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Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Table of Contents About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Terms, Abbreviations and Conventions . . . . . .
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual About this Manual This manual describes the installation and basic use of the Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II for M1000e. Intended Audience This manual is intended for users and system administrators responsible for installing and setting up the I/O module. Related Documentation Additional documentation available is provided in Table 1. Table 1 - Referenced Documents http://support.dell.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II 1 Rev 1.00 Overview This manual explains the use of the embedded software management of the 10GbE PTM. It explains how to connect to the 10GbE PTM and to the CMC, and how to update the module and device firmware and software.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual • Downlink (server blade) does not support the link protocol of the port group to which it is attached • Uplink (remote peer) does not support the link protocol of the port group to which it is attached The following drawing demonstrates link protocol mismatch conditions: Figure 2: Link Protocol Mismatch Examples 1.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Table 3 - LED Behavior Condition 1.5 Green LED Amber LED Link up on off Data activity on blink Link protocol mismatch off on Description Both the internal and external links are up Link is up and data packets are sent or received Refer to Section 1.3, “Link Protocol Mismatch Condition,” on page 5 for details.
Rev 1.00 2 Software User’s Manual Connecting to the 10GbE PTM CLI If you are connecting to the system over a network, you will need an SSH client that supports ZModem file transfer. The examples in this document use Secure CommNet v2.35 (download from www.radient.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.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Figure 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.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual Figure 8: Communications > Open SSH Connection 6. Fill in the hostname 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.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Figure 11: getioinfo The 10GbE PTM is listed by the system as "DELL 10GbE XAUI PTM". 10.Run 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.
Rev 1.00 3 Software User’s Manual Command Line Interface (CLI) Reference 10GbE PTM management is done via the 10GbE PTM CLI. You can use the commands described in this section after successfully connecting to the 10GbE PTM CLI according to the procedure described in Section 2, “Connecting to the 10GbE PTM CLI,” on page 8. 3.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Table 5 - List of Commands Command name Short Description Reference Shows uplink module parameters Section 3.7.2, “show port module,” on page 17 cr_read To read a 32 bit register from device number device_num. Section 3.8.1, “cr_read (ADMIN),” on page 17 cr_write To write a data DWORD to address 0xHex_address to device number device_num. Section 3.8.2, “cr_write (ADMIN),” on page 18 show port module Debug Commands 3.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual Commands list: ? help copy image from-file ... # 3.4.2 Show this help message Show this help message Upload new software image to the PTM exit Synopsis: exit Description: Exit from the 10GbE PTM CLI 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 3.5.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 # login admin & show image ver Software image version: X.X.XXX- Component #1 firmware version: Y.Y.YYY Component #2 firmware version: Y.Y.YYY Component #3 firmware version: Y.Y.YYY & login user 3.5.2 copy image from-file Synopsis: copy image from-file [device_number] Description: Update the firmware on the 10GbE PTM. Immediately after running this command, the CLI waits for the user to send the firmware image using the ZModem protocol.
Rev 1.00 3.7 3.7.1 Software User’s Manual Port Commands show port link Synopsis: show port link [port_number] Description: This command displays detailed port information. If a front (uplink) port number is specified ([port_number]), then the command displays information only for this port; otherwise, the command displays information for all the ports.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II 11 B Rev 1.00 10G 10G SFP SX Downlink Uplink # # show port link 7 Port Group Connect -------------------------------------------------------7 A down down SFP+ SR # 3.7.2 show port module Synopsis: show port module port_number Description: Show the transceiver module information for the specified uplink port. Example: # show port module 1 Status......................................... OK Gigabit Ethernet Compliance Codes..............
Rev 1.00 3.8.2 Software User’s Manual cr_write (ADMIN) Synopsis: cr_write device_number 0xaddress 0xdata Description: Write data to an internal register on a PhyX device.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II 4 Operating Procedures 4.1 Procedure for Updating Software Rev 1.00 The 10GbE PTM consists of three PhyX® devices and a micro-controller (CPU). This procedure describes how to update both CPU SW & PhyX® FW using a single .pfw binary file. The 10GbE PTM is delivered with the latest firmware available at the time of production. New firmare versions will be posted on the Dell support page. The latest firmware can be found at: http://support.dell.com/support/ Step 1.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual Figure 13: Transferring the .pfw File After loading the .pfw file, both the software and firmware will be programmed onto the 10GbE PTM. Note The update process takes a few minutes. At the end of this process, the following message will be displayed at the prompt: # Received update image successfully. Changes will take effect after next reboot. # Step 6. Exit the 10GbE PTM CLI to the CMC command line. Run: # exit Step 7.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II Rev 1.00 Step 10.Login to the 10GbE PTM CLI as admin. Run: # login admin Step 11.To confirm that all PhyX® chips have the same firmware version, run the command: & show image ver Software image version: X.X.XXX- Component #1 FW version: Y.Y.YYY Component #2 FW version: Y.Y.YYY Component #3 FW version: Y.Y.YYY & 4.2 CPU Software Update This procedure describes how to update CPU SW using a .bin binary file. Step 1.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual Figure 14: Bootloader The system is now waiting for the file to be transferred from the SSH client. Step 5. In your SSH client, initiate file transfer by clicking 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.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II 4.3 Rev 1.00 Firmware Update You can either update the firmware for all three devices at once, or you can update it for a single device that you specify. 4.3.1 Updating Firmware for All PhyX Devices Together Step 1. Connect to the 10GbE PTM. Run: $ Connect switch- Where n is the number of the switch, 2 in our example. Step 2.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual # exit Step 5. Power cycle the 10GbE PTM for the firmware to take effect. From the CMC command line type the following command: $ racadm chassisaction -m switch- powercycle Step 6. Wait for 20 seconds, and then connect to the 10GbE PTM. Run: $ connect switch- Step 7. Login to the 10GbE PTM command line interface as admin. Run: # login admin Step 8.
Dell 10Gb Ethernet Pass Through II 5 Rev 1.00 Troubleshooting This section provides troubleshooting information for common error conditions. If the described procedure does not solve the problem, please contact your Dell representative for assistance. Please use the following table to identify the required correctional operation: Table 6 - Error Conditions and Correctional Operation Error Condition Correctional Operation 10GbE PTM power LED does not turn on See Section 5.
Rev 1.00 Software User’s Manual chassisaction –m switch- powercycle where is the switch number [1-6]. 5.3 Resolving a Link Protocol Mismatch Log in to 10GbE PTM CLI and run the “show port link” command. Check the status of the downlink and uplink in the relevant port to identify the mismatch – see Section 3.7.1 for details. 5.
