Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 Installation, Upgrade, and Downgrade Guide
- Contents
- About this guide
- Installing SmartFabric OS10
- Preparing for an upgrade
- Dell EMC SmartFabric OS10 certificate expiration and recommended action
- Supported upgrade paths—Full Switch mode deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC VxRail deployments
- Supported upgrade paths—Dell EMC PowerEdge MX deployments
- Platform-specific prerequisites
- Prerequisites for solution deployments
- Upgrading OS10 software
- Downgrading OS10 software
- Upgrade PCIe firmware from DIAG OS
- Upgrade PCIe firmware from OS10 hshell
- Links to ONIE Firmware Updater and DIAG OS Release Notes
- Frequently asked questions
Table 4. Full Switch mode deployments (continued)
Release Supported upgrade paths for non-VLT
deployments
Supported upgrade paths for VLT deployments
NOTE: PowerEdge MX switches running OS10 10.4.0E releases must upgrade to 10.5.x.x releases. See
the latest Dell EMC OpenManage Enterprise-Modular Edition for PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis User's
Guide for instructions on the upgrade path to the desired OS10 version.
Supported upgrade paths—SFS mode in Dell EMC
VxRail deployments
The following table lists the supported upgrade paths for SmartFabric OS10 in SFS mode (VxRail) deployments.
NOTE: Follow the validated upgrade paths listed in this table before you upgrade to the latest release. The notation A » B
indicates that OS10 supports direct upgrade from Release A to Release B.
NOTE: The default X.509v3 certificates used for VLT and SFS cluster convergence expire on July 27, 2021. See LKB
184027 for more information.
Table 5. SmartFabric Services mode in VxRail deployments
Release Supported upgrade paths
● 10.5.0.0P5
● 10.5.0.2
● 10.5.0.5
● 10.5.0.5P2
● 10.5.0.7P3
1. Install the new default certificate using the certificate
update script available in DDL. See LKB 184027 for
instructions on how to run the certificate update script.
2. The upgrade paths are:
● 10.5.0.0P5 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
● 10.5.0.2 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
● 10.5.0.5 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
● 10.5.0.5P2 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
● 10.5.0.7P3 » 10.5.2.6 or later
10.4.3.x 1. Install the new default certificate using the certificate
update script available in DDL. See LKB 184027 for
instructions on how to run the certificate update script.
2. The upgrade paths are:
● 10.4.3.4 » 10.4.3.7 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
● 10.4.3.6P3 » 10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
10.4.1.x
● You can directly upgrade to 10.4.3.7.
● To upgrade to the latest release: 10.4.1.4 » 10.4.3.7 »
10.5.0.9 » 10.5.2.6 or later
NOTE: A maintenance window is required for this
upgrade.
Important notes
● Single rack SFS upgrade from Release 10.5.0.7P3 to 10.5.2.6 or later with breakout configuration on uplink
connections
For VxRail single rack deployment with two leaf switches, if there is breakout configuration on the uplink connections, do not
use the OMNI user interface for upgrade. Use the OS10 CLI to and follow the steps listed below to upgrade the switches:
1. Upgrade the SFS standby node from the CLI. After the SFS standby node is upgraded and joins the cluster, perform a
switchover through the Linux shell to make this node the SFS primary node (Master). To do this, you must enter the
following commands:
system sudo -i
python /opt/dell/os10/bin/rest-service/tool/dnv_cli.py
Preparing for an upgrade
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