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Rev. A01

February 2021

Dell EMC Z9100–ON System Release Notes, OS

Version 9.14(2.9P1)

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

Networking operating software (OS) and the Z9100-Open Networking (ON) platform.

Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1)

Release Date: 2021-02-18

Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9)

Topics:

• Document Revision History

• Requirements

• New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.9) Features

• Restrictions

• Documentation Corrections

• Changes to the Default Behavior and CLI Syntax

• Deferred Issues

• Fixed Issues

• Known Issues

• Upgrading the sub-components

• Upgrading the ONIE Package for the Z9100-ON System

• Upgrading the DIAG Package for the Z9100-ON System

• Installing Dell EMC Networking OS on the Z9100-ON using ONIE

• Upgrading the Z9100-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using Dell EMC Networking OS CLI

• Uninstalling the Dell EMC Networking operating system

• 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.

NOTE:

You can subscribe to issue update reports or use the BugTrack search tool to read current information about

open and closed issues. To subscribe or use BugTrack, visit Dell EMC Support at: https://www.force10networks.com/

CSPortal20/BugTrack/SearchIssues.aspx.

For more information about hardware and software features, commands, and capabilities, see the Dell EMC 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.

Summary of content (30 pages)

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Rev. A01 February 2021 Dell EMC Z9100–ON System Release Notes, OS Version 9.14(2.9P1) This document contains information about open and resolved caveats, and operational information specific to the Dell EMC Networking operating software (OS) and the Z9100-Open Networking (ON) platform. Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Release Date: 2021-02-18 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.9) Topics: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Document Revision History Requirements New Dell Networking OS Version 9.14(2.
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Requirements The following requirements apply to the Z9100-ON system. Hardware Requirements The following lists the Dell EMC Z9100-ON system hardware requirements: ● 10/25/40/50/100 GbE switch ● Thirty two fixed quad form-factor pluggable (QSFP28) optical ports ● One each 10/100/100BaseT Ethernet management port, micro universal serial bus (MicroUSB-B) 2.
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b. Puppet 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 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.
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1. From the ONIE menu, use the ONIE uninstall option to uninstall Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9). 2. Use the ONIE install option to install the older version of Dell EMC Networking OS. ● The systems shipped with OS 9.11(2.3) and above might contain one of the following chipsets: ○ BCM56960_B1 chipset with part number 0HW2V or 353W9. ○ BCM56960_B0 chipset with part number GTG6M or 2CMPM. You can check the part number using the show inventory command.
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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. Category Description PR# Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
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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. Fixed Z9100-ON 9.14(2.9P1) Software Issues NOTE: Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9P1) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.
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Fixed Z9100-ON 9.14(2.9) Software Issues NOTE: Dell EMC 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 EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9): PR# 169845 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: The PSU serial number displays as NA in the show inventory command output for PSUs manufactured after January 2020.
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Workaround: None 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.
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To upgrade the Boot Selector image to the image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS image, use the booted option. You can find the Boot Selector image version packed with the loaded Dell EMC Networking OS using the show os-version command in EXEC Privilege mode.
