Dell SmartFabric OS10 Installation, Upgrade, and Downgrade Guide

For a list of supported versions, see the Networking Solutions Support Matrix.

• For SFS deployments on S and Z Series switches, upgrade to Release 10.5.0.9 before you upgrade to Release 10.5.1.9 or later.
• If you have SFS enabled and you have custom certificates (self-signed or CA certificates) installed, ensure that you make note of the X.509v3 security profile name to reinstall the X.509v3 certificate after upgrade. Use the show crypto cert command to view the security profile name.
• For MX deployments, use the OME-M console to upgrade the IOMs in the fabric. For instructions on upgrading the IOMs, see the Dell MX Networking Deployment Guide.
• For any solution in which vCenter is registered with OMNI, before upgrading OS10 nodes, perform the following:
  1. Disable failback on all configured port-groups.
     1. On vCenter, go to the Networking tab and make the following settings on each port group:
        1. Click Action -> Edit Settings -> Teaming and Failover and set Failback to No.
  2. Move the vCenter instance to Maintenance mode. For instructions on how to enable maintenance mode in OMNI, see the respective version of the OpenManage Network Integration for SmartFabric Services User Guide.
  3. (Applicable only for the S4112-ON switches) Upgrade all the switches from 10.4.3.x to 10.4.3.7 through CLI starting with the backup switch.
  4. Upgrade all the switches to OS10 through OMNI.
  5. Disable the vCenter instance maintenance mode. For instructions on how to disable maintenance mode in OMNI, see the respective version of the OpenManage Network Integration for SmartFabric Services User Guide.
  6. Enable failback on all configured port-groups.
     1. On vCenter, go to the Networking tab and make the following settings on each port group:
        1. Click Action -> Edit Settings -> Teaming and Failover and set Failback to Yes.