Dell VEP4600, Installation Manual

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VEP4600 overview
The VEP4600 platform is a one rack unit, x86-based networking platform running virtualized universal customer premise
equipment (uCPE) functions and basic switching/routing functions as a top-of-rack device with 4, 8, or 16 cores.
Figure 1. VEP4600 platform
1. Platform status icon LEDs 2. RS-232 ports (top) and 10/100/1000 Base-T ports (bottom)
3. SFP+ ports 4. Luggage tag
5. 1000 Base-T networking ports 6. Processor power on/off button
7. Micro USB-B port 8. USB Type A ports
For detailed information about the VEP4600 platform, see the following documents at https://www.dell.com/support :
● BMC User Guide
● BIOS User Guide
● VEP4600 Installation Guide
●
VEP4600 Setup Guide
● uCPE Networking DIAG OS Guide
This document describes the steps for OS installation on a VEP4600 device. The OS installation steps are tested and verified on
the VEP4600 device with the OS versions listed below:
● DiagOS image:
diagos-recovery-x86_64-dellemc_vep4600_d21xyt-r0.3.41.3.81-8.iso
● RHEL OS image: rhel-server-7.5-x86_64-dvd.iso
● Ubuntu OS image:
ubuntu-18.04.3-live-server-amd64.iso
● Adva OS image:
SVCS_connector-18.4.1.31-18.4-factory-dell-45.iso
● ESXi 6.7 OS image:
VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update03-16316930.x86_64-
DellEMC_Customized-A06.iso
●
ESXi 7.0 OS image: VMware-VMvisor-Installer-7.0.0-16324942.x86_64-DellEMC_Customized-A02.iso
NOTE: For systems running EXSi, BIOS shell, FreeBSD, Linux, or Windows, you can download the X722 firmware version
5.00 package from the Drivers & Downloads tab of the Dell Networking VEP4600 support page at www.dell.com/
support . Follow the instruction in the
readme.tx
to complete the update. Before you update, read and agree to the Intel
License Agreement.
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