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Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II for M1000e

Software User’s Manual

Rev 1.00

This document is intended for administrators.

Summary of Contents for 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II

Page 1: ...Dell and the Dell logo are trademarks of Dell Inc Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II for M1000e Software User s Manual Rev 1 00 This document is intended for administrators ...

Page 2: ...er without the written permission of Dell Inc is strictly forbidden Trademarks used in this text Dell the DELL logo and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the mark and names or their products Dell Inc disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names other than its own July 2010 ...

Page 3: ...ommand Reference Conventions 13 3 4 General Commands 13 3 5 Software Update Commands 14 3 6 Device Commands 15 3 7 Port Commands 16 3 8 Debug Commands 17 Chapter 4 Operating Procedures 19 4 1 Procedure for Updating Software 19 4 2 CPU Software Update 21 4 3 Firmware Update 23 4 3 1 Updating Firmware for All PhyX Devices Together 23 4 3 2 Updating Firmware for a Single PhyX Device 24 Chapter 5 Trou...

Page 4: ...PTM Pass Through Module Downlink Internal link from servers to 10GbE PTM PHY through the mid plane connector Uplink External link from 10GbE PTM PHY to external link typically connected to Ethernet switch SSH Secure Shell also refers to a software program that allows connectivity using an SSH protocol CMC Chassis Management Controller Component 10GbE PTM PHY device Component numbering Components a...

Page 5: ...es 1 through 8 respectively Group B consists of ports 9 through 16 providing service to blades 9 through 16 respectively The supported link protocol for all ports is 10GigE XAUI KX4 Figure 1 shows the front panel ports and their partitioning into Group A and Group B Figure 1 Front Panel Link Speed Port Groups 1 2 Port Link State Reflection The 10GbE PTM reflects the link state from the uplink to t...

Page 6: ...strates link protocol mismatch conditions Figure 2 Link Protocol Mismatch Examples 1 4 LED Behavior The LED behavior is described in the following table Table 3 LED Behavior Condition Green LED Amber LED Description Link down off off This condition occurs in the following cases Server blade not present powered down or link is inactive Uplink port module not present Uplink port cable not connected ...

Page 7: ...Section 1 3 Link Protocol Mismatch Condition on page 5 for details LED 10GbE PTM Status Indication Green Status OFF OFF OFF ON OFF Boot in Progress 10GbE PTM not ready Blinking Blue ON BLINKING BLUE The CMC is identifying the newly installed 10GbE PTM ON ON BLUE 10GbE PTM is on and operating Nor mally ON ON or BLINKING AMBER Fault in System Self diagnosed OFF ON or BLINKING AMBER Fault in System C...

Page 8: ...adient com After you download the software some initial configuration is necessary Please follow the next configuration steps when using a different client software similar settings should be available If you are connecting directly to the serial port of the Chassis Management Console CMC skip to step 9 1 Go to Setup SSH2 settings and set the compression to none Figure 4 Setup SSH2 Settings Figure...

Page 9: ... 6 Setup Terminal Settings 3 Select Emulation type SCOANSI ANSI and VT100 4 Select Backspace Character Control H Figure 7 Set Emulation Type and Backspace Character 5 Go to Communications Open SSH2 connection This will open the SSH2 Connection dialog box ...

Page 10: ...ostname or IP address of your system 7 Fill in the user name and the password Figure 9 Enter Hostname and Password 8 Your SSH connection will open You will see a welcome banner and a user prompt Figure 10 SSH Connected 9 To list all the devices in the system enter the following command getioinfo ...

Page 11: ... the following command to connect to the 10GbE PTM CLI connect Switch 3 Figure 12 10GbE PTM Welcome Banner 11 Change privilege level if required To login as an administrator run the command login admin You are now connected to the 10GbE PTM and can start entering commands 12 To show the list of available commands run the command help ...

Page 12: ...hat requires a privilege level higher than USER 3 2 Quick Reference Table 5 provides a quick reference to the CLI commands Table 5 List of Commands Command name Short Description Reference General Commands help Shows the list of available commands Section 3 4 1 help on page 13 exit Exit from the 10GbE PTM CLI Section 3 4 2 exit on page 14 login Change privilege level Section 3 4 3 login ADMIN on p...

Page 13: ...mple and command output For purpose of automation the symbol is used to indicate a comment that extends until the next new line character 3 4 General Commands 3 4 1 help Synopsis help Description Show the list of all available commands ADMIN when in ADMIN mode this command will also show commands that require ADMIN privilege level Example help show port module Shows uplink module parameters Sectio...

