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
5. Download the OS10 binary image for Release 10.5.0.0 from a local server using the image download server-
filepath/filename command in EXEC mode; for example:
OS10# image download sftp://admin:passwd@10.1.1.1/home/admin/images/OS10EE.bin
6. (Optional) View the current software download status in EXEC mode.
OS10# show image status
7. Install the OS10 standby image using the image install file-url command in EXEC mode, where filename is the
name of the image file that was downloaded with the image download command; for example:
OS10# image install image://OS10EE.bin
8. (Optional) View the status of the software installation in EXEC mode.
OS10# show image status
Image Upgrade State: idle
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File Transfer State: transfer-success
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State Detail: Completed: No error
Task Start: 2019-11-19T06:55:44Z
Task End: 2019-11-19T06:55:53Z
Transfer Progress: 100 %
Transfer Bytes: 469343880 bytes
File Size: 469343880 bytes
Transfer Rate: 67812 kbps
Installation State: install-failed
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State Detail: Failed: Downgrade image staged for clean install. Reload to
downgrade.
Task Start: 2019-11-19T06:55:53Z
Task End: 2019-11-19T06:56:01Z
NOTE:
● During this stage, the show boot detail command displays the details of the previous image that was installed.
The boot system active | standby command is not applicable during this state.
● If you install a new image using the image install command, the current staging image is replaced with the new
image that you have installed and you cannot downgrade to the previous version.
9. Reload the new software image in EXEC mode. This command performs a fresh installation of Release 10.5.0.0. Release
10.5.0.0 is installed as both the active and standby images.
OS10# reload
10. Use the show version command in EXEC mode to verify that the downloaded OS10 image is installed as the current
running version.
OS10# show version
Dell EMC Networking OS10 Enterprise
Copyright (c) 1999-2019 by Dell Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OS Version: 10.5.0.0
Build Version: 10.5.0.270
Build Time: 2019-07-29T23:35:01+0000
System Type: S4148F-ON
Architecture: x86_64
Up Time: 1 day 00:54:13
Downgrading OS10 software
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