Users Guide

To download OS10 Enterprise Edition and the license, follow the steps for an ONIE switch without an OS installed; see Download
OS10 image, Installation using ONIE, and Install OS10 license.
Uninstall existing OS
CAUTION: To install OS10 on a switch running OS9 or another third-party OS, you must first uninstall the
existing OS. The Uninstall option deletes the switch configuration and all disk partitions.
To uninstall OS9 or a third-party OS on a Dell EMC ONIE switch, boot up the switch and watch for the ONIE boot menu to
display. Immediately use the Arrow keys to scroll the asterisk and select the ONIE: Uninstall OS option to avoid the switch
booting to ONIE: Install OS by default.
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| ONIE: Install OS |
| ONIE: Rescue |
|*ONIE: Uninstall OS |
| ONIE: Update ONIE |
| ONIE: Embed ONIE |
| ONIE: Diag ONIE |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
After the ONIE uninstall process completes, the switch boots to ONIE: Install OS mode.
Download OS10 image
If you purchase the OS10 Enterprise Edition image with an after point-of-sale order, your OS10 purchase allows you to download
software images posted within the first 90 days of ownership. After the order is complete, you receive an email notification with
a software entitlement ID, order number, and link to the DDL.
To extend the software-entitled download period, you must have a Dell EMC ProSupport or ProSupport Plus contract on your
hardware. Bind the software entitlement to the switch service tag to be the same time as the support contract:
NOTE:
MX-Series Ethernet I/O modules support OS10 in the 10.5.0.1 and later releases. The OS10 image is packaged as a
Dell Upgrade Package (DUP) and can be downloaded from www.dell.com/support/. For information on how to download
the DUP files to upgrade OS10 on an MX9116n and MX5108n switch, see the Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Release Notes—
Release 10.5.0.
1. Sign into DDL using your account credentials.
2. Locate your entitlement ID and order number that is sent by email, and then select the product name.
3. On the Product page, the Assigned To field on the Product tab is blank. Click Key Available for Download.
4. Enter the device service tag you purchased the OS10 Enterprise Edition for in the Bind to and Re-enter ID fields. This
step binds the software entitlement to the service tag of the switch.
5. Select how to receive the license key: by email or downloaded to your local device.
6. Click Submit to download the License.zip file.
7. Select the Available Downloads tab.
8. Select the OS10 Enterprise Edition release to download, and then click Download.
9. Read the Dell End User License Agreement. Scroll to the end of the agreement, and then click Yes, I agree.
10. Select how to download the software files, and then click Download Now.
11. After you download the OS10 Enterprise Edition image, unpack the .tar file and store the OS10 binary image on a local server.
To unpack the .tar file, follow these guidelines:
● Extract the OS10 binary file from the .tar file. For example, to unpack a .tar file on a Linux server or from the ONIE
prompt, enter:
tar -xf tar_filename
● Generate a checksum for the downloaded OS10 binary image by running the md5sum command on the image file. Ensure
that the generated checksum matches the checksum in the image MD5 file that is extracted from the .tar file.
md5sum image_filename
12. Follow the procedures in Installation using ONIE and Install OS10 license to install an OS10 Enterprise Edition image and
license.
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