Artesyn ATCA-MF106 Installation and Use (September 2014) - Manual (Page 27)

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Introduction
1.1 Overview
The Artesyn Embedded Technologies ATCA-MF106 is a shelf manager & hub board intended to
be used in AdvancedTCA systems. The ATCA-MF106 combines a shelf management controller
and a GBE hub in a single FRU.
This document details the hardware features and exchange procedures of the ATCA-MF106.
For a description of the AdvancedTCA shelf management interface and a detailed software
description, see the System Management Interface Based on HPI-B (Centellis CO 31kX/4100/2000)
User’s Guide and the AdvancedTCA Specification (PICMG 3.0).
The ATCA-MF106 plugs into a dedicated shelf management slot of a Centellis 2000
AdvancedTCA system. The board provides management for up to two AdvancedTCA front
blades as well as for fans and user cards that can be present in an AdvancedTCA system. In a
redundant configuration the ATCA-MF106 are used as redundant shelf managers.
The hub of the ATCA-MF106 provides ports to the shelf managers and the AdvancedTCA
blades and an uplink on the face plate.
For more information on using the ATCA-MF106 in an AdvancedTCA system, e.g., on network
configuration, see the Centellis 2000 Shelf-DC Installation and Use manual.
The shelf manager is a main component of the shelf management system. It is compliant to the
shelf management functions as described in the AdvancedTCA Specification (PICMG 3.0). The
shelf management system is designed to be used in AdvancedTCA systems and its purpose is
to ensure proper operation of AdvancedTCA blades and other system components like fans
and rear transition modules (RTMs).
The shelf manager reports anomalies and errors and takes corrective actions if required (for
example, increase the speed of the fans). It can display the alarm states via LEDs of the
AdvancedTCA system.
The communication between the system manager and the shelf manager can be based on:
 Remote hardware platform interface (HPI)
 Remote management control protocol (RMCP)
 Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
For debugging and maintenance purposes, you can also access the shelf manager via a
command line interface (CLI).