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Rev. A00

June 2021

Dell EMC Networking S3100 Series Release

Notes, OS Version 9.14(2.10)

This document contains information about open and resolved issues, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC

Networking operating software (OS) and the S3100 Series platform.

Current Release Version: 9.14(2.10)

Release Date: 2021-06-30

Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1)

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• Requirements

• 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

• Upgrade Instructions

• 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

support website at: https://www.dell.com/support

Document Revision History

Table 1. Revision History

Date Description

2021–06 Initial release.

Requirements

The following requirements apply to the S3100 Series.

Hardware Requirements

The following table lists the Dell EMC S3100 Series hardware requirements:

Summary of content (16 pages)

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Rev. A00 June 2021 Dell EMC Networking S3100 Series Release Notes, OS Version 9.14(2.10) This document contains information about open and resolved issues, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC Networking operating software (OS) and the S3100 Series platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.10) Release Date: 2021-06-30 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History Requirements New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
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Table 2. System Hardware Requirements Platforms Hardware Requirements S3124 chassis ● Twenty-four Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 ports that support auto-negotiation for speed, flow control, and duplex. ● Two SFP 1G combo ports. ● Two SFP+ 10G ports. ● 20G expansion slot that supports an optional small form-factor pluggable plus (SFP+) or 10GBase-T module. ● Two fixed mini Serial Attached SCSI (mini-SAS) stacking ports HG[21] to connect up to twelve S3100 series switches.
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New Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) Features The following features are integrated into the Dell EMC Networking 9.14.2 branch through this release: None Restrictions ● Prerequisite steps to upgrade the Dell EMC 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 EMC Networking OS to 9.14.2.0 or later version 3. Install the following OA packages from the respective upgraded version: a. SmartScripts b.
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Documentation Corrections None. Deferred Issues Issues that appear in this section were reported in a previous version of Dell Networking OS version as open, but have since been deferred. Deferred issues are the issues that are found to be invalid, not reproducible, or not scheduled for resolution. Deferred issues are reported using the following definitions. Category Description PR# Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
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Category Description 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: Time zone configuration does not reflect in the running-config after reload. Workaround: None PR# 170087 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch may encounter an exception when excessive traffic is received on the management interface. Release Notes: In certain scenarios, the switch may encounter an exception when excessive traffic is received on the management interface.
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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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copy startup-config destination DellEMC# copy running-config ftp: Address or name of remote host []: 10.10.10.10 Destination file name [startup-config]: startup-config User name to login remote host: host Password to login remote host: xxxx ! 5179 bytes successfully copied DellEMC# 3. Upgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS on a S3100 series switch.
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Current system image information in the system: ======================================================= Type Boot Type A B ------------------------------------------------------stack-unit 1 FLASH BOOT 9.14(2.10) 9.14(2.9) [boot] stack-unit 2 FLASH BOOT 9.14(2.10) 9.14(2.9) [boot] stack-unit 3 FLASH BOOT 9.14(2.10) 9.14(2.9) [boot] stack-unit 4 is not present. stack-unit 5 is not present. stack-unit 6 is not present. stack-unit 7 is not present. stack-unit 8 is not present. stack-unit 9 is not present.
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1G bytes of boot flash memory. 1 52-port GE/TE (S3100) 1 28-port GE/TE (S3100) 1 28-port GE/TE (S3100) 96 GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) 8 Ten GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) DellEMC# 10. Check if all the stack units are online after reload.
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-- Stack Info -Unit UnitType Status ReqTyp CurTyp Version Ports -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Member online S3148 S3148 9.14(2.10) 54 2 Management online S3124P S3124P 9.14(2.10) 30 3 Standby online S3124F S3124F 9.14(2.10) 30 2. Reload the unit. EXEC Privilege mode reload 3. Verify the UBoot image.
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Upgrading the CPLD The S3100 series with the Dell EMC Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) requires System CPLD revision 24. NOTE: If your CPLD revisions are higher than the ones shown here, DO NOT make any changes.
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Card Device Name Current Version New Version -----------------------------------------------------------------------Unit1 S3124F SYSTEM CPLD 23 24 *********************************************************************** * Warning - Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should * * only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may * * cause a board RMA.
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Upgrade result : ================ Unit 3 System fpga upgrade in progress. It will take a few minutes for the upgrade to complete. Unit 3 will auto reboot once the the upgrade is complete. Please do NOT power off or reload the unit!!! DellEMC# Upgrading the PoE Controller Upgrade the PoE controller image on a stack unit of the S3100 series switch. 1. Upgrade the PoE controller image on a specified stack unit.
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Issues Incorrect behavior or unexpected caveats are listed in order of Problem Report (PR) number within the appropriate sections. Finding Documentation This document contains operational information specific to the S3100 Series. ● For information about using the S3100 Series, see the documents at http://www.dell.com/support. ● For more information about hardware features and capabilities, see the Dell EMC Networking website at https:// www.dellemc.com/networking.
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