Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Installation, Upgrade, and Downgrade Guide
- About this guide
- Installing SmartFabric OS10
- Preparing for an upgrade
- Supported upgrade paths—Full Switch mode deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC VxRail deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC PowerEdge MX deployments
- Upgrading other related hardware and software components
- Prerequisites for SmartFabric OS10 deployments
- Prerequisites for solution deployments
- Upgrading OS10 software
- Downgrading OS10 software
- Frequently asked questions
Active Build Date/Time: 2020-03-07T23:35:01Z
Standby Partition: A
Standby SW Version: 10.5.2.0
Standby SW Build Version: 10.5.2.0
Standby Build Date/Time: 2020-03-07T11:43:33+0000
Next-Boot: standby[A]
NOTE: Use the show boot detail command to check
9. Depending on the release that is presently running on your system:
● System is presently running an OS10 release earlier than 10.5.1.0 and you are installing 10.5.2.0 or later
Reload the new software image in EXEC mode.
OS10# reload
● System is presently running OS10 release 10.5.1.0 or later and you are installing 10.5.2.0 or later now
a. Change the next boot image to the standby image in EXEC mode.
OS10# boot system standby
Check whether the next boot has changed to the standby image in EXEC mode.
OS10# show boot detail
b. Reload the new software image in EXEC mode.
OS10# reload
NOTE: The OS10 switch boots with the image that you chose.
10. After the installation is complete, use the show version command to check if the latest version of the software is running
in the system.
The following example shows the 10.5.2.0 software installed and running:
OS10# show version
Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise
Copyright (c) 1999-2020 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OS Version: 10.5.2.0
Build Version: 10.5.2.0.228
Build Time: 2020-09-19T04:16:06+0000
System Type: S5232F-ON
Architecture: x86_64
Up Time: 01:28:47
OS10#
Restrictions for upgrading to OS10 release 10.5.1.0 or later
After you install the 10.5.1.x or later image and before you perform a reload, the following images are available in the switch:
● Image A: 10.5.0.0 (active)
● Image B: 10.5.1.0 or later (standby)
During this state, you must not install 10.5.0.x or an earlier release again in the switch. Release 10.5.1.x or later ONIE preparation
and setup is not reversible and the switch only boots using the 10.5.1.x or later image.
Upgrade OS10 on VLT nodes with minimal traffic loss
This section describes the steps to upgrade OS10 on VLT peer nodes with minimal traffic loss.
Summary of Upgrade Steps
1. Download the new OS10 image.
2. Install the image on VLT-Peer1 and VLT-Peer2 nodes.
3. Upgrade the secondary VLT node. The production traffic is not affected during this process because the primary VLT node
continues to forward traffic.
4. After the secondary VLT node upgrade is complete, upgrade the primary VLT node. During the primary VLT node upgrade,
the system reloads. During this reload, the secondary VLT node becomes the primary and continues to forward traffic.
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Upgrading OS10 software