Reference Guide

After you download the OS10 Enterprise Edition image, unzip the .tar le by following these guidelines:

• Extract the OIS10 binary le from the .tar le using any le archiver/compressor software. For example, to unzip a .tar le on a Linux

server or from the ONIE prompt, enter:

tar -xf tar_filename

• On a Windows server, some Windows unzip applications insert extra carriage returns (CR) or line feeds (LF) when they extract the

contents of a .tar le. The additional CRs or LFs may corrupt the downloaded OS10 binary image. Turn o this option if you use a

Windows-based tool to untar an OS10 binary le.

• Generate a checksum for the downloaded OS10 binary image by running the md5sum command on the image le. Ensure that the

generated checksum matches the checksum extracted from the .tar le.

md5sum image_filename

After you unzip the OS10 Enterprise Edition and download the license, see Installation and Install license for complete installation and

license information.

RMA replacement

A replacement switch comes without an operation system or license installed. If you receive a replacement switch, you must assign the

STAG of the replacement switch to the SW entitlement in DDL and install the OS10 software and license.

Follow the steps for an ONIE switch without an OS installed to download OS10 Enterprise Edition and the license. See Installation and

Install OS10 license for complete installation and license information.

Installation

You can install OS10 using an industry-standard open network install environment (ONIE) software image with auto-discovery or using a

manual installation:

• Automatic (zero-touch) installation — ONIE discovers network information including the DHCP server, connects to an image server,

and downloads and installs an image automatically.

• Manual installation — Manually congure your network information if a DHCP server is not available, or if you install the OS10

software image using USB media.

For more information, see Installer Discovery Methods.

System setup

Verify that the system is connected correctly before installation:

• Connect a serial cable and terminal emulator to the console serial port — required serial port settings are 115200, 8 data bits, and no

parity.

• Connect the Management port to the network if you prefer downloading an image over a network. To locate the Console port and the

Management port, see the Getting Started Guide shipped with your device or the platform-specic Installation Guide at

www.dell.com/support.

Install OS10

If ONIE is installed on a device, navigate to the ONIE boot menu. An ONIE-enabled device boots up with pre-loaded diagnostics and ONIE

software.

+--------------------------------------------------------+

|*ONIE: Install OS |

| ONIE: Rescue |

| ONIE: Uninstall OS |

| ONIE: Update ONIE |

| ONIE: Embed ONIE |

| ONIE: Diag ONIE |

+--------------------------------------------------------+

• Install OS — Boots to the ONIE prompt and installs an OS10 image using the automatic discovery process. When ONIE installs a new

operating system (OS) image, the previously installed image and OS10 conguration are deleted.

Getting Started