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Switch devices should be booted in `ONIE` installation mode to install SONiC OS and configure the Fabric
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Switch devices need to be booted in `ONIE` installation mode to install SONiC OS and configure the Fabric
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Agent.
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Ensure the management port of the switch is connected to fabric management network.
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### Remove a switch from the existing fabric
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Before you decommission a switch from the Hedgehog Fabric, several preparation steps are necessary.
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Before you decommission a switch from the Hedgehog Fabric, several preliminary steps are necessary.
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* If the `Switch` is a `Leaf` switch (including `Mixed` and `Border` leaf configurations), remove all `VPCAttachments` bound to all switches `Connections`.
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* If the `Switch` was used for `ExternalPeering`, remove all `ExternalAttachment` objects that are bound to the `Connections` of the `Switch`.
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* Remove all connections of the `Switch`.
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* At last, remove the `Switch` and `Agent` objects.
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### Replace a switch from the existing fabric
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To replace a switch in the fabric, you do not need to remove and re-add it. Instead:
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* Edit the existing switch object to update the `MAC` address or `Serial` number of the new hardware.
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* Reinstall the switch, following the boot `ONIE` process used when it was first added to the fabric.
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