Users Guide

Switch configuration prerequisites
20 Dell EMC Networking OS9 Switch Configuration Guide for VxRail 4.5
6 Switch configuration prerequisites
6.1 Check switch OS version
S5048F-ON switches must be running OS version 9.12(1.0) or later. Run the show version command to
check the OS version. Dell EMC recommends upgrading to the latest release available on the
Dell
Networking Customer Support Portal (account required).
Dell#show version
Dell EMC Real Time Operating System Software
Dell EMC Operating System Version: 2.0
Dell EMC Application Software Version: 9.12(1.0)
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Note: Figure 1
at the beginning of this guide lists supported switches and operating systems for VxRail
deployments.
6.2 Factory default configuration
The configuration commands in the sections that follow begin with S5048F-ON switches at their factory
default settings. Dell EMC Networking switches running OS9 can be reset to their default configuration as
follows:
DellEMC#restore factory-defaults stack-unit unit# clear-all
Proceed with factory settings? Confirm [yes/no]:yes
Factory settings are restored, and the switch reloads. After reload, enter A at the [A/C/L/S]: prompt as
shown below to exit Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) mode.
This device is in Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) mode.
To continue with the standard manual interactive mode, it is necessary to
abort BMP.
Press A to abort BMP now.
Press C to continue with BMP.
Press L to toggle BMP syslog and console messages.
Press S to display the BMP status.
[A/C/L/S]:A
% Warning: The bmp process will stop ...
DellEMC>
The switch is now ready for configuration.