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-- Fan Status -Unit Bay TrayStatus Fan1 Speed Fan2 Speed -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1 up up 8492 up 8936 1 2 up up 8511 up 8699 1 3 up up 8511 up 8757 1 4 up up 8604 up 8680 1 5 up up 8529 up 8816 Speed in RPM Upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash To upgrade the GRUB or Boot Flash from Dell EMC Networking OS, perform the following steps: 1. Upgrade the Z9100-ON Boot Flash image.
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Part Number Vendor Id Date Code Country Code Piece Part ID PPID Revision Service Tag Expr Svc Code Auto Reboot Burned In MAC No Of MACs : : : : : : : : : : : 11ABCD Rev X02 NA NA NA CN-11ABCD-12345-6AQ-0026 X02 20HRG02 438 339 859 4 enabled 00:12:32:12:42:11 3 -- Power Supplies -Unit Bay Status Type FanStatus FanSpeed InPwr AvgInPwr AvgInPwrStartTime ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 1 absent absent 0 0 0 N/A 1 2 up AC up 14752 61 54 12/15/2020-02:42 --
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Platform Z-Series:Z9100-ON Version 9.14(2.9) Size 63545883 ReleaseTime Dec 15 2020 03:51:10 TARGET IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Type Version Target checksum runtime 9.14(2.9) Control Processor passed BOOT IMAGE INFORMATION : --------------------------------------------------------------------Type Version Target checksum boot flash 3.23.2.
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Upgrade result : ================ Unit 1 FPGA upgrade successful Unit 1. Please power cycle to take effect. DellEMC# 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 OFF. NOTE: Do not switch on the system with PSU–REAR LED glowing AMBER.
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Warning - PSU and FANTRAYS Syslog messages may appear during SMF FPGA upgrade. Please ignore these messages !!! Upgrade image for stack-unit 1 [yes/no]: yes SMF MSS upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! Auto Reset will happen at the end of Upgrade!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Upgrade result : ================ UNIT1 SMF MSS upgrade successful UNIT1. will go for reboot to complete the upgrade.
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DellEMC# NOTE: Do not power off the system while the FPGA upgrade is in progress. For any queries, contact Technical Support. Upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSSFPGA NOTE: Before upgrading the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem SMF MSS-FPGA, you must first upgrade the SMF MSS-IAP. To upgrade the SmartFusion Microcontroller Subsystem — SMF MSS-FPGA, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the SMF MSS-FPGA image.
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Z9100-ON CPLD 4 : 4 Z9100-ON MSS FPGA : 2.2 Z9100-ON MSS IAP : 2.5 Z9100-ON OOB-FPGA : 1.0 DellEMC# NOTE: Do not power off the system while the FPGA upgrade is in progress. For any queries, contact Technical Support. Upgrade the OOB-FPGA To upgrade the OOB-FPGA, follow these steps: 1. Upgrade the OOB-FPGA image.
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Upgrading the ONIE Package for the Z9100-ON System To upgrade the ONIE package, use one of the following two processes: ● Zero touch (dynamic): Copy the updated ONIE installer for your system to the TFTP/HTTP server. Configure the DHCP options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/ Design-Spec-SW-Updating-ONIE ● Manual: Copy the image onto the TFTP/HTTP servers and boot ONIE.
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The ONIE update mode is enabled and the ONIE prompt appears, as shown: ONIE: ONIE Update Mode ... Version : 3.23.1.0-7 Build Date: 2020-12-15T14:41-0700 Info: Mounting kernel filesystems... done. Info: Mounting LABEL=ONIE-BOOT on /mnt/onie-boot ... Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 90:b1:1c:f4:23:56 Info: eth0: Checking link... up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 failedONIE: Using default IPv4 addr: eth0: 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0 Starting: dropbear ssh daemon... done.
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Restarting system. machine restart BIOS (Dell EMC, Inc.) Boot Selector Z9100 3.23.0.0-9 32 port 100G / 2 port sfp+ mgmt Booting Primary BIOS SMF Version 0x12: Last POR=0x11, Reset=0x55 POST Configuration CPU Signature 406D8 CPU FamilyID=6, Model=4D, SteppingId=8, Processor=0 Microcode Revision 125 Platform ID: 0x10041A57 PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x203808 Therm Status: 0x88440000 POST Control=0xEA010303, Status=0xE6009F00 BIOS initializations...
