Lab 1: Installing a switch OS with ONIE

What you will learn: how to install SONiC by hand on an open network switch from ONIE.

You are a network engineer at a large cloud provider that has been using proprietary network operating systems on its switches. Management has decided to move to an open-source network operating system for more flexibility and control over the network, and you have been assigned to install SONiC on a switch in the data centre.

There is an HTTP server, SERVER1, in your management network at 192.168.1.200/24. The SONiC image is already on it as sonic-lab.bin.

Step 1: Configure SW1’s IP address

Give the switch SW1 an IP address that lets it reach SERVER1, and check the connection.

Step 2: Install SONiC on SW1

Log in to ONIE on SW1 and install SONiC.

Step 3: Verify the installation

Log in to SONiC with the default credentials.

Lab topology: SW1 and SERVER1 in the management network
Hints
  • The switch starts in ONIE: Install OS mode.
  • Stopping the ONIE discovery service helps if its messages flood the console.
  • Make sure both devices are in the same network and can ping each other.
  • Configure the IP address with standard Linux commands.
  • The SONiC image is at http://192.168.1.200/sonic-lab.bin.
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