Dell Z9100-ON

[ItsOnlyMe]

Heya!

Its a long shot but I'm going to try this anyway. I became in possession of a Dell Z9100-ON.

This switch has only ONIE installed to install software. Since Cumulus Linux sits behind a paywall these days due to the company take over by Nvidia. I was wondering if there is someone here on the forum that has access to these downloads? From my understanding the download should be available on this webpage .

If someone has access to this software, do you mind sharing this software?

Kind regards,
ItsOnlyMe

 

[oneplane]

You don't just need the software, but also a license which is usually bound to the serial number of the switch.
Perhaps you should first try SONiC, this is free and the Z9100 is supported (but seems to be labelled Z9100-C32).

https://sonic-net.github.io/SONiC/Supported-Devices-and-Platforms.html

A more up-to-date version of that list shows the -ON suffix correctly: SONiC/supported_devices_platforms.md at sonic_image_md_update · sonic-net/SONiC

The installation image is: https://artprodcus3.artifacts.visua...ormat=file&subpath=/target/sonic-broadcom.bin

The guide here will get you started, including installation: SONiC/SONiC-User-Manual.md at master · sonic-net/SONiC

 

[DavidWJohnston]

I used to own a Z9100, mine had Dell OS9. I'd recommend SONiC as Oneplane recommended, but if you do want to try OS9:

It was already pre-installed on mine, so I never did it myself, but it looks like it may be downloadable here: Dell Networking Operating System, OS9, V9.14.2.14 | Driver Details | Dell US

And there are instructions here: How to Install Dell Networking OS10 or OS9 on Dell Open Networking (ON) Switches | Dell US

 

[ItsOnlyMe]

Thanks @oneplane , I will read up on it see if its something

@DavidWJohnston Thanks, I didn't went for OS9 because i have seen a lot of mixed comments about the commands in OS9 vs OS10 and features that OS9 doesn't have but OS10 does like BGP. since I want to play a little bit more with BGP OS10 would be needed for this.

 

[nasbdh9]

To use OS10 you will need a license, and in many cases the license will be lost when buying a second-hand device, so you can only get an "indefinite" trial system (cannot be used after a certain period of time, needs to be reinstalled to "trial" again)

 

[ihelpmathgeeks]

Sorry to reactivate this thread, but does anybody have the instructions on how to get the Z9100 to install SoNiC, and/or how to setup the http service for onie detection?