DELL 8132 ユーザーズマニュアル

Auto-Install Commands

Auto-Install provides automatic update of the image and configuration of 

PowerConnect devices on boot up from a TFTP server as controlled by 

received DHCP options. It plays a critical role in the PowerConnect offering 

of touchless or low-touch provisioning, in which configuration and imaging of 

a device is greatly simplified.  This is highly desirable as device can be setup 

with minimum interaction from a skilled technician.
In PowerConnect devices, Auto-Install provides for network-based auto-

configuration and auto-imaging. Other aspects provide support for auto-

configuration and auto-imaging from attached devices.
Auto-Install is available on Dell PowerConnect devices as per the 

specification listed below.
Auto-Install features in this release include:

1 Support download of image from TFTP server using DHCP option 125. 

The image update can result in a downgrade or upgrade of the firmware on 

the switch or stack of switches. 

2 Support for automatic download of a configuration file from a TFTP 

server when the device is booted with no saved configuration file located in 

designated storage.  This release extends the designated storage to USB 

flash drives. In previous releases, the only supported storage was the 

device’s embedded flash or non-volatile memory.

3 Support for automatic download of an image from a TFTP server in the 

following situations:

When the device is booted with no saved configuration found in the 

designated storage areas.

When the device is booted with a saved configuration that has Auto-

Install enabled.

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