Oleksandr Ivantsiv

**Steps to reproduce:** - Run sonic-mgmt dash vnet tests in a loop. In ~20% of test runs the `test_outbound_vnet_direct[no-underlay-route]` test fails on an attempt to apply the configuration with the...

[nvidia-bluefield] Add dependencies required for Nvidia-bluefield image compilation.

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#### Why I did it Add dependencies required for Nvidia-bluefield image compilation. ##### Work item tracking - Microsoft ADO **(number only)**: #### How I did it Extend a list of...

#### Why I did it - The Appliance DPU supports a limited subset of the configuration defined in the [SONiC DASH HLD](https://github.com/sonic-net/SONiC/blob/master/doc/dash/dash-sonic-hld.md). - Configure SWSS and GMNI to communicate on...

#### Why I did it Query base MAC address from the syseeprom or machine.conf for `nvidia-bluefield` platform ##### Work item tracking - Microsoft ADO **(number only)**: #### How I did...

[smart-switch] Extend config generator for t1-smartswitch topology.

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#### Why I did it The Smart Switch includes two types of devices (Switch and DPU) that require the sample configuration. Generate Smart Switch sample configurations for Switch or DPU...

[cherry-pick][202305][build] Fix base OS compilation issue caused by incompatibility between urllib3 and requests packages (#3328) (#3337)

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* [build] Fix base OS compilation issue caused by incompatibility between urllib3 and requests packages * [pipeline] Pin request package to v2.31.0 #### What I did #### How I did...

#### Why I did it The DPU reset after the image installation is required to boot the DPU with the new NIC FW ##### Work item tracking - Microsoft ADO...

[Nvidia-bluefield] Add infrastructure for the DPU NIC FW auto upgrade

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#### Why I did it Extend Nvidia Bluefield SONiC infrastructure to support DPU NIC FW auto upgrade. ##### Work item tracking - Microsoft ADO **(number only)**: #### How I did...

#### Why I did it Smart Switch Dark Mode allows disabling of all DPUs, removing any influence the DPU has on the system. ##### Work item tracking - Microsoft ADO...

SWSS when applying CA to PA configuration for the PL feature adds extra `SAI_OUTBOUND_CA_TO_PA_ENTRY_ATTR_OVERLAY_DMAC` and `SAI_OUTBOUND_CA_TO_PA_ENTRY_ATTR_USE_DST_VNET_VNI` attributes that are irrelevant attributes that causes SAI validation failure: ``` 2024-09-11.12:15:03.414891|c|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_VIP_ENTRY:{"switch_id":"oid:0x21000000000000","vip":"10.2.0.1"}|SAI_VIP_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION=SAI_VIP_ENTRY_ACTION_ACCEPT 2024-09-11.12:15:03.429397|c|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_DIRECTION_LOOKUP_ENTRY:{"switch_id":"oid:0x21000000000000","vni":"4321"}|SAI_DIRECTION_LOOKUP_ENTRY_ATTR_ACTION=SAI_DIRECTION_LOOKUP_ENTRY_ACTION_SET_OUTBOUND_DIRECTION 2024-09-11.12:15:03.432452|C|SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_VNET||oid:0xe00800000001d|SAI_VNET_ATTR_VNI=45654...