Page 14: ...LI and return to CMC session Example exit 3 4 3 login ADMIN Synopsis login user admin Description Change the privilege level Example login admin login user 3 5 Software Update Commands 3 5 1 show image ver Synopsis show image ver Description Display the current software image version ADMIN this command also displays the firmware version of each component Example show image ver Software image versi...

Page 15: ...onal details on the firmware update procedure refer to Section 4 Operating Procedures on page 19 ADMIN device_number When this option is specified the command will update the firmware of a single PhyX device or the micro controller software This option specifies the device onto which to upload the image 0 3 where 0 indicates micro controller image Example copy image from file login admin copy imag...

Page 16: ...s down either uplink or downlink is not connected mismatch both uplink and downlink are connected but there is a mismatch Downlink port link state down Link disabled no blade present 10G 10GbE link Detailed downlink port link states available in ADMIN level only 10G XAUI 10G link with fixed parameters Uplink port link state empty No module present module_type no link Module is present module type ...

Page 17: ... OK Gigabit Ethernet Compliance Codes 10GBASE SR Vendor Name FINISAR CORP Vendor Part Number FTLX8571D3BCL ME Vendor Serial Number UDD01 A Vendor Revision Number A 3 8 Debug Commands 3 8 1 cr_read ADMIN Synopsis cr_read device_number 0xaddress Description Read an internal PhyX device register This command accepts the following parameters device_number the device from which to read a register 1 3 a...

Page 18: ...on Write data to an internal register on a PhyX device This command accepts the following parameters device_number the device to which memory the data should be written address memory location of the internal register 32 bit address data the data to be written to the internal register Example cr_write 1 0xf0010 0x1 ...

Page 19: ...he pfw binary file Step 2 Connect to the 10GbE PTM using an SSH Client as described in Section 2 Connecting to the 10GbE PTM CLI on page 8 Step 3 From the CMC command line connect to the 10GbE PTM CLI Enter Note At least 20 seconds must have passed since the last power cycle of the 10GbE PTM module before running the following connect command connect switch n where n is the number of the switch 2 ...

Page 20: ...t reboot Step 6 Exit the 10GbE PTM CLI to the CMC command line Run exit Step 7 Power cycle the 10GbE PTM for the firmware to take effect From the CMC command line type the following command racadm chassisaction m switch n powercycle Step 8 Wait for 20 seconds and then connect to the 10GbE PTM Run connect switch n You will be able to view the progress of the SW update Step 9 At the end of a success...

Page 21: ...nd line enter the following command racadm chassisaction m 10GbE PTM device Name powercycle Example according to section 2 output racadm chassisaction m switch 2 powercycle Note You must connect before the 15 second countdown expires in order to interrupt the Boot Loader Step 3 Connect to the 10GbE PTM CLI Enter connect switch n Where n is the number of the switch 2 in our example Note Press any k...

Page 22: ...licking Transfers and then providing the path to the SW binary file Figure 15 Transfer File Step 6 Exit the bootload Run exit Step 7 Power cycle to allow for the SW to take effect From the CMC CLI type the following command racadm chassisaction m switch n powercycle Where n is the number of the switch 2 in our example Step 8 Wait at least 20 seconds to allow for the boot loader to load ...

Page 23: ...run the command copy image from file The system is now waiting for the file to be transferred from the SSH client Step 3 In your SSH client initiate file transfer by pulling down the Transfers menu and clicking Send Files Provide the path to the PhyX firmware binary file and send it Firmware programming will be complete after loading the firmware binary file This pro cess takes a few minutes At th...

Page 24: ... version run the command show image ver Software image version 1 0 28 201005131448 62 Component 1 FW version 8 2 958 Component 2 FW version 8 2 958 Component 3 FW version 8 2 958 4 3 2 Updating Firmware for a Single PhyX Device Step 1 Connect to the 10GbE PTM Run Connect switch n Where n is the number of the switch 2 in our example Step 2 To start the upgrade process for a single PhyX device 1 2 o...

Page 25: ...he blade if the problem is not resolved b If an Ethernet NIC or switch is connected to an 10GbE PTM external port but the link is down for the 10GbE PTM external port check cables modules connectivity in the external device and reboot the external device if not resolved If none of the above resolves the issue reboot the 10GbE PTM through the CMC CLI using the following command Table 6 Error Condit...

Page 26: ... Problems Reboot the 10GbE PTM through the CMC CLI using the following command chassisaction m switch n powercycle where n is the switch number 1 6 5 5 Recovery From Non Responsive 10GbE PTM CLI Reboot the 10GbE PTM through the CMC CLI using the following command chassisaction m switch n powercycle where n is the switch number 1 6 5 6 Recovery From a Software Update Failure 1 Reboot the 10GbE PTM ...

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