When installing SONiC using the ONIE manual method, you must first __________ the ONIE environment before loading the SONiC installation image.

Question

Options

• ADownload
• BInitialize
• CReboot
• DConfigure

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  87% (26)
• C
  7% (2)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

Initializing the ONIE (Open Network Install Environment) is the required first step because it activates the install mode, preparing the bootloader environment to receive and process a new Network Operating System image - without this step, ONIE has no active install context to work with. Option A (Download) is incorrect because downloading refers to fetching the SONiC image file itself, not an action performed on the ONIE environment. Option C (Reboot) may occur during the process but describes transitioning system state, not preparing the ONIE environment specifically before image loading. Option D (Configure) is incorrect because configuration of SONiC happens after installation is complete, not before loading the image. Memory tip: Think "Initialize before Install" - just as you initialize a blank drive before writing to it, you initialize the ONIE environment before writing the SONiC image.

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