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3. From the menu, choose the ONIE option. NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter. The following menu appears: GNU GRUB version 1.99~rc1 +----------------------------------------------+ |*ONIE: Install OS | | ONIE: Rescue | | ONIE: Uninstall OS | | ONIE: Update ONIE | | ONIE: Embed ONIE | | | +----------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted.
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Enter the following command to upgrade DIAG on the Z9100–ON system: onie-nos-install ftp://ftp:ftp@/tftpboot/diag-installer-x86_64–z9100_c2538-r0.bin NOTE: You must copy the diag-installer-x86_64–z9100_c2538-r0.bin file to the /tftpboot folder in the server. The DIAG is updated on the system, as shown: ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install ftp://ftp:ftp@10.11.227.233/tftpboot/diag-installer-x86_64z9100_c2538-r0.bin discover: installer mode detected. Stopping: discover... done.
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|FTOS | |FTOS-Boot Line Interface | |DIAG-OS | |ONIE | | | +----------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, 'f' to boot FTOS, 'b' to go to BLI, 'o' to boot ONIE, 'd' to boot DIAG-OS, 'e' to edit the commands before booting or 'c' for a command-line. 3. From the menu, choose the ONIE option. NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter.
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The ONIE discovery stops, as shown: ONIE:/ # onie-discovery-stop discover: installer mode detected. Stopping: discover... done. ONIE:/ # 6. Configure an interface and assign an IP address to that interface using the following command: ONIE:/ # ifconfig eth0 10.16.129.131/16 7. Enter the following command to begin the installation process: ONIE:/ # onie-nos-install tftp:///ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.9.bin NOTE: You must copy the ONIE-FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.9.
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Upgrading the Z9100-ON Dell EMC Networking OS Image using 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 The ONIE installer, of OS versions 9.11(0.0P4), 9.11(0.1P1), 9.11(0.
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Source file name []: FTOS-Z9100-ON-9.14.2.9.bin 1d4h22m : Discarded 1 pkts. Expected block num : 51. Received block num: 50 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...................... ..........................! 61077156 bytes successfully copied System image upgrade completed successfully. DellEMC#Dec 15 07:19:46: %STKUNIT1-M:CP %DOWNLOAD-6-UPGRADE: Upgrade completed successfully DellEMC# DellEMC#upgrade system tftp: B: Address or name of remote host []: 10.16.127.
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show version DellEMC#show version Dell EMC Real Time Operating System Software Dell EMC Operating System Version: 2.0 Dell EMC Application Software Version: 9.14(2.9) Copyright (c) 1999-2020 by Dell EMC Inc. All Rights Reserved. Build Time: Tue Dec 15 13:12:15 2020 Build Path: /work/swbuild01_1/build02/E9-14-2/SW/SRC Dell EMC Networking OS uptime is 18 minute(s) System image file is "T2-FTOS-Z9100-ON.
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| ONIE: Embed ONIE | | EDA-DIAG | | | +--------------------------------------------+ Use the ^ and v keys to select which entry is highlighted. Press enter to boot the selected OS, `e' to edit the commands before booting or `c' for a command-line. 4. From this menu, choose the ONIE : Uninstall OSoption. NOTE: To choose an option from the menu, highlight one of the options using the up or down arrow key and press Enter. The uninstall process begins, as shown: ONIE: OS Uninstall Mode ... Version : 3.23.1.
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PMG_CST_CFG_CTL: 0x40006 BBL_CR_CTL3: 0x7E2801FF Misc EN: 0x840081 Gen PM Con1: 0x203808 Therm Status: 0x88440000 POST Control=0xEA010303, Status=0xE6009F00 BIOS initializations... CPGC Memtest ................................ PASS POST: RTC Battery OK at last cold boot RTC date Tuesday 12/15/2020 8:49:12 POST SPD test ............................... PASS POST Lower DRAM Memory test .... Perf cnt (curr,fixed): 0x1DA77F97A,0x3B4F007C8 POST Lower DRAM Memory test .................
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Finding Documentation This document contains operational information specific to the Z9100–ON system. ● For information about using the Z9100–ON, refer to the documents at http://www.dell.com/support. ● For more information about hardware features and capabilities, refer to the Dell EMC 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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