The Cumulus Linux operating system resides on a switch as a disk image. This section discusses how to manage the disk image.
For information on installing a new Cumulus Linux disk image, refer to Installing a New Cumulus Linux Image. For information on upgrading Cumulus Linux, refer to Upgrading Cumulus Linux.
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Determine the Switch Platform
To determine if your switch is on an x86 or ARM platform, run the uname -m command.
For example, on an x86 platform, uname -m outputs x86_64:
cumulus@x86switch$ uname -m x86_64
On an ARM platform, uname -m outputs armv7l:
cumulus@ARMswitch$ uname -m armv7l
You can also visit the HCL (hardware compatibility list) to look at your hardware and determine the processor type.
Reprovision the System (Restart the Installer)
Reprovisioning the system deletes all system data from the switch.
To initiate the provisioning and installation process, run the onie-select -i command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -i WARNING: WARNING: Operating System install requested. WARNING: This will wipe out all system data. WARNING: Are you sure (y/N)? y Enabling install at next reboot...done. Reboot required to take effect.
To cancel a pending reinstall operation, run the onie-select -c command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -c Cancelling pending install at next reboot...done.
Uninstall All Images and Remove the Configuration
To remove all installed images and configurations and return the switch to its factory defaults, run the onie-select -k command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -k WARNING: WARNING: Operating System uninstall requested. WARNING: This will wipe out all system data. WARNING: Are you sure (y/N)? y Enabling uninstall at next reboot...done. Reboot required to take effect.
To cancel a pending uninstall operation, run the onie-select -c command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -c Cancelling pending uninstall at next reboot...done.
Boot into Rescue Mode
If your system becomes broken is some way, you can correct certain issues by booting into ONIE rescue mode. In rescue mode, the file systems are unmounted and you can use various Cumulus Linux utilities to try and resolve a problem.
To reboot the system into ONIE rescue mode, run the onie-select -r command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -r WARNING: WARNING: Rescue boot requested. WARNING: Are you sure (y/N)? y Enabling rescue at next reboot...done. Reboot required to take effect.
To cancel a pending rescue boot operation, run the onie-select -c command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo onie-select -c Cancelling pending rescue at next reboot...done.
Inspect Image File Contents
The Cumulus Linux installation disk image file is executable. From a running switch, you can display the contents of the Cumulus Linux image file by passing the info option to the image file. For example, if the image file is called onie-installer and is located in /var/lib/cumulus/installer, you can obtain information about the disk image with the following command:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo /var/lib/cumulus/installer/onie-installer info
Verifying image checksum ... OK.
Preparing image archive ... OK.
Control File Contents
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Description: Cumulus Linux
OS-Release: 2.1.0-0556262-201406101128-NB
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:44:28 -0700
Installer-Version: 1.2
Platforms: im_n29xx_t40n mlx_sx1400_i73612 dell_s6000_s1220
Homepage: http://www.cumulusnetworks.com/
Data Archive Contents
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128 2014-06-10 18:44:26 file.list
44 2014-06-10 18:44:27 file.list.sha1
104276331 2014-06-10 18:44:27 sysroot-internal.tar.gz
44 2014-06-10 18:44:27 sysroot-internal.tar.gz.sha1
5391348 2014-06-10 18:44:26 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz
44 2014-06-10 18:44:27 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz.sha1
cumulus@switch:~$
You can also extract the contents of the image file by passing the extract option to the image file:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo /var/lib/cumulus/installer/onie-installer extract PATH Verifying image checksum ... OK. Preparing image archive ... OK. file.list file.list.sha1 sysroot-internal.tar.gz sysroot-internal.tar.gz.sha1 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz.sha1 Success: Image files extracted OK. cumulus@switch:~$ sudo ls -l total 107120 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 128 Jun 10 18:44 file.list -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 file.list.sha1 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 104276331 Jun 10 18:44 sysroot-internal.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 sysroot-internal.tar.gz.sha1 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 5391348 Jun 10 18:44 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz.sha1
Finally, you can verify the contents of the image file by passing the verify option to the image file:
cumulus@switch:~$ sudo /var/lib/cumulus/installer/onie-installer verify Verifying image checksum ... OK. Preparing image archive ... OK. file.list file.list.sha1 sysroot-internal.tar.gz sysroot-internal.tar.gz.sha1 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz.sha1 Success: Image files extracted OK. cumulus@switch:~$ sudo ls -l total 107120 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 128 Jun 10 18:44 file.list -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 file.list.sha1 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 104276331 Jun 10 18:44 sysroot-internal.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 sysroot-internal.tar.gz.sha1 -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 5391348 Jun 10 18:44 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 1063 3000 44 Jun 10 18:44 vmlinuz-initrd.tar.xz.sha1