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Dell SmartFabric OS10 User Guide Release 10.5.4

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Switch-port profiles

A port profile determines the enabled front-panel ports and supported breakout modes on Ethernet and unified ports. Change the port profile on a switch to customize uplink and unified port operation, and the availability of front-panel data ports.

To change the port profile at the next reboot, use the switch-port-profile command with the desired profile, save it to the startup configuration, and use the reload command to apply the changes.

  1. Configure a platform-specific port profile in CONFIGURATION mode. For a stand-alone switch, enter 1/1 for node/unit. 
    switch-port-profile node/unit profile
  2. Save the port profile change to the startup configuration in EXEC mode. 
    write memory
  3. Reload the switch in EXEC mode. 
    reload

The switch reboots with the new port configuration and resets the system defaults, except for the switch-port profile and these configured settings:

  • Management interface 1/1/1 configuration
  • Management IPv4/IPv6 static routes
  • System hostname
  • Unified Forwarding Table (UFT) mode
  • ECMP maximum paths

You must manually reconfigure other settings on a switch after you apply a new port profile and reload the switch.

NOTE: After you change the switch-port profile, do not immediately back up and restore the startup file without using the write memory command and reloading the switch using the reload command. Otherwise, the new profile does not take effect.
NOTE: When you upgrade or reinstall SmartFabric OS10 through the ONIE Rescue mode or using the backup and restore method, and if switch port profiles are used and switch port profile configuration is present in the startup.xml file, perform the following steps:
  1. Once the switch comes up in the ONIE mode, apply the switch port profiles, run the write memory command, and then reload the switch.
  2. If the backup of startup.xml file is available, restore the backup configuration and then reload the switch.

Feature limitation on S4148-ON switch

When you downgrade SmartFabric OS10 on the S4148-ON switch and if switch port profile configuration is present in the supplied configuration file, perform the following steps:

  1. Remove the switch-port profile configurations from the running-configuration using the no switch-port-profile 1/1 command and run the write memory command.
  2. Configure a new switch-port profile using the switch-port-profile 1/1 profile command and run the write memory command.
  3. Verify the configuration using the show switch-port-profile command.
  4. Reload the switch using the reload command.
  5. Copy the saved configuration into the startup.xml file using the copy home://downgrade_config.xml config://startup.xml command. The downgrade version configurations are saved in the downgrade_config.xml file.
  6. Reload the switch.

Configure port profile 

OS10(config)# switch-port-profile 1/1 profile-2 
OS10(config)# exit
OS10# write memory
OS10# reload

Verify port profile 

OS10(config)# show switch-port-profile 1/1

|  Node/Unit  |  Current    |  Next-boot  | Default   |
|-------------+-------------------+-------------------|
|     1/1     |  profile-2  |  profile-2  | profile-1 |

Supported Profiles:
profile-1
profile-2
profile-3
profile-4
profile-5
profile-6

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