Rev. A01 February 2021 Dell Networking C9010, C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx 9.14(2.9P1) Release Notes This document describes the new features, enhancements, and fixed issues for the C9010 network director, C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx series port extenders (PEs). Current Release Version: 9.14(2.9P1) Release Date: 2021-02-18 Previous Release Version: 9.14(2.
● One DB-9 to RJ-45 serial console cable ● Blank panels: one RPM, three PSU, and nine half-width line card blanks In ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● addition, you can order the following Dell EMC C9010 hardware components: Up to three additional PSUs for redundancy or additional power One full-width C9000 Series RPM Half-width line cards: ○ 6-Port 40 Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+ ○ 24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ ○ 24-Port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet Base-T RJ-45 SFP+ optics QSFP+ optics SFP+ direct attach copper (DAC) cab
Known Behavior When installing and configuring the C9010 and C1048P, note the following hardware and software behavior and restrictions. Known Hardware Behavior ● The port numbering on C9010 line-card ports is 0-based; the lowest-numbered port is 0. The port numbering on C1048P PE ports is 1-based; the lowest-numbered port is 1. On both C9010 line cards and C1048P, N20xx, and N30xx PEs, odd-numbered ports are located in the upper row.
OpenFlow does not support the scaled-l3-routes forwarding-table mode (UFT mode 4) on the C9010. To configure the maximum scalable size for the L2 MAC, L3 host, and L3 route tables, use the hardware forwarding-table mode command. ● On the C9010, Data Center Bridging (DCB) is supported per-line card.
● If you downgrade the Dell EMC Networking OS version from 9.14.2.9 to 9.11.0.0 or any older versions, the system displays the following error message even though there is no functional impact: CDB boot error: C.cdb file format Before downgrading, save the current configuration and then remove the CDB files (confd_cdb.tar.gz.version and confd_cdb.tar.gz). To remove the files, use the following steps: DellEMC#write memory DellEMC#delete flash://confd_cdb.tar.gz.version DellEMC#delete flash://confd_cdb.tar.
Category Description Work around Work around describes a mechanism for circumventing, avoiding, or recovering from the issue. It might not be a permanent solution. Issues listed in the “Closed Caveats” section should not be present, and the work-around is unnecessary, as the version of code for which this release note is documented has resolved the caveat. Fixed C9010 9.14(2.9P1) Software Issues NOTE: Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9P1) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.14 releases.
Fixed C9010 9.14(2.9) Software Issues NOTE: Dell EMC Networking OS 9.14(2.9) includes fixes for caveats addressed in the previous 9.14 releases. Refer to the respective release notes documentation for the list of caveats fixed in the earlier 9.14 releases. The following caveats are fixed in Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9): PR# 169919 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: The switch may encounter a software exception due to invalid memory access on bootup.
PR# 169983 Severity: Sev 3 Synopsis: The switch does not detect the state of the fan tray when online insertion or removal is performed. Release Notes: The switch does not detect the state of the fan tray when online insertion or removal is performed. Workaround: None PR# 169984 Severity: Sev 2 Synopsis: The switch may encounter a software exception when running the show ipv6 ospf database router CLI command.
3. Click the BugTrack link, located in the Quick Links menu directly below the login bar. This takes you to the BugTrack search page: https://www.force10networks.com/csportal20/BugTrack/SearchIssues.aspx. 4. Enter for a specific PR or select an Dell EMC Networking OS version, platform, severity, or category to get a list of PRs. 5. Click the Search button. 6. Click the PR number to view specific PR details. The PR (or PRs) appears on the page below the tool.
package. In this way, the system installs enhancements and uninstalls incompatible OA packages after the Dell EMC Networking OS upgrade. NOTE: Dell EMC Networking strongly recommends using the Management Interface to upgrade the new image in both BMP mode and the Upgrade System CLI. Using front-end ports takes more time (approximately 25 minutes) to download and install new image due to the large file size.
PE (1) Image upgraded successfully. Image upgraded to RP, Standby RPM and all linecards. DellEMC# NOTE: To upgrade the OS image on a specified C9010 RPM, line card, PE, or PE stack, use one of the following commands: upgrade system-image linecard [{0-11} | all] [rpmA: | rpmB:] upgrade system-image rpm [{0-1} | all] [[flash: | ftp: | scp: | tftp: | usbflash:] file-url [A: | B:] | rpmA: | rpmB:] upgrade system-image pe {0-255} [stack-unit [{0-7} | all]] [rpmA: | rpmB:] | all [rpmA: | rpmB:]] 4.
in flash by default DellEMC# 7. Reload the system so that the Dell EMC Networking OS image is retrieved from flash. EXEC Privilege mode reload DellEMC# write memory ! 00:11:17: %SYSTEM:CP %FILEMGR-5-FILESAVED: Copied running-config to startup-config in flash by default DellEMC# DellEMC# reload Proceed with reload [confirm yes/no]: y rebooting... After the C9010 reloads, the switch automatically upgrades all attached port extenders.
