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Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)
Bare Metal Provisioning 2.0 is included as part of the Dell Networking OS image.
BMP improves accessibility to the S5000 switch by automatically loading pre-defined configurations and boot images that are
stored in file servers. You can use BMP on a single switch or on multiple switches.
For more information about BMP in Auto-Configuration mode, refer to the Open Automation Guide.
BMP eases configuration by providing the following key features:
Boot images and running configurations are specified in a DHCP server.
Files are automatically downloaded from a file server and the switch applies.
Switch access is allowed through all ports (management and user ports) with or without DHCP-based dynamic IP address
configuration of a switch.
Booting up in Layer 3 mode with interfaces already in No Shutdown mode and some basic protocols enabled to protect the
system and the network.
Topics:
Prerequisites
Restrictions
Reconfiguring Jumpstart and Normal Modes
Jumpstart Mode
File Server
Domain Name Server
Switch Boot and Set-up Behavior in Jumpstart Mode
Prerequisites
Before you use BMP 2.0 to auto-configure a supported Dell Networking switch, first configure a DHCP server and a file server
in the network.
Optionally, you can also configure a domain name server (DNS). For more information, refer to DHCP Server/Configuration,
Domain Name Server, and File Server.
NOTE:
If the S5000 switch is connected to upstream aggregation switches that have virtual link trunking (VLT) enabled
and the DHCP and file servers are reachable through the VLT link aggregation group (LAG) interface, configure the VLT
members with the lacp ungroup member-independent vlt command. This allows the S5000 switch to establish
communication with the VLT switches.
Restrictions
BMP 2.0 is supported on the user ports and management ports of a switch.
Reconfiguring Jumpstart and Normal Modes
On a new factory-loaded switch, the switch boots up in Jumpstart mode. You can reconfigure a switch to reload between
Normal and Jumpstart mode.
Jumpstart (BMP)
mode
The switch automatically configures all ports (management and user ports) as Layer 3 physical ports and
acts as a DHCP client on the ports for a user-configured time (DHCP timeout). This is the default startup
mode. It is set with the reload-type jump-start command.
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