This guide details the steps to install SONiC and apply a basic configuration.
- ONIE-compliant switch (for this guide, we'll be using a Dell S6000-ON)
- DHCP server (reachable by the target device)
- HTTP server (to host the install image)
+----------+ +-----------+
| | | |
| Web | | |
| Server +-------+ |
| .10 | | |
+----------+ | |
| |
+----------+ | |
| | | |
| DHCP | | L2 |
| Server +-------+ Network |
| .254 | | |
+----------+ | |
| |
+----------+ | |
| | | |
| SONiC | | |
| Switch +-------+ |
| .128 | | |
+----------+ +-----------+
Subnet: 192.168.0.1/24
DHCP Range: 192.168.0.128 - 253
Web: 192.168.0.10
DHCP: 192.168.0.254
Switch: 192.168.0.128
Build instructions for SONiC can be found at under the build image project.
Once the image has been created, host the image via HTTP.
The remainder of this guide will assume that your switch is able to boot into ONIE.
Configure the DHCP server option url to point to the SONiC image. As an example with dnsmasq and in the respective .conf:
# Note MAC specific to the mgmt port and apply a static lease.
dhcp-host=aa:bb:cc:dd:ee:ff,192.168.0.128,set:onie
# Specify Option 114 and point to the image URL.
dhcp-option=tag:onie,114,"http://HTTPSERVER/path/to/binary/sonic.bin"
With DHCP configured, power cycling the switch should initiate the process of:
- DHCP lease acquisition
- Image download
- Image installation
For more information regarding booting with ONIE visit the project wiki.
There's a fair amount of post-install configuration ahead and we've gone ahead and published a project to help you along:
Tools for managing, configuring and monitoring SONiC
In short, this does the work of:
- Host configuration
- Daemon installs & configuration
- Template composition for common services
- System startup