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Enhance switch agent to reboot into ONIE install mode #98

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@hardikdr

Summary

Enhance the switch agent so it can trigger a switch reboot into ONIE install mode, allowing the device to re-enter the ONIE installer discovery flow and reinstall SONiC.

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Proposed high-level flow:

  1. Agent configures the grub-entry to enter into the install mode.
  2. Agent reboots the switch.
  3. After reboot, ONIE starts in install mode, enters installer discovery, and attempts to locate and run a SONiC installer via DHCPv6.

Motivation

Today the agent can manage switch state while SONiC is running, but it cannot trigger a full reprovisioning workflow through ONIE.
We need this capability to support cases where a switch must be reinstalled remotely without manual console access.

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area/switch-automationAutomation processes for network switch management and operations.enhancementNew feature or requestgood first issueGood for newcomers

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