Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC PowerSwitch S3048-ON Installation Guide March 2021
- About this guide
- The S3048–ON switch
- Site preparations
- NEBS compliance
- Install the S3048–ON
- Power supplies
- Fans
- Management ports
- Specifications
- Chassis physical design
- IEEE Standards
- Agency compliance
- USA Federal Communications Commission Statement
- European Union EMC Directive Conformance Statement
- Japan VCCI Compliance for Class A Equipment
- Korean Certification of Compliance
- Safety Standards and Compliance Agency Certifications
- Electromagnetic compatibility
- Product recycling and disposal
- Dell EMC support
USB-B console port access
The USB-B console port is on the I/O side of the S3048-ON.
When you connect the USB-B port, it becomes the primary connection and, while connected, all messages are sent to the
USB-B port.
To access the USB-B console port, follow these steps.
1. Power on the PC.
2. Connect the USB-A end of cable into an available USB port on the PC.
3. Connect the USB-B end of cable into the USB-B console port on the S3048-ON.
4. Power on the S3048-ON.
5. Install the necessary USB device drivers.
6. Open your terminal software emulation program to access the S3048-ON.
7. Confirm the terminal settings on your terminal software emulation program are as follows:
● 115200 baud rate
● No parity
● 8 data bits
● 1 stop bit
● No flow control
USB storage mount
The USB storage supports the FAT file system. The USB storage does not automatically mount. To use USB storage, you must
first mount the device.
1. Create a mount directory for the USB.
ONIE:/ # mkdir /mnt/usb
2. View the fixed disks using the fdisk command.
ONIE:/mnt # fdisk -l
For internal storage:
Disk /dev/sda: 15.8 GB, 15829303296 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1924 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 1925 15458303+ ee EFI GPT
For USB storage:
Disk /dev/sdb: 30.9 GB, 30942946304 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 29509 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 = 1048576 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
3. Mount the device /dev/sdb to the /mnt/usb directory.
ONIE:/ # mount -t vfat /dev/sdb /mnt/usb
NOTE:
The following message displays if the /mnt/usb directory is missing: mount: mounting /dev/sdb
on /mnt/usb failed: No such file or directory.
NOTE: The following message displays if the USB device is not seen: mount: mounting /dev/sdb on /mnt/usb
failed: No such device or address.
4. OPTIONAL: Add a device to the file systems table, fstab, and mount the file systems.
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Management ports