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Rev. A00

June 2021

Dell System S6000 9.14(2.10) 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(2.10)

Release Date: 2021-06-30

Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1)

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) 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.

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

2021–06 Initial release.

New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.10) Features

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

None

Changes to Default Behavior and CLI Syntax

● If you are upgrading from an earlier OS9 version to 9.14.2.x, ensure you first upgrade to version 9.13.0.0 before upgrading to

the required version of 9.14.2.x to prevent any issues during the upgrade procedure.

Summary of content (15 pages)

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Rev. A00 June 2021 Dell System S6000 9.14(2.10) 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(2.10) Release Date: 2021-06-30 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
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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 9.14.2.0 or later to the earlier version: 1.
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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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NOTE: If you downgrade from Dell Networking OS version 9.14(2.10) to 9.0(2.0), remove any existing quad mode configuration from the following 40G ports: 4, 12, 20, 28, 100, 108, 116, and 124. To remove any quad mode configuration, use the no stack-unit port portmode quad command in CONFIGURATION mode and then save the configuration using the write memory command in EXEC PRIVILEGE mode. NOTE: Before upgrading the OS to version 9.14(2.10), uninstall the older version of the Open Automation package.
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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(2.10)[boot] 9.14(2.9) stack-unit 1 is not present. stack-unit 2 is not present. stack-unit 3 is not present. stack-unit 4 is not present. stack-unit 5 is not present. 5.
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bootselector image upgrade for stack-unit 0 completed successfully. 6. Change the Primary Boot Parameter of the S6000 to the upgraded partition A: or B: CONFIGURATION Mode boot system stack-unit [0–5 | all] primary system: [A: | B: | tftp: | ftp:] 7.
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Num Ports : 128 Up Time : 3 min, 24 sec Dell Networking OS Version : 9.14(2.10) Jumbo Capable : yes POE Capable : no FIPS Mode : disabled Boot Flash : 3.1.1.7 Boot Selector : 3.1.0.
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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(2.10) 62072761 May 18 2021 09:48:25 TARGET IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Type Version Target checksum runtime 9.14(2.
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Upgrade result : ================ Unit 0 FPGA upgrade successful Unit 0. Please power cycle to take effect. 2. Power cycle the system physically. Switch off the system by unplugging the power chords from the REAR PSUs and wait until the PSU FAN–REAR STATUS LED is completely OFF. NOTE: Do not switch on the system with PSU–REAR LED glowing AMBER. 3. Switch on the system and wait for the Dell prompt. The CPLD version can be verified using the show revision command.
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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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Synopsis: Time zone configuration does not reflect in the running-config after reload. Release Notes: Time zone configuration does not reflect in the running-config after reload. Workaround: None PR# 170098 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: Unable to change the root account password. Release Notes: Unable to change the root account password. Workaround: None PR# 170104 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: MIB walk displays the wrong size for the dot3adAggPortActorOperState object.
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Category Description 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. 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. KnownS6000 9.14(2.
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