Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Installation, Upgrade, and Downgrade Guide
- About this guide
- Installing SmartFabric OS10
- Preparing for an upgrade
- Supported upgrade paths—Full Switch mode deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC VxRail deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC PowerEdge MX deployments
- Upgrading other related hardware and software components
- Prerequisites for SmartFabric OS10 deployments
- Prerequisites for solution deployments
- Upgrading OS10 software
- Downgrading OS10 software
- Frequently asked questions
Table 4. SmartFabric Services mode in VxRail deployments
Release Supported upgrade paths
10.4.1.4 » 10.4.3.4 or 10.4.3.6P3 » 10.5.0.7P3 » 10.5.2.3
Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC
PowerEdge MX deployments
For a list of supported upgrade paths for OS10 in PowerEdge MX Deployments, see the Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise-
Modular Edition Version 1.20.10 for PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis User's Guide.
Upgrading other related hardware and software
components
If you are upgrading OS10 on any of these switch platforms, review the following information to upgrade other related hardware
and software components:
● S4100-ON Series—Dell Technologies strongly recommends that you upgrade the following components on the switch
platforms before you upgrade OS10 to Release 10.5.2.3:
Table 5. S4100-ON Series
Platform ONIE version ONIE firmware version
S4112F-ON 3.33.1.1-9 3.33.5.1-23
S4112T-ON
S4128F-ON
S4128T-ON
S4148F-ON
S4148FE-ON
S4148T-ON
S4148U-ON
● S5200-ON Series—You must upgrade the following components on the switch platforms before you upgrade OS10 to
Release 10.5.2.3:
Table 6. S5200-ON Series
Platform ONIE version ONIE firmware version PCIe version
S5212F-ON 3.40.1.1-6 3.40.5.1-14 2.6
S5224F–ON 3.40.1.1-6 3.40.5.1-13 2.6
S5232F-ON
S5248F-ON
S5296F-ON
Upgrade these components in the following order:
1. PCIe
2. ONIE
3. ONIE firmware—During ONIE firmware update, the system enters a firmware installer process that takes about 20 minutes
to complete.
4. OS10
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Preparing for an upgrade