Upgrading the Boot Flash and Boot Selector Images If your C9010 system is running Dell EMC Networking OS version 9.14(2.9), upgrade RPMs and line cards to boot flash (GRUB) version 3.3.1.21. and boot selector (BIOS) version 3.3.0.4. Upgrade PEs to boot flash version 3.3.1.9. (The boot selector is not supported on a PE.) CAUTION: If you are configuring the BIOS for a VT100+ terminal emulation package with a 80x24 window size and serial port settings of 9600,n,8,1, do not use flow control.
2. If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the boot flash image on the standby RPM: a. Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in. b. Upgrade the boot flash image on the standby RPM.
To upgrade the boot selector image on a standby RPM, see Step 2. 4. If the C9010 uses a standby RPM, upgrade the boot selector image on the standby RPM: a. Connect the C9010 console to the console port on the standby RPM and log in. b. Upgrade the boot selector image on the standby RPM.
Your system must have the Dell EMC Networking OS 9.11(0.0P1) loaded before you can upgrade the CPLD and FPGA images. To view the CPLD and FPGA versions packed with Dell EMC Networking OS 9.11(0.0P1), enter the show revision command in EXEC PRIVILEGE mode. Overview To upgrade the CPLD and FPGA images on a C9010 and attached PEs: 1. Upgrade the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD images on C9010 RPMs. 2. Upgrade the MSS FPGA, IAP, and CPLD images on installed C9010 line cards. 3.
upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted DellEMC(standby)# upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted Current information for the system: ============================================================= Card Device Name Current Version New Version ------------------------------------------------------------CP FPGA 1 3.12 3.12 *********************************************************************** * Warning - Upgrading FPGA is inherently risky and should * * only be attempted when necessary.
b. Perform a force-failover on the primary RPM. DellEMC# redundancy force-failover rpm System configuration has been modified. Save? [yes/no]: yes ! Dec 15 17:01:49: %RPM0-P:CP %FILEMGR-5-FILESAVED: Copied running-config to startupconfig in flash by default Synchronizing data to peer RPM !!! Proceed with RPM hot failover [confirm yes/no]: yes c. Wait for the RPM to reboot as the standby. d. Upgrade the MSS FPGA image.
Linecard0 IAP 3.1 3.2 Linecard1 IAP 3.1 3.2 Linecard2 IAP 3.1 3.2 *********************************************************************** * Warning - Upgrading IAP is inherently risky and should * * only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may * * cause a board RMA.
* only be attempted when necessary. A failure at this upgrade may * * cause a board RMA. Proceed with caution ! * ********************************************************************* Upgrade CPLD Image for all pes ? [yes/no]: yes CPLD upgrade in progress!!! Please do NOT power off the unit!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! %PE1-C1048P:0 %DOWNLOAD-6-CPLD_UPGRADE: stack-unit 0 cpld upgrade success. %PE1-C1048P:1 %DOWNLOAD-6-CPLD_UPGRADE: stack-unit 1 cpld upgrade success.
c. Wait for a successful upgrade result. Upgrade result : ================ RPM1 FPGA upgrade successful. Please power cycle the system manually to take effect. 4. Power cycle the C9010 by turning off each power supply, waiting two minutes, and then turning on each power supply. All C9010 RPMs, line cards, and attached PEs should be online. Upgrading the PoE Controller From a console attached to the primary RPM, upgrade the PoE controller image on C1048P, N20xx and N30xx PEs attached to the C9010. 1.
Boot Selector MSS FPGA CPLD FPGA IAP Boot Flash Boot Selector Boot Flash Boot Selector Boot Flash Boot Selector 3.3.0.4 3.12 3.7 2.0 3.2 3.3.1.19 3.3.0.3 3.3.1.19 3.3.0.3 3.3.1.21 3.3.0.4 linecard CP CP CP CP CP CP RP RP LP LP (1) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) (0) NOTE: In show revision output: ● The FPGA 1 version on an RPM is upgraded with the upgrade mss-fpga-image rpm booted command. ● The FPGA 2 version on an RPM is upgraded with the upgrade fpga-image booted command.
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