Kontron AT8402 User Manual User Manual
At8402 user guide advancedtca
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Revision History
- Imprint
- Disclaimer
- Proprietary Note
- Trademarks
- Environmental Protection Statement
- Explanation of Symbols
- For Your Safety
- Two Year Warranty
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation
- 2.1 Safety Requirements
- 2.2 AT8402 Initial Installation Procedures
- 1. Ensure that the safety requirements indicated in section 2.1. are observed.
- 2. Ensure that the board is properly configured for operation in accordance with application requirements before installing. For information regarding the configuration of the AT8402 refer to Chapter 4.
- 3. To install the AT8402 perform the following:
- 4. The AT8402 is now ready for operation.
- 5. For out-of-band management, GbE and SAS/SATA access, install the RTM8400 (see below).
- 2.3 Standard Removal Procedures
- 1. Ensure that the safety requirements indicated in section 2.1. are observed.
- 2. Unscrew the front panel retaining screws.
- 3. Push in and hold the ejector handles in a horizontal position to release the hot swap switch. The blue LED starts blinking.
- 4. Wait until the blue LED is fully ON, this mean that the hot swap sequence is ready for board removal.
- 5. Disengage the board from the backplane by using both board ejection handles.
- 6. After disengaging the board from the backplane, pull the board out of the slot.
- 2.4 AMC Installation
- 1. Remove the AMC filler panel.
- 2. Carefully engage the AMC into the card guide. Push the AMC until it fully mates with its connector. Secure the AMC handle to the locking position.
- 3. In normal condition, the blue LED shall turn ON as soon as the AMC is fully inserted. It will turn OFF at the end of the hot swap sequence.
- 2.5 RTM Installation
- 1. Remove the RTM filler panel.
- 2. Carefully insert the board into the RTM slot corresponding to the front board slot of the AT8402 until it makes contact with the front board connectors.
- 3. Connect all external interfacing cables to the RTM as required.
- 4. Ensure that the RTM and all required interfacing cables are properly secured.
- 2.6 Software Installation
- 2.7 Quick Start
- 2.7.1 In-Band CLI Access
- 2.7.2 Out-of-band CLI Access
- 1. Connect to serial port on the front plate (using the provided adaptor cable) or RTM (using a RJ45 straight cable). Port settings are:
- 2. Ensure that the board is powered up.
- 3. Wait for boot process to complete, i.e. until the console selection menu appears.
- 4. Type ’b’ to connect to the Base Fabric console.
- 5. Log in as admin and enter privileged mode by typing ’enable’ (no passwords required by default).
- 6. Set IP address and netmask. (see below for an example IP address setting)
- 7. Save configuration by copying it to the flash, confirm by typing ’y’
- 2.7.3 PCIe Configuration
- 2.7.4 SAS Configuration
- 3. Hardware Description
- 4. Software Description
- 4.1 Supported RFCs
- 4.2 Supported MIBs
- 4.3 Bootloader
- 4.4 IPMI Firmware
- 4.5 Firmware Administration
- 4.5.1 Startup Configurations
- 4.5.2 Updating Firmware
- 1. Download initrd image into the appropriate slot of the flash memory. Ensure that the currently active images are not overwritten.
- 2. Select a configuration for base switch for the new software release. This can be done by choosing the factory default or by storing the running system configuration into flash.
- 3. Create a startup configuration by combining the slots with the update images and the configuration slots for base and fabric switch.
- 4. Activate the selected startup configuration for One Time Boot.
- 5. Restart the board.
- 6. Activate the new startup configuration permanently
- 4.5.3 Updating bootloader
- 4.5.4 Updating IPMI