Release Notes

Category Description
PR# Problem Report number that identifies the issue.
Severity
S1 Crash: A software crash occurs in the kernel or a running process that requires a restart of AFM,
the router, switch, or process.
S2 Critical: An issue that renders the system or a major feature unusable, which can have a pervasive
impact on the system or network, and for which there is no work-around acceptable to the customer.
S3 Major: An issue that affects the functionality of a major feature or negatively effects the network
for which there exists a work-around that is acceptable to the customer.
S4 Minor: A cosmetic issue or an issue in a minor feature with little or no network impact for which
there might be a work-around.
Synopsis Synopsis is the title or short description of the issue.
Release Notes Release Notes description contains more detailed information about the issue.
Work around
Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might
not be a permanent solution.
Issues listed in the Closed Caveats section should not be present, and the work-around is unnecessary,
as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat.
Known SS5048FON 9.14(2.9) Software Issues
The latest information related to Open Caveats is available on support site through the BugTrack search tool.
NOTE: You must have a user account to access the BugTrack tool.
To use the search tool:
1. Go the Main Customer Support page: https://www.force10networks.com/csportal20/Main/SupportMain.aspx.
2. Log in.
3. Click the BugTrack link, located in the Quick Links menu directly below the login bar.
This takes you to the BugTrack search page: https://www.force10networks.com/csportal20/BugTrack/SearchIssues.aspx.
4. Enter for a specific PR or select an Dell EMC Networking OS version, platform, severity, or category to get a list of PRs.
5. Click the Search button.
6. Click the PR number to view specific PR details.
The PR (or PRs) appears on the page below the tool.
The following caveats are open in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9):
None.
Upgrading the ONIE Package for the S5048F-ON System
To upgrade the ONIE package, use one of the following two processes
Zero touch (dynamic): Copy the updated ONIE installer for your system to the TFTP/HTTP server. Configure the DHCP
options using the ONIE specifications shown at the following link: https://github.com/opencomputeproject/onie/wiki/
Design-Spec-SW-Updating-ONIE.
Manual: Copy the image onto the TFTP/HTTP servers and boot ONIE. Update the ONIE using the onie-self-update
command, then download and run an ONIE updater image (onie-updater-x86_64-dellemc_s5000_c2538-r0). The supported
URL types are: HTTP, FTP, TFTP, and FILE.
To upgrade ONIE, perform the following steps:
1. Reboot the system. During the reboot process, the system displays the following message prompting you to press the Esc
key in order to stop the auto-boot process:
Press Esc to stop autoboot ... 5
Grub 2.02~beta2 (Dell EMC)
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