Deployment Guide

RPM 1 CPLD 2.6
RPM 1 FPGA 2 2.0
RPM 1 Backup FPGA 2.0
RPM 1 IAP 3.2
PE RELEASE IMAGE INFORMATION :
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Platform Version Size ReleaseTime
C-Series:C1048P 9.9(0.0) 27132051 Sep 4 2015 09:59:54
PE BOOT IMAGE INFORMATION :
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Type Version Target Checksum
boot flash 3.3.1.7 Control Processor passed
PE FPGA IMAGE INFORMATION :
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FPGA Name Version
CPLD 16
PE PoE-CONTROLLER IMAGE INFORMATION
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Type Version
PoE Controller 2.65
De-provisioning a Port Extender
To remove the provisioned configuration from a PE, follow one of the de-provisioning procedures in this section.
● To de-provision a PE that is online, shut down its cascade ports and then enter the no pe provision pe-id command;
for example:
Dell(conf)# interface range te 1/0 , te 1/12
Dell(conf-if-range-te-1/0,te-1/12)# shutdown
Dell(conf-if-range-te-1/0,te-1/12)# exit
Dell(conf)# no pe provision 10
● To de-provision a PE that is offline, enter the no pe pe-id command; for example:
Dell(conf)# no pe 10
● To de-provision all attached PEs, disable the extended-bridge feature on the parent C9010. All attached PEs (online and
offline) are brought down. All PE configurations are removed. For example:
Dell(conf)# no feature extended-bridge
This command will disable the Extended-Bridge feature which will bring down all the
PEs and remove all the PE configs.
Proceed with Extended-Bridge feature disable? [yes/no]:yes
Scheduling PE reboots
You can schedule reboot of port extenders that are checked into the controlling bridge at a specific period of time.
Before scheduled PE reboots, you must first enable the schedule PE reboot feature.
When ever the controlling bridge (CB) is upgraded to a new version of Dell Networking OS, the CB reloads and boots up with
the new version of the Dell Networking OS. The CB checks for the version compatibility of the checked-in PEs; incase the CB
detects a version mismatch, it automatically upgrades the PEs to the version that the CB is currently using. This behavior may
cause traffic disruptions in case a large number of PEs are found to have a version mismatch. To mitigate this issue, certain
versions of Dell Networking OS images that PEs run are marked as Software Version Compatible (SVC). When PEs with state
SVC are checked into the CB, these PEs remain functionally online even though there is a software version mismatch with
the latest version of the CB. Also, the CB does not trigger an auto-sync of the PEs with the SVC state. However, when the
CB reboots after upgrading to the latest version, the system displays a warning message indicating that PEs with a version
mismatch are checked into the CB.
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Port Extenders (PEs)