Dell Z9100 EMC PowerSwitch –ON Installation Guide March 2021 - Page 37

Before you install an OS, Example of the Grub bootloader, Example of ONIE - manual

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4. Add a device to the file systems table (fstab) and mount the file systems-recommended. ONIE:/ # vi /etc/fstab # FSTAB entry for the ONIE-BOOT partition mounted on /boot LABEL=ONIE-BOOT /mnt/onie-boot ext4 defaults,rw,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/sdb /mnt/usb vfat defaults 0 1 ONIE:/ # mount -a Before you install an OS After powering on the Z9100-ON switch, it goes through a power-on self-test (POST). POST runs every time the switch is initialized and checks the hardware components to determine if the switch is fully operational before booting. After POST, the switch uses the Grub bootloader. To select an entry, use the up and down arrow keys. Press Enter to select an OS or enter e to edit the commands before booting. Enter c for a command line. The selected entry runs automatically in the operating system. Example of the Grub bootloader GNU GRUB version 2.02~beta2+e4a1fe391 |*ONIE: Install OS | | ONIE: Rescue | | ONIE: Uninstall OS | | ONIE: Update ONIE | | ONIE: Embed ONIE | | ONIE: Diag ONIE | | | Your switch comes with ONIE installed. Example of ONIE ONIE: Install OS For downloading and installing an OS from a URL Starts ONIE with ONIE Discovery Service (factory default boot) ONIE: Rescue Starts ONIE without ONIE Discovery Service Useful for running Diagnostics manually ONIE: Uninstall OS Restore to factory defaults erases any installed OS ONIE: Update ONIE For downloading and updating ONIE from a URL ONIE: Embed ONIE For downloading and updating ONIE from a URL and erases any installed OS ONIE: Diag ONIE Run Diagnostic package for Z9100-ON During the initial setup, the switch boots to ONIE Install. ONIE Install boots with ONIE Discovery to the console (ONIE:). NOTE: For more information, see the Open Networking Hardware Diagnostic Guide for the Z9100-ON System. NOTE: After you have securely installed and powered on the Z9100-ON, to configure your switch, see your third-party ONIE-compatible OS or the Dell EMC OS documentation. Management ports 37

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4.
Add a device to the file systems table (
fstab
) and mount the file systems—recommended.
ONIE:/ # vi /etc/fstab
# FSTAB entry for the ONIE-BOOT partition mounted on /boot
LABEL=ONIE-BOOT /mnt/onie-boot ext4
defaults,rw,errors=remount-ro 0
1
/dev/sdb
/mnt/usb
vfat
defaults
0
1
ONIE:/ # mount -a
Before you install an OS
After powering on the Z9100-ON switch, it goes through a power-on self-test (POST).
POST runs every time the switch is initialized and checks the hardware components to determine if the switch is fully
operational before booting. After POST, the switch uses the Grub bootloader.
To select an entry, use the up and down arrow keys. Press
Enter
to select an OS or enter
e
to edit the commands before
booting. Enter
c
for a command line. The selected entry runs automatically in the operating system.
Example of the Grub bootloader
GNU GRUB
version 2.02~beta2+e4a1fe391
+-------------------------------------------+
|*ONIE: Install OS
|
| ONIE: Rescue
|
| ONIE: Uninstall OS
|
| ONIE: Update ONIE
|
| ONIE: Embed ONIE
|
| ONIE: Diag ONIE
|
|
|
+-------------------------------------------+
Your switch comes with ONIE installed.
Example of ONIE
ONIE: Install OS
For downloading and installing an OS from a URL
Starts ONIE with ONIE Discovery Service
(factory default boot)
ONIE: Rescue
Starts ONIE without ONIE Discovery Service
Useful for running Diagnostics manually
ONIE: Uninstall OS
Restore to factory defaults erases any installed OS
ONIE: Update ONIE
For downloading and updating ONIE from a URL
ONIE: Embed ONIE
For downloading and updating ONIE from a URL and erases any installed OS
ONIE: Diag ONIE
Run Diagnostic package for Z9100-ON
During the initial setup, the switch boots to ONIE Install. ONIE Install boots with ONIE Discovery to the console (
ONIE:
).
NOTE:
For more information, see the
Open Networking Hardware Diagnostic Guide for the Z9100–ON System
.
NOTE:
After you have securely installed and powered on the Z9100-ON, to configure your switch, see your third-party
ONIE-compatible OS or the Dell EMC OS documentation.
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