Dell 9.7(0.0) Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)

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Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP)
Starting with Dell Networking OS Release 9.2(1.0), BMP is supported on the Z9500 switch. This chapter
describes the latest Bare Metal Provisioning (BMP) enhancements that apply to the Z9500. For details
about supported BMP commands and configuration procedures, refer to the Dell Networking Open
Automation Guide.
Enhanced Behavior of the stop bmp Command
The stop bmp command behaves as follows:
• When a Dell Networking OS image upgrade is in progress, stop bmp aborts the BMP process after
the Dell Networking OS image is upgraded.
• When configuration settings are being applied from the specified file, stop bmp aborts the BMP
process after all configurations are applied in the system.
• When pre-configuration or post-configuration scripts are running, stop bmp stops execution of the
script and aborts the BMP process immediately.
• When a configuration or script file is being downloaded, stop bmp aborts the BMP process after the
download without applying the configuration or running the script.
During the BMP process, avoid working in CONFIGURATION mode to prevent conflicts between BMP-
based configuration changes and user-based changes.
Removal of User-Defined String Parameter in the reload-
type Command
In the reload-type command, vendor-class-identifier replaces the user-defined-string
parameter.
Service Tag Information in the Option 60 String
The vendor class identifier (option 60) supports up to 128 characters to include the Type, Hardware, Serial
Number, Service Tag, and OS Version fields.
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