A company is deploying SONiC on a new switch model. The switch is ONIE-compatible, but the ONIE version is older and does not support the latest SONiC image format. The company has a maintenance window and needs to install SONiC. What is the best approach?

Update the ONIE firmware first, then install the SONiC image.

Use a USB drive to install the SONiC image, bypassing ONIE.

Install an older SONiC image that is compatible with the current ONIE version.

Use the switch's bootloader to directly load the SONiC image.

A company has a switch that is running a custom SONiC image. They want to move to the standard community image. The switch has no other SONiC images installed. The company has a maintenance window of 30 minutes. The switch's configuration is complex and must be preserved. What is the best approach?

Copy the community image to the switch and reboot to load it.

Downgrade to an older SONiC version first, then upgrade to the community image.

Use the sonic-installer to upgrade to the community image, assuming compatibility.

Back up the configuration, perform a fresh installation of the community image via ONIE, and restore the configuration.

A switch is running SONiC 202012 and needs to be upgraded to 202111. The switch has a configuration that uses features that are deprecated in 202111. The administrator wants to minimize downtime and be able to roll back if the new version causes issues. The switch has limited disk space. What is the best approach?

Back up the configuration, upgrade to 202111 using the sonic-installer, and keep the old image for rollback.

Perform a fresh installation of 202111 using ONIE, which will overwrite the old image.

Upgrade to 202111 and remove the old image to free up disk space.

Upgrade individual packages to 202111 without changing the base image.

What is the primary purpose of a SONiC installation, as opposed to an upgrade or downgrade?

To deploy SONiC on a switch that does not have it installed

To move to a newer version of SONiC

To change the running configuration of the switch

To revert to a previous version of SONiC

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11expert · hard
A company is deploying SONiC on a new switch model. The switch is ONIE-compatible, but the ONIE version is older and does not support the latest SONiC image format. The company has a maintenance window and needs to install SONiC. What is the best approach?
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A company has a switch that is running a custom SONiC image. They want to move to the standard community image. The switch has no other SONiC images installed. The company has a maintenance window of 30 minutes. The switch's configuration is complex and must be preserved. What is the best approach?
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13expert · hard
A switch is running SONiC 202012 and needs to be upgraded to 202111. The switch has a configuration that uses features that are deprecated in 202111. The administrator wants to minimize downtime and be able to roll back if the new version causes issues. The switch has limited disk space. What is the best approach?
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What is the primary purpose of a SONiC installation, as opposed to an upgrade or downgrade?
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A network engineer needs to revert a SONiC switch to a previous image due to a bug in the current version. Which command is used to set the previous image as the default boot option?
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A company is deploying SONiC on a new switch model. The switch is ONIE-compatible, but the ONIE version is older and does not support the latest SONiC image format. The company has a maintenance window and needs to install SONiC. What is the best approach?

A company has a switch that is running a custom SONiC image. They want to move to the standard community image. The switch has no other SONiC images installed. The company has a maintenance window of 30 minutes. The switch's configuration is complex and must be preserved. What is the best approach?

What is the primary purpose of a SONiC installation, as opposed to an upgrade or downgrade?

A network engineer needs to revert a SONiC switch to a previous image due to a bug in the current version. Which command is used to set the previous image as the default boot option?

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