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BLADE OS 5.1 Release Notes

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BMD00098, December 2009

Updating the Switch Software Image

The switch software image is the executable code running on the GbESM. A version of the image 
ships with the switch, and comes pre-installed on the device. As new versions of the image are 
released, you can upgrade the software running on your switch. To get the latest version of software 
available for your GbESM, go to:

http://www.ibm.com/systems/support

From the BLADEOS CLI, use the 

/boot/cur

 command to determine the current software version. 

The typical upgrade process for the software image consists of the following steps:

Place the new image onto a FTP or TFTP server on your network, or on a local computer. 

Transfer the new image to your switch. 

Select the new software image to be loaded into switch memory the next time the switch is reset. 

Loading New Software to Your Switch

The switch can store up to two different software images, called 

image1

 and 

image2

, as well as 

boot software, called 

boot

. When you load new software, you must specify where it should be 

placed: either into 

image1

image2

, or 

boot

For example, if your active image is currently loaded into 

image1

, you would probably load the 

new image software into 

image2

. This lets you test the new software and reload the original active 

image (stored in 

image1

), if needed. 

To download a new software image to your switch, you will need the following:

The image and boot software loaded on a FTP or TFTP server on your network

Boot file: 

GbESM-1-10U-5.1.1.0_Boot.img

Image file:

GbESM-1-10U-5.1.1.0_OS.img

Note – 

Be sure to download both the new boot file and the new image file.

The hostname or IP address of the FTP or TFTP server

The name of the new software image or boot file

Note – 

The DNS parameters must be configured if specifying hostnames.

When the above requirements are met, use one of the following procedures to download the new 
software to your switch. You can use the BLADEOS CLI, the ISCLI, or the BBI to download and 
activate new software. 

Содержание BLADEOS 5.1

Страница 1: ...50 Mission College Blvd Suite 600 Santa Clara CA 95054 www bladenetwork net BLADEOS Release Notes 1 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter Version 5 1 Part Number BMD00098 December 200...

Страница 2: ...ical data and commercial software documentation as those terms are used in FAR 12 211 12 212 Oct 1995 Government End Users are authorized to use this documentation only in accordance with those rights...

Страница 3: ...for the 1 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter BLADEOS 5 1 Command Reference for the 1 10Gb Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for IBM BladeCenter BLADEOS 5 1 ISCLI Reference for the 1 1...

Страница 4: ...ded network switch that features tight integration with IBM BladeCenter management modules Figure 1 1 10Gb Uplink ESM Faceplate The GbESM has the following port capacities Three external 10Gb SFP slot...

Страница 5: ...witch disables the port and generates a syslog message indicating that the DAC is not approved The GbESM does not disable the SFP ports when using MSA compliant DAC cables For best results the followi...

Страница 6: ...two different software images called image1 and image2 as well as boot software called boot When you load new software you must specify where it should be placed either into image1 image2 or boot For...

Страница 7: ...ftware will load into the switch 7 When loading is complete enter the following command at the Boot Options prompt 8 The system informs you of which software image image1 or image2 is currently set to...

Страница 8: ...er if applicable 5 The system prompts you to confirm your request Once confirmed the software will load into the switch 6 When loading is complete use the following command in Global Configuration mod...

Страница 9: ...onfiguration Management page appears 3 If you are loading software from your computer HTTP client skip this step and go to the next Otherwise if you are loading software from a FTP TFTP server enter t...

Страница 10: ...efined events An RMON management application can be used to access RMON MIB information on the GbESM as described in RFC 1757 The switch supports RMON Group 1 Statistics Group 2 History Group 3 Alarms...

Страница 11: ...EE 802 3ah Operation Administration and Maintenance OAM protocol OAM allows the switch to detect faults on physical port links Using OAM if the Local Information that a port sends does not match the R...

Страница 12: ...arded Further reliability and performance could be provided by configuring parallel BGP paths to a loopback interface on a peer device which would result in improved load sharing Access and security c...

Страница 13: ...o active interfaces but do not receive LSAs hello packets or any other OSPF protocol information from active interfaces Passive interfaces behave as stub networks allowing OSPF routing devices to be a...

Страница 14: ...5 1 the implementation of Access Control Lists ACLs has been standardized to use ascending order of precedence ACLs that are assigned to a port are now processed in numeric sequence based on ACL numb...

Страница 15: ...info vlan command permits the following options The numbers in a range must be separated by a dash start of range end of range Multiple ranges or list items are permitted using a comma range or item 1...

Страница 16: ...link information info link for switches installed in bay 1 and bay 2 Alias Port Speed Duplex Flow Ctrl Link TX RX INT1A 1 1000 full yes yes up INT1B 2 1000 full yes yes up INT2A 3 1000 full yes yes u...

Страница 17: ...rn Fld PVID NAME VLAN s INT1A 1 y n e e 1 INT1A 1 4095 INT1B 2 y n e e 1 INT1B 1 4095 INT2A 3 y n e e 1 INT2A 1 4095 INT2B 4 y n e e 1 INT2B 1 4095 INT3A 5 y n e e 1 INT3A 1 4095 INT3B 6 y n e e 1 INT...

Страница 18: ...BLADEOS 5 1 now also supports PVRST Alias Port Tag Fast Lrn Fld PVID NAME VLAN s INT1 1 y n e e 1 INT1 1 4095 INT2 2 y n e e 1 INT2 1 4095 INT3 3 y n e e 1 INT3 1 4095 INT4 4 y n e e 1 INT4 1 4095 IN...

Страница 19: ...The following table correlates the Firmware Type listed in the IBM management module s Web interface Firmware VPD window to the GbESM software version Within the IBM management module Web interface th...

Страница 20: ...and the management module go to the I O Module Configuration window on the management module s Web interface Under the New Static IP Configuration section click Save to trigger the management module t...

Страница 21: ...hree server keys 1 One key is generated to replace the current server key if used 2 A second key is generated as a spare in case the current server key is used and the specified interval expires 3 A t...

Страница 22: ...e for each switch a single SYSLOG server can distinguish between the various GbESMs in the network Refer to System Host Log Configuration in the BLADEOS 5 1 Command Reference Internal Port Autonegotia...

Страница 23: ...IGMP Relay When having joins from multiple VLANs and the multicast data transmitter is on a VLAN that did not receive any joins multicast data is routed only if the flood option is disabled using the...

Страница 24: ...if the external device is changed first the external device may erroneously report the link as DOWN even after the GbESM is changed to 10 Mbps Solution At the external device disconnect and reconnect...

Страница 25: ...problem occurs the GbESM continuously displays the following messages at the console WARNING packet_sent u 0 dv_active tx ring full packet_sent dcnt 114 public1 110 vcnt 1025 Solution Remove the loop...

Страница 26: ...Password with automatic expiration the password might not expire if the system date and time is not configured first Use of a Network Time Protocol NTP server resolves this issue Solution When you con...

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