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Rev. A00

June 2021

Dell EMC System S4048–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 S4048-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 S4048-ON

• Upgrading the S4048-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using the Dell EMC Networking OS CLI

• Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the S4048-ON using ONIE

• Uninstalling Dell EMC Networking OS from the S4048-ON

• 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 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 (20 pages)

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Rev. A00 June 2021 Dell EMC System S4048–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 S4048-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: Table 2. Supported Hardware Hardware S4048-ON chassis Forty eight SFP+ ports (10 Gbps) Six QSFP+ ports (40 Gbps) Two AC/DC PSUs Three fan subsystems 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.
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c. Open management infrastructure (OMI) d. SNMP MIB Prerequisite steps to downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS from 9.14.2.0 or later to the earlier version: 1. Uninstall the 9.14.2.0 or later version of the OA package 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, refer the respective Dell EMC System Release Notes.
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● If you use the interface range command to select multiple interfaces that are added to the management VRF, the ipv6 nd command displays the following options but they do not take effect if you use them: ○ dns-server ○ hop-limit ○ managed-config-flag ○ max-ra-interval ○ mtu ○ other-config-flag ○ prefix ○ ra-guard ○ ra-lifetime ○ reachable-time ○ retrans-timer ○ suppress-ra ● When FRRP is enabled in a VLT domain, no flavor of Spanning tree should concurrently be enabled on the nodes of that specific VLT dom
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Category Description Work around Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might not be a permanent solution. Issues listed in the “Closed Caveats” section should not be present, and the work-around is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat. Deferred S4048–ON 9.14(2.0) Software Issues Issues that appear in this section were reported in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.
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Workaround: None PR# 170044 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch may restart if there is an exception in the confd process. Release Notes: In certain scenarios, the switch may restart if there is an exception in the confd process. Workaround: None PR# 170077 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: In certain scenarios, the switch may encounter an exception while copying an image from a USB drive to update the operating system.
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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. Workaround: None Known Issues Known issues are reported using the following definitions. Category Description PR# Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
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Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.10) requires S4048-ON Boot Selector image version 3.21.0.0-6 or higher. The booted option is used to upgrade the Boot Selector image to the image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS image. The Boot Selector image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS can be found using the show os-version command in EXEC Privilege mode.
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upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit [ | all] [booted | flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | usbflash:] DellEMC#upgrade boot bootflash-image stack-unit 1 booted Current Boot information in the system: ====================================================================== Card BootFlash Current Version New Version ---------------------------------------------------------------------Unit1 Boot Flash 3.21.2.3 3.21.2.
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Type Version boot selector 3.21.0.0-6 Control Processor passed Target checksum FPGA IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Card FPGA Name Version stack-unit 1 S4048-ON SYSTEM CPLD 15.2 stack-unit 1 S4048-ON MASTER CPLD 12 stack-unit 1 S4048-ON SLAVE CPLD 5 DellEMC# Upgrading the CPLD Image NOTE: The upgrade fpga-image stack-unit 1 booted command is hidden when using the FPGA Upgrade feature in the CLI.
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You can alternatively power cycle the switch using the power-cycle stack-unit <1-6> command as follows: DellEMC#power-cycle stack-unit 1 Proceed with power-cycle? Confirm [yes/no]:yes 3. The CPLD version can be verified using show revision command output: EXEC Privilege Mode show revision DellEMC#show revision -- Stack unit 1 -S4048-ON SYSTEM CPLD : 15.2 S4048-ON MASTER CPLD : 12 S4048-ON SLAVE CPLD : 5 DellEMC# NOTE: Do not power off the system while FPGA upgrade is in progress.
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machine restart 4. Upgrade the DIAG installer package. ONIE:/ # ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install tftp://10.16.127.143/diag-installer-x86_64-s4000_c2338r0.bin Stopping: discover... done. Info: Fetching tftp://10.16.127.143/diag-installer-x86_64-s4000_c2338-r0.bin ... INSTALLER-DND-SK-1.0 100% |*******************************| 27143k 0:00:00 ETA ONIE: Executing installer: tftp://10.16.127.143/diag-installer-x86_64-s4000_c2338r0.bin Verifying image checksum ... OK. Preparing image archive from /installer ... Done.
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Built by root at gbbdev-maa-01 on Tue_May_18_14:16:54_UTC_2021 S4000 Boot Flash Label 3.21.2.9 NetBoot Label 3.21.2.9 NOTE: For the latest diagnostics version, see the Dell EMC S4048–Open Networking (ON) System Release Notes. 5. Upgrade the BIOS image using the BIOS image and Flashrom utility included with the diagnostic package. ONIE:/ # tftp -g -r S4000-BIOS-x.x.x.x-16MB.bin 10.11.8.12S4000-BIOS-x.x.x.x.
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------------------------------------------------------------------stack-unit 1 FLASH BOOT 9.14(2.10)[boot] 9.14(2.9) stack-unit 2 is not present. stack-unit 3 is not present. stack-unit 4 is not present. stack-unit 5 is not present. stack-unit 6 is not present. Dell# 4. Change the Primary Boot Parameter of the S4048-ON to the upgraded partition A: or B: CONFIGURATION Mode boot system stack-unit 1 primary system: [A: | B: | tftp: | ftp:] 5.
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Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the S4048-ON using ONIE NOTE: The Dell EMC Networking OS installer package, ONIE-FTOS-SK-9.14.2.10.bin, is required for installing Dell EMC Networking OS on S4048-ON that has only ONIE. To install the Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.10) on to the new S4048-ON device, perform the following steps: 1. Boot the system to the ONIE prompt.The following ONIE prompt appears: ONIE:/ # 2.
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POST Configuration POST Configuration CPU Signature 406D8 CPU FamilyID=6, Model=4D, SteppingId=8, Processor=0 Microcode Revision 125 Platform ID: 0x10041838 PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x4000840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x203808 Therm Status: 0x8848000F POST Control=0xEA000303, Status=0xE6009700 BIOS initializations... CPGC Memtest for Channel 0 ..................
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Press or to enter setup. Grub 1.99~rc1 (Dell EMC) Built by root at ubuntu on Tue_May_18_14:16:54_UTC_2021 S4000 Boot Flash Label 3.21.2.9 NetBoot Label 3.21.2.9 Press Esc to stop autoboot ... 4 2. At this prompt message, press the ESC key. The following menu appears: +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Dell EMC Networking OS | Dell EMC-Boot Line Interface | DELL-DIAG | ONIE +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 3.
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Erasing internal mass storage device: /dev/sda7 (6578MB) Percent complete: 100% Erase complete. Deleting partition 7 from /dev/sda Installing for i386-pc platform. Installation finished. No error reported. Uninstall complete. Rebooting... umount: can't remount rootfs read-only The system is going down NOW! Sent SIGTERM to all processes Sent SIGKILL to all processes Requesting system reboot sd 4:0:0:0: [sda] Synchronizing SCSI cache Restarting system. machine restart BIOS (Dell EMC) Boot Selector S4000 3.21.
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Support Resources The following support resources are available for the S4048–ON system. Documentation Resources This document contains operational information specific to the S4048–ON system. For information about using the S4048–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.