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Dell EMC VEP4600 User Manual

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VEP4600 Operating System Installation Guide
January 2020

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Dell EMC VEP4600 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ModelVEP4600
ManufacturerDell EMC
Power SupplyDual Redundant Power Supplies
Form Factor1U
CPUIntel Xeon D-1500 Series
MemoryUp to 128GB DDR4
StorageM.2 SSD slot
Network Interfaces2 x 1GbE RJ45
Expansion Slots1 x PCIe Gen3
Operating System SupportVarious Linux distributions
Dimensions (H x W x D)43mm x 430mm x 550mm

Summary

VEP4600 overview

VEP4600 start up and serial console connection

VEP4600 configuration guidelines

Update to the Latest DiagOS

Burn DiagOS ISO image onto a bootable USB

Steps to create a bootable USB for DiagOS installation.

Configure BIOS to install DiagOS from a bootable USB

Steps to set up the BIOS to boot from the prepared USB.

DiagOS Installation

Configure BIOS and boot into DiagOS

Update to the latest Diag Tools

Steps to update the Diag Tools software.

Upgrade Firmware through DiagOS

Check the existing firmware version

Command to check current firmware versions on the VEP4600.

Copy the Unified Firmware Updater to USB

Steps to download and prepare the firmware updater on USB.

Mount_USB_on_the_VEP4600

Run the Unified Firmware Updater through USB

Upgrade Firmware through BMC

Check the existing firmware version

Commands to check firmware versions using BMC.

Configure BMC Management Address in BIOS

Steps to configure BMC IP address settings within the BIOS.

Configure BMC Management address on BMC console

Run the Unified Firmware Updater from a Linux server

Upgrade rNDC Firmware workaround

Upgrade rNDC firmware when ESXi is running on VEP4600

Procedure to upgrade rNDC firmware on ESXi.

Upgrade rNDC firmware when CentOS is running on VEP4600

Procedure to upgrade rNDC firmware on CentOS.

Prepare bootable USB with OS ISO image

Prepare bootable USB

Steps to prepare a bootable USB drive for OS installation.

Download Rufus

Guide to downloading the Rufus utility for USB creation.

Configure BIOS and Install RHEL OS

Configure BIOS to Boot From USB

Steps to configure BIOS to boot from a USB drive.

Install Red Hat OS

Instructions for installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS.

Start Red Hat OS installation

Configure BIOS to boot from SSD

Configure BIOS and Install Ubuntu OS

Configure BIOS to boot from USB

Steps to configure BIOS for USB booting.

Ubuntu OS installation

Procedure for installing the Ubuntu operating system.

Configure BIOS to boot from SSD

Configure BIOS and Install Adva OS

Configure BIOS to boot from USB

Steps to configure BIOS for USB booting.

ADVA OS Installation

Procedure for installing the Adva OS.

Configure BIOS to boot from SSD

Configure BIOS and Install ESXi OS

Configure BIOS to boot from USB

Steps to configure BIOS for USB booting.

Install ESXi OS

Procedure for installing the ESXi operating system.

Configure BIOS to boot from SSD

Logging into ESXi

Configuring the network on ESXi

How to add ESXi license

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