"Unsupported VM flavor: Z9264" in OS10 GNS4 bundle 10.6.0.1.35 (and earlier)

Hi,

I have not recently tried the new bundle 10.6. But can you let us know how did you install the switch OS in GNS. Here's a video guide: https://dell.to/40AW5iS

Also, what version of GNS are you using?

@DELL-Joey C​ I did not use GNS, I followed https://github.com/hellt/vrnetlab/tree/master/ftosv to build an image for Containerlab

Hello,

We tested in the lab and yes we recognize the Z9xxx virtual platforms have an issue on the 10.6.0.1 release.

We also confirmed that you can use the S5248 image as a workaround, since it does install, just the virtual switch will not have the same type of interfaces.

OS10# show system brief

Node Id           : 1

MAC               : 0c:5f:aa:37:00:00

-- Unit --

Unit Status     ReqType     CurType   Version

----------------------------------------------------------------

1     up         S5248F     S5248F     10.6.0.1    

We will follow up internally on this.

@DELL-Charles R​ thank you for following up. Note that this is not new or specific to the 10.6.0.1 release, it hasn't worked for me in any release I tried (most recently 10.5.5.3)

I have been using S5248F, as that is one of the two that does work (the other is S5224F). However, for my purposes it is not really a workaround, as I am trying to emulate our core network which is based on Z9264F switches with more ports. I've had to renumber ports, and consequently the configs my automation scripts generate are different from what's running in production.

In a similar situation, we like to try things on a simulated Z9432F before doing it on our core. 

Any idea when the next version comes around, with working Z9xxx devices? 

Parlos,

Based on the revision history shown here, the Z9432f support was added on version A14 - 10.5.5.0P1. 

Let me know if this helps.

@DELL-Chris H ​ 

Sadly no, the problem remains. 

(console dump from node). 

.....

Info: Sleeping for 20 seconds  
4..3..2..1..Info: eth0:  Checking link... down.
ONIE: eth0: link down.  Skipping configuration.
ONIE: Failed to configure eth0 interface
ONIE: Starting ONIE Service Discovery
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer-x86_64-qemu ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer-x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vdb1/onie-installer ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer-x86_64-qemu ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer-x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting file://dev/vda1/onie-installer ...
^CONIE: Executing installer: file://dev/vda1/onie-installer
mkdir: can't create directory '/tmp/os10vm': File exists
mkdir: can't create directory '/tmp/os10platform': File exists
Initializing installer ... OK
Verifying image checksum ... OK
Unsupported VM flavor: Z9432
Failure: Unable to install image: file://dev/vda1/onie-installer
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/0c-bb-10-a3-00-00/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0 ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64-r0 ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer-x86_64-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer-kvm_x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer-x86_64-qemu ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer-x86_64 ...
Info: Attempting tftp://onie-server/onie-installer ...
Info: Sleeping for 20 seconds
.....

BR/Patrik

I don't see anything in the instructions that you followed that would cause it to not work, so what I would suggest is that you call in to support, as they can go over the configuration and work directly with it to get the issue resolved. 

@DELL-Chris H ​ it says "Support for Dell Upgrade Package (DUP) in OS10 release 10.5.5.0P1 for the following platforms"

That seems unrelated to the GNS4 bundles we are talking about here. Physical Z9264 systems obviously work - we have them deployed in production. But emulating them virtually does not

Saw that there was a new release, OS10_Virtualization_10.6.0.3.82V.zip. Sadly, the problem remains. It would have been really nice to test virtually before running it in production. Perhaps you should just remove the Z9 series and not claim that they work in GNS3.