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Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)
Bare metal provisioning (BMP) version 2.0 is supported on the S5000 switch.
In a data center network, BMP automates the configuration and updating of switches, ensuring standard
configurations across the installed devices.
You can configure auto-configuration on a single switch or on multiple switches. BMP allows you to set
up a stack with a minimum of effort, but is also useful for quick configuration of a single switch.
For additional information about BMP in Auto-Configuration mode, refer to the Open Automation Guide.
BMP 2.0 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 applied by the switch
• 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 only enabling some
basic protocols to protect the system and the network
reload type
BMP 2.0 AutoCconfiguration mode: Configure a switch to reload in Normal mode or as a DHCP client
with all ports configured for Layer 3 traffic.
S5000
Syntax
reload-type {normal-reload | jump-start [config-download
{enable | disable}] [dhcp-timeout minutes]}
Parameters
normal-reload The switch reloads in Normal mode using the Dell
Networking OS image and startup configuration file stored in
the local flash
jump-start The switch reloads in Jumpstart mode as a DHCP client.
config-
download
{enable |
disable}
(Optional) Configure whether the switch boots up using the
configuration file downloaded from the DHCP/file servers
(enable) OR if the downloaded file will be discarded and the
startup configuration file stored in the local flash will be used
(disable).
dhcp-timeout
minutes
(Optional) Configure the DHCP timeout (in minutes) after
which the Jumpstart reload stops. The range is 1 to 50. The
default is Infinite number of retries.
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