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Test New Brand Installing the ISO Image

Owned by Shirly Tsang
Apr 11, 2023
5 min read

Before installing the ISO image, you need to first reset the BIOS, and then install the ISO image.

Resetting the BIOS

  1. Use your serial device’s console to establish a connection between the appliance and your Mac or Windows computer:

    1. Use a small screwdriver to open the panel that covers the Micro-USB port on the left side of the appliance’s back panel.

    2. Use a USB Type-A cable to connect the VEP 1425/1485 Micro-USB port to your computer.

  2. On your computer, download and install the CP210x USB to UART Bridge Virtual COM Port (VCP) driver from Silicon Labs.

  3. On your computer, install a serial-interface terminal:

    1. On a Mac, install Minicom by using the instructions provided on Install Minicom on macOS with MacPorts, and then enter the following command in the terminal:
      minicom -D /dev/tty.SLAB_USBtoUART -8 -b 115200

    2. On a Windows computer, do the following:

      1. In Device Manager, verify that the CP2102 driver has been installed:

        Use a terminal emulator, such as PuTTY, to locate and configure the serial port represented by the USB connection: 

        1. Serial line: Enter the name for the connection. 

        2. Speed: Enter 115200 as the baud rate. 

        3. Connection type: Select Serial. 

      2. To save the configuration, enter a name in Saved Sessions and click Save: 

        To power up the appliance, connect the power cable to a power source. The console window will display the test screen POST Lower DRAM Memory:

  4. After the cursor moves to the upper-left corner, press and hold the Delete key on your keyboard until Press <DEL> or <F2> to enter setup is displayed:

  5. Depending on your BIOS version, you may be prompted to enter a password. If prompted, enter the serial number of your appliance followed by an exclamation mark. For example, if the serial number is 1234ABC, enter 1234ABC! at the prompt.

  6. On the BIOS screen, choose Restore Defaults:

  7. Press F4 to save the selection and exit the screen. 

  8. When prompted with Save & Exit?, select Yes and press Enter.

Installing the ISO Image

  1. Insert the bootable USB drive that you created earlier in the USB1 interface on the right hand side of the appliance, and then reset or restart the appliance.

  2. The console window will display the test screen. After the cursor moves to the upper-left corner, press and hold the Delete key on your keyboard until Press <DEL> or <F2> to enter setup is displayed:

  3. Depending on your BIOS version, you may be prompted to enter a password. If prompted, enter the serial number of your appliance followed by an exclamation mark. For example, if the serial number is 1234ABC, enter 1234ABC! at the prompt.

  4. On the BIOS screen under the Boot menu, ensure that you select the Bootable USB drive as Boot Option #1, if it is not automatically selected as the default.

  5. Once Boot Option #1 is selected correctly, navigate to the next tab and select Save Changes and Exit, and then click Yes on the confirmation screen.

  6. On the installation screen as illustrated below, the first option "Install BloxOne Appliance on Dell EMC serial xxxxxxx" is selected by default, and the installation starts automatically if you do not already have the same ISO image pre-installed on the appliance.  
    If you have the same ISO image pre-installed on the appliance, the second option "Boot from next volume" is selected, and you must manually select the first option if you want to reinstall the same ISO image.
    The installation starts automatically once you select an option and may take up to 30 minutes to complete.

  7. During the backend configuration and installation of logs, a blank screen will appear for about two minutes. The following screen will appear next:

     

  8. After the installation is completed successfully, the following sample screen will appear:

Infoblox On-Prem.

Product serial: XXXXXXX

Network configuration:

        eno6:   not configured

        eno7:   not configured

        eno4:   not configured

        eno5:   not configured

        eno2:   not configured

        eno3:   not configured

        eno1:   XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX

        eno8:   not configured

Status:

Agent           active and running

Docker          alive and running

Network         active

NTP sync        NTPD works (sync map: 7)

Health checks:

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Cloud Connectivity                      SUCCESS

Docker Rules & Settings                 SUCCESS

Join Token                              NOT-APPLICABLE

Kubernetes                              SUCCESS

IP Address                              SUCCESS

DHCP Connection                         SUCCESS

DNS                                     SUCCESS

NTP Servers                             FAILED

Proxy                                   NOT-APPLICABLE

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