear when a USB thumb drive is inserted or removed from the system. No action needs to be taken when these messages appear.
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Upgrading the S6000 Dell Networking OS Image and Boot Code The S6000 system is pre-loaded with default Dell Networking OS software. NOTE: If you downgrade from Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.9) to version 9.6(0.0) or any version prior to 9.6(0.0), any existing quad mode configuration on the following ports is removed: 4, 12, 20, 28, 100, 108, 116, and 124 NOTE: If you downgrade from Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.9) to 9.0(2.
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Image upgraded to all Dell# 4. Verify the Dell Networking OS has been upgraded correctly in the upgraded flash partition. EXEC Privilege Mode show boot system stack-unit [0–5 | all] Dell#show boot system stack-unit all Current system image information in the system: =========================================================== Type Boot Type A B ----------------------------------------------------------stack-unit 0 FLASH BOOT 9.14(2.9)[boot] 9.14(2.8) stack-unit 1 is not present. stack-unit 2 is not present.
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* Warning - Upgrading boot selectors is inherently risky and should * * only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may * * cause a board RMA.
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Unit Type : Management Unit Status : online Next Boot : online Required Type : S6000 - 32-port TE/FG (SI) Current Type : S6000 - 32-port TE/FG (SI) Master priority : 0 Hardware Rev : 4.0 Num Ports : 128 Up Time : 3 min, 24 sec Dell Networking OS Version : 9.14(2.9) Jumbo Capable : yes POE Capable : no FIPS Mode : disabled Boot Flash : 3.1.1.7 Boot Selector : 3.1.0.
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S6000 MASTER CPLD : 12 S6000 SLAVE CPLD : 10 Use the following command to view CPLD version that is associated with the Dell Networking OS image: Dell#show os-version RELEASE IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Platform Version Size ReleaseTime S-Series:SI 9.14(2.9) 62072761 Dec 15 2020 09:48:25 TARGET IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Type Version Target checksum runtime 9.14(2.
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FPGA upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Upgrade result : ================ Unit 0 FPGA upgrade successful Unit 0. Please power cycle to take effect. 2. Power cycle the system physically.
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Documentation Corrections This section describes the errors identified in the current release of the Dell Networking OS. None. Deferred Issues Issues that appear in this section were reported in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.0) as open, but have since been deferred. Deferred caveats are those that are found to be invalid, not reproducible, or not scheduled for resolution. Deferred issues are reported using the following definitions.
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Category Description S4 — Minor: A cosmetic issue or an issue in a minor feature with little or no network impact for which there might be a work-around. Synopsis Synopsis is the title or short description of the issue. Release Notes Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue. Work around Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might not be a permanent solution.
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Release Notes: In certain scenarios, in a VLT environment, the switch may encounter an exception during VLT failover. Workaround: None Fixed S6000 9.14(2.9) Software Issues NOTE: Dell Networking OS 9.14(2.9) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.14 releases. Refer to the respective release notes documentation for the list of caveats fixed in the earlier 9.14 releases. The following caveats are fixed in Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.
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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. 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.
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● Dell Networking Command Line Reference Guide for the S6000 System ● Dell Networking Configuration Guide for the S6000 System For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell 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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