Dell S6000 FTOS 9.0(2.0) Command Line Reference Guide for the System - Page 301
Bare Metal Provisioning, Overview, Commands, reload-type
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10 Bare Metal Provisioning Overview Overview is supported on platforms: S6000 z Bare Metal Provisioning version 2.0 is supported on S6000, S4810 and Z9000 switches. In a data center network, Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) automates the configuration and updating of switches, ensuring standard configurations across 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 on BMP in an auto-configuration mode, refer to the Open Automation Guide. BMP 2.0 eases configuration by providing the following key features on S6000, S4810 and Z9000 switches running BMP 2.0: • 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 enabled to protect the system and the network Commands reload-type z S6000 • reload-type • show reload-type • stop jump-start BMP 2.0 auto-configuration mode: Configure a switch to reload in normal mode or in Jumpstart mode (as a DHCP client with all ports configured for Layer 3 traffic). Bare Metal Provisioning | 301