Release Notes

Third-party software
The eco-system in which the VEP1405 series of systems participates, includes Versa, ADVA, OneAccess, ESXi, and RAD active,
with the inclusion of other partners later. Except for ESXI, which is the OEM software, all eco-system partners are on EI, which
means that licenses are a sell through and that Dell does not offer support for the software. RFP questions that are related to
the software are handled by the software vendor directly.
NOTE: For a list of partners that are part of the ecosystem, see the Virtual Edge Platform, SD-WAN, and uCPE Solutions
Architecture Guide in the Attachment section of this document.
Device management
The VEP1405 series of systems has 16G of eMMC storage where full diagnostics are stored. Basic diagnostics exist in BIOS,
however full diagnostics requires a reboot into the diagnostic image that is housed in eMMC storage. For information on booting
into the diagnostic image, see uCPE Diagnostics Guide.
The VEP1405 series of systems have a Kensington K-Lock slot that acts as a security anchor point with an appropriate cable.
Table 4. Reset button behavior
Status Action
The VEP1405 series system is in a powered off state
● Press the Reset button for 1 to 2 seconds to power on the unit
The VEP1405 series system is in a powered on state
● Press the Reset button to perform a cold reset of the system
NOTE: The BIOS distinguishes a long push as lasting more than 5
seconds, and a short push as lasting less than 5 seconds.
NOTE: Pressing the Reset button for more than 5 seconds enables
the factory reset functionality.
● BIOS sets a flag in CMOS RAM address 0x5a to indicate
"factory-reset-pending" indication
● The data at 0x5a will have bit-1 set to 1 for long push and set to
0 for short push
● When long-push indication is present, BIOS also lights up system
LED blue
● When long-push indication is not present, BIOS lights up system
LED white
The operating system must look at CMOS flag and take appropriate
action (if factory reset functionality is wanted), and then clear the
flag
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