Install SONiC via ONIE

SONiC installation through ONIE

It have two options to install SONiC via ONIE, one option is from USB file, one option is from url.

Option 1: Installing SONiC image from USB file

1) Prepare a USB flash drive (it must be formatted in fat32), and store the target version into the USB flash drive, rename it as onie-installer.bin. Inserting the USB flash drive.

2) Restart the switch and enter the ONIE.

3) Enter the ONIE: Install OS by default.

4) The system will automatically install SONIC image, the following is the automatic installation process:

5) After the system installation is complete, it will automatically restart and start the SONiC OS.

Option 2: Installing SONiC image from url

1) Restart the switch and select ONIE to enter the ONIE, then select ONIE: Install OS. These steps are the same as Option 2 step (2)-(3).

2) Using the following command to stop the automatic search function logs display.

onie-discovery-stop

3) Configure an address for the MGMT port on the switch for file transfer. Using the following command:

• • ifconfig eth0 <A.B.C.D> netmask <X.X.X.X>
  • route add default gw <A.B.C.D>

4) Using the following command to install SONiC image from url.

onie-nos-install <image url>

5) After the installation, the device automatically restarts and starts SONiC OS.