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Dell PowerSwitch S4048T-ON Release Notes

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Rev. A03
March 2022
Dell PowerSwitch S4048T-ON ONIE Firmware
Updater Release Notes
This document describes firmware updater information for the S4048T–Open Networking (ON) switch.
Current Release Version: A03
Release Date: 2022-03
Document revision history
Table 1. Revision history
Revision
Date
A03
2022-03
A02
2020-10
A01
2019- 03
A00
2018–10
For more information
For information about using the S4048T–ON, see the following documents at www.dell.com/support:
● Dell Installation Guide for the S4048T–ON System
● Dell Getting Started Guide for the S4048T–ON System
● Open Networking Hardware Diagnostic Guide for the S4048T–ON System
● Dell Command Line Reference Guide for the S4048T–ON System
● Dell Configuration Guide for the S4048T–ON System
For more information about the open network installation environment (ONIE)-compatible third-party operating system, see
onie.org.
Requirements
The following requirements apply to the S4048T–ON switch:
The following table lists the minimum release requirements for the switch:
Firmware
BIOS
CPLD
NOTE:
Before deploying your switch, Dell Technologies recommends that you check and install the latest firmware or
software images available for upgrade. This upgrade ensures that you get access to the most complete feature set.
Description
Updated to the new Release Notes template. Updated the For more information, New
and changed features, Requirements, and Contacting Dell sections.
Updated the Important information, Firmware requirements, IP address assignment in
ONIE,ONIE-based firmware update process, Firmware update invoked manually from
ONIE, Firmware update staging from NOS, Document resources, and Contacting Dell
sections. Removed the Firmware update staging section.
Updated the Important information section.
Initial release
Minimum Release Requirement
v3.27.0.0-5
v12, 13
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  • Page 1 BIOS v3.27.0.0-5 CPLD v12, 13 NOTE: Before deploying your switch, Dell Technologies recommends that you check and install the latest firmware or software images available for upgrade. This upgrade ensures that you get access to the most complete feature set.

  • Page 2: New And Changed Features

    The following table lists the latest release versions for the switch: Firmware Latest Release Version BIOS v3.27.0.0-7 CPLD v12, v13 New and changed features The S4048T–ON offers the following new features and enhancements: This table lists the New and changed features in the current release. Functional area Feature description BIOS...

  • Page 3: Resolved Issues

    Functional area Description ● Bit 1—Baud rate, 0=115200, 1=9600 ● Bit 2—N/A ● Bit 3—PXE,1=not supported ● Bit 4—N/A ● Bit 5—Bootloader, 0=AMI BIOS ONIE self-update WARNING: Do not power-cycle the board when an ONIE self-update is in progress. If the install or upgrade task is interrupted, the board might have an invalid MBR/GPT/Grub, and would not boot into ONIE.
  • Page 4 IP address assignment in ONIE By default, DHCP is enabled in ONIE. If your network has DHCP configured, ONIE gets the valid IP address for the management port using DHCP, as shown. Info: Using eth0 MAC address: 64:00:6a:ed:06:ad Info: Using eth1 MAC address: 64:00:6a:ed:06:ae Info: eth0: Checking link...
  • Page 5 1. Boot into Rescue mode. 2. Copy the firmware update binary to the target. Using SCP: ● ONIE:/ # scp <name@xx.xx.xx.xx> :/tftp/users/<name>/fw-updater.bin<space> . ● ONIE:/ # scp <name@xx.xx.x.xx> :/home/<name>/fw-updater.bin<space> . WGET supports HTTP and FTP options. You can use ONIE: / # wget if supported bythe host server/machine. Using WGET: ●...

  • Page 6: Cpld Versions

    sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk random: fsck urandom read with 22 bits of entropy available Info: Mounting EFI System on /boot/efi ... Info: Using eth0 MAC address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Info: Using eth1 MAC address: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx Info: eth0: Checking link... up. Info: Trying DHCPv4 on interface: eth0 Warning: Unable to configure interface using DHCPv4: eth0 ONIE: Using link-local IPv4 addr: eth0: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx Info: eth1:...
  • Page 7 -rwxr-xr-x 1 8338 3000 544144 Aug 2018 platform_rev_cd_20160414.vme -rwxr-xr-x 1 8338 3000 1006255 Aug 2018 nvramtool -rw-r--r-- 1 8338 3000 217 Aug 2018 default_vme_list.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 8338 3000 1874 Aug 2018 default_nvram_list.cfg -rw-r--r-- 1 8338 3000 833 Aug 2018 default_cpldupgrade.cfg -rwxr-xr-x 1 8338 3000...
  • Page 8 4. onie-updater-x86_64-bcm 5. onie-updater-x86_64 6. onie-updater It is a best practice to name the updater file with the switch type; for example, onie-updater- dellemc_<platform>_c3538. For general information about ONIE and updater file naming conventions, see the Open Computer Project wiki at www.github.com.
  • Page 9 These steps are for a switch with OS10 Enterprise Edition installed. 1. Log in to OS10 Enterprise Edition as the Linux administrator. Debian GNU/Linux 9 OS10 ttyS0 Dell EMC Networking Operating System (OS10) OS10 login: admin Password: admin 2. Configure an IP address for the management port to get the firmware updater over the network.
  • Page 10 5. Change the directory to /home/admin using the cd command. admin@OS10:/config/home/admin$ cd admin@OS10:~$ 6. Confirm that the ONIE partition is already mounted. admin@OS10:~$ mount | grep onie /dev/sda2 on /mnt/onie-boot type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) admin@OS10:~$ As shown, the ONIE partition is mounted. If it is not mounted, follow these steps. a.
  • Page 11 Are you sure (y/N)? y Success setting boot mode to ONIE update Reboot required to take effect root@OS10:~# 11. Reboot your switch to enter ONIE update mode and start the firmware update. Optionally, to set the next boot to ONIE mode, use the ONIE:/# onie-boot-mode -o update command. Verify firmware update After you have updated the firmware, verify that all components—BIOS and CPLD, are running the correct version.

  • Page 12: Contacting Dell

    To access the Dell support site, go to www.dell.com/support/. To display information in your language, scroll down to the bottom of the web page and select your country from the drop-down menu.
  • Page 13 A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2018 - 2022 Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. All rights reserved. Dell, EMC, and other trademarks are trademarks of Dell Inc. or its subsidiaries. Other trademarks may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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