Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerSwitch N3200-ON Series Installation Guide
- Contents
- About this guide
- N3200-ON Series switch
- Site preparations
- N3200-ON Series switch installation
- Unpack
- Rack or cabinet hardware installation
- Ground cable
- Desktop
- N3208PX-ON ceiling-mount switch installation
- N3208PX-ON wall-mount switch installation
- Standard bracket two-post installation
- Two-post five-inch-offset switch installation
- Two-post flush-mount switch installation
- Wall- or ceiling-mount switch installation
- One RU ReadyRails installation
- Optics installation
- Switch start-up
- After switch placement
- Switch replacement
- External power adapter
- Power adapter holder assembly
- Wall or ceiling installation
- DIN rail installation
- Single-EPA and switch four-post installation
- Single-EPA and switch two-post center-mount installation
- Single-EPA and switch two-post front-mount installation
- Dual-EPAs two-post front-mount installation
- Dual-EPAs two-post center-mount installation
- Power supply
- Fans
- Management ports
- Installation using ONIE
- Specifications
- Dell EMC support
Where a.b.c.d represents the location to download the image file from, and x.x.xx represents the version number of the
software to install.
The NOS installer image may create multiple partitions during the installation process. After the installation process completes,
the switch automatically reboots into the new OS.
Install manually using a USB drive You can manually install the NOS software image using a USB device. Verify that the
USB device supports a FAT or EXT2 file system. For instructions to format a USB device in FAT or EXT2 format, see the
accompanying Windows documentation for FAT formatting or Linux documentation for FAT or EXT2 formatting.
1. Plug the USB storage device into the USB storage port on the switch.
2. Power up the switch to automatically boot using the ONIE: Rescue option.
3. (Optional) Stop ONIE discovery if the device boots to ONIE: Install.
$ onie-discovery-stop
4. Create a USB mount location on the system.
$ mkdir /mnt/media
5. Identify the path to the USB drive.
$ fdisk -l
6. Mount the USB media plugged in the USB port on the device.
$ mount -t vfat usb-drive-path /mnt/media
7. Install the software from the USB, where /mnt/media specifies the path where the USB partition is mounted.
$ onie-nos-install /mnt/media/image_file
The ONIE autodiscovery process discovers the image file at the specified USB path, loads the software image, and reboots the
switch. For more information, see the ONIE User Guide.
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