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Rev. A00

June 2021

Dell EMC System S3048–ON 9.14(2.10)

Release Notes

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

Networking OS software and the S3048-ON platform.

Current Release Version: 9.14(2.10)

Release Date: 2021-06-30

Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1)

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• Supported Hardware

• Supported Software

• New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) Features

• Restrictions

• Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax

• Documentation Corrections

• Deferred Issues

• Fixed Issues

• Known Issues

• Upgrading the sub-components

• Upgrading ONIE on the S3048-ON

• Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the S3048-ON using ONIE

• Upgrading the S3048-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using the Dell EMC Networking OS CLI

• Uninstalling Dell EMC Networking OS on the S3048-ON

• Installing a Third Party Operating System

• 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.

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

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

Document Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Date Description

2021–06 Initial release.

Summary of content (19 pages)

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Rev. A00 June 2021 Dell EMC System S3048–ON 9.14(2.10) Release Notes This document contains information on open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC Networking OS software and the S3048-ON platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.10) Release Date: 2021-06-30 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History Supported Hardware Supported Software New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
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Supported Hardware The following hardware is supported with this platform: Hardware S3048-ON chassis Forty-eight 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 Ports Four SFP+ optical ports (10 Gbps) Management Port USB 2.0 Port Serial Console Port Two AC PSUs Three fan subsytems NOTE: If all the three fan trays are found to be empty or faulty, the system shuts down after one minute. Supported Software The following software is supported with this platform: Software Minimum Release Requirement Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.
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Prerequisite steps to downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS from 9.14.2.0 or later to the earlier version: 1. Uninstall the OA package of 9.14.2.0 or later version 2. Downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS to an earlier version 3. Install the respective OA package from an earlier version For more information about installing, uninstalling and upgrading the Dell EMC Networking OS and OA package, see the respective Dell EMC System Release Notes. ● If you downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS version from 9.14.2.
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Category Description 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. S3 — Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively effects the network for which there exists a work-around that is acceptable to the customer.
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PR# 170039 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: The hop limit of neighbor advertisement packets for virtual IPv6 addresses decrease when the packets are incorrectly hashed in VLT. Release Notes: The hop limit of neighbor advertisement packets for virtual IPv6 addresses decrease when the packets are incorrectly hashed in VLT. Workaround: None PR# 170044 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch may restart if there is an exception in the confd process.
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Synopsis: MIB walk displays the wrong size for the dot3adAggPortActorOperState object. Release Notes: MIB walk displays the wrong size for the dot3adAggPortActorOperState object. Workaround: None PR# 170115 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: The switch may encounter an exception when an incorrect length field is specified in a TACACS packet. Release Notes: The switch may encounter an exception when an incorrect length field is specified in a TACACS packet.
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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 S3048-ON Boot Selector image.
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Boot Flash Boot Selector : 3.24.2.9 : 3.24.0.
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Upgrade the CPLD The S3048-ON system with Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) requires System CPLD revision 10 and Module CPLD revision 9. 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..
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upgrade fpga-image stack-unit booted DellEMC#upgrade fpga-image stack-unit 1 booted Current information for the system: ======================================================================== Card Device Name Current Version New Version -----------------------------------------------------------------------Unit1 S3048-ON SYSTEM CPLD 9 10 Unit1 S3048-ON MODULE CPLD 7 9 *********************************************************************** * Warning - Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should * * o
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S3048-ON image>>>> onie-updater-x86_64-s3000_c2338-r0 2. Manual: Copy the image onto the TFTP/HTTP servers and boot ONIE. Update the ONIE using the onie-self-update command, then download and run an ONIE updater image. The supported URL types are: HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and FILE. S3048-ON image>>>> onie-updater-x86_64-s3000_c2338-r0 3. UPGRADING ONIE ON AN EXISTING S3048–ON SYSTEM. The following example uses HTTP to upgrade ONIE. ONIE:/ # onie-self-update tftp://10.16.127.
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machine restart BIOS (Dell EMC Inc) Boot Selector S3000 3.24.0.0-11 (48-port 1G/4-port SFP+ 10G) CPLD JTAG to normal mode... Resetting... done. Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the S3048-ON using ONIE NOTE: The Dell EMC Networking OS installer package, ONIE-FTOS-SG-ON-9.14.2.10.bin, is required for installing Dell EMC Networking OS on S3048-ON that has only ONIE. To install the Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.10) on to the new S3048-ON device, perform the following steps: 1.
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Restarting system. machine restart BIOS (Dell EMC) Boot Selector S3000 3.24.0.0-11 (48-port 1G/4-port SFP+ 10G) CPLD JTAG to normal mode... Resetting... done. POST Configuration CPU Signature 406D8 CPU FamilyID=6, Model=4D, SteppingId=8, Processor=0 Microcode Revision 125 Platform ID: 0x1004183D PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x4000840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x1008 Therm Status: 0x88490000 POST Control=0xEA010303, Status=0xE6009601 BIOS initializations... CPLD JTAG to normal mode...
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Press Esc to stop autoboot ... 0 5. After the installation completes, the system displays the following DELL EMC prompt: DellEMC# Upgrading the S3048-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using the Dell EMC Networking OS CLI Bare Metal Provisioning NOTE: If you are using Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP), see the Bare Metal Provisioning topic in the Dell EMC Networking OS Configuration Guide or the Open Automation Guide. Manual Upgrade Procedure Follow these steps carefully to upgrade your S3048-ON systems: 1.
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stack-unit stack-unit stack-unit stack-unit stack-unit stack-unit DellEMC# DellEMC# 1 2 3 4 5 6 DOWNLOAD BOOT is not present. is not present. is not present. is not present. is not present. 9.14(2.10)[boot] 9.14(2.9) 4. Change the Primary Boot Parameter of the S3048-ON to the upgraded partition A: or B: CONFIGURATION boot system stack-unit 1 primary system: [A: | B: | tftp: | ftp:] 5. Save the configuration so that the configuration will be retained after a reload using write memory command.
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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 2.16.1242. Copyright (C) 2021 American Megatrends, Inc. BIOS Date: 05/18/2021 01:14:04 15:25:58 Ver: 0ACBZ018 Press DEL or F2 to enter setup. Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC) Built by root at ubuntu on Tue_May_18_14:42:47_UTC_2021 S3000ON Boot Flash Label 3.24.2.9 NetBoot Label 3.24.2.9 Press Esc to stop autoboot ... 5 2.
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Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 4 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda5 (300MB) Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 5 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda6 (300MB) Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 6 from /dev/sda Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda7 (6578MB) Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 7 from /dev/sda Installing for i386-pc platform.
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Support Resources The following support resources are available for the S3048–ON system. Documentation Resources This document contains operational information specific to the S3048–ON system. For information about using the S3048–ON, refer to the following documents at http://www.dell.
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Notes, cautions, and warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your product. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2021 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries.