Dell EMC VEP4600 - Update to the Latest Diagos; Burn Diagos ISO Image Onto a Bootable USB; Configure BIOS to Install Diagos from a Bootable USB

Update to the Latest DiagOS
This section describes the steps to take to update the DiagOS if your VEP4600 arrived from Dell with the DiagOS as the only operating
system. Updating the DiagOS is required prior to updating any other firmware.
Topics:
• Burn DiagOS ISO image onto a bootable USB
• Configure BIOS to install DiagOS from a bootable USB
• DiagOS Installation
• Configure BIOS and boot into DiagOS
• Update to the latest DiagTools
Burn DiagOS ISO image onto a bootable USB
1. Insert the USB into a Linux computer.
2. Log in to the Linux OS and mount the USB.
3. Download the DIAG OS .ISO image to the Linux computer using TCP, SCP, or a similar protocol.
4. Use the following dd (data duplicator) Linux command to burn the DIAG OS install image to the USB.
dd if= diagos-recovery-x86_64-dellemc_vep4600_d21xyt-r0.3.41.3.81-6.iso of=/dev/sdb bs=4M
NOTE: Use /dev/sdb, not sdb# number even if fdisk did show sdb# as one of the USBs plugged in.
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sdb1 * 7516 7899 384 192K ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
5. Remove the USB from the Linux computer and plug it into the VEP4600.
Reboot the system and go to BIOS settings.
Configure BIOS to install DiagOS from a bootable
USB
1. Select the Boot menu tab. Using the up and down arrow keys, go down to the UEFI USB Drive BBS Priorities.
Boot menu tab
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Update to the Latest DiagOS 11