This section provides information to boot 7210 SAS devices.
This section provides information about booting a 7210 SAS device for the first time when it is shipped from factory. It also provides information about booting a 7210 SAS device after subsequent reboots that are initiated by issuing the admin reboot command or a shutdown and no shutdown of the system. For subsequent reboots, the BOF and the TiMOS image are stored on the local flash.
The 7210 SAS supports two methods for booting the node during the first time it is booted after being shipped from factory, or after issuing the admin>reboot auto-init command:
Use the following procedures to boot 7210 SAS devices:
![]() | Note: Console outputs shown in this chapter are examples only; actual displays may differ depending on the 7210 SAS platform, supported functionality, and user configuration. |
![]() | Note: The auto-init mode is supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except the 7210 SAS-R6, 7210 SAS-R12, and 7210 SAS platforms that are configured in the standalone-VC or satellite modes of operation. |
This section describes the procedure to boot the 7210 SAS using the auto-init mode.
The auto-init mode is used to boot the 7210 SAS device in the following scenarios:
To boot using the auto-init mode requires a DHCP server to be configured in the network and reachable by the system. The 7210 SAS device uses the auto-init mode to obtain the BOF from the network using the IP address and file location provided by the DHCP server, and uses the parameters specified in the BOF to download the TiMOS image file and configuration file required to boot the node. See Auto-init Mode for more information about the auto-init procedure and the DHCP parameters used.
Perform the following steps to boot the 7210 SAS device using the auto-init mode.
![]() | Note: This is an optional step. Perform this step only if you need to diagnose issues with the auto-init procedure, if any. |
![]() | Note: The manual mode is supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except those operating in satellite mode. |
This section describes the procedures to boot the 7210 SAS from the network or flash using the manual mode.
The manual mode can be used to boot the 7210 SAS device in the following scenarios:
In all scenarios, the user must create a local BOF by connecting a console to the node and interrupting the boot process to configure the BOF parameters. The following sections provide the details for configuring the BOF parameters under different scenarios.
The manual mode has two options:
![]() | Note: This procedure is not supported for 7210 SAS platforms configured in the satellite mode of operation. |
The 7210 SAS-M and 7210 SAS-D are factory-shipped with a TiMOS image (both.tim) on the internal flash.
For the 7210 SAS-Dxp, 7210 SAS-K 2F1C2T, 7210 SAS-K 2F6C4T, 7210 SAS-K 3SFP+ 8C, 7210 SAS-Mxp, 7210 SAS-R6, 7210 SAS-R12, 7210 SAS-Sx/S 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE, and 7210 SAS-T, the user must buy a software license that is factory-shipped with the TiMOS image on a flash or SD card device. The user must plug the flash or SD card device in the designated slot for the external flash or SD card device and power on the unit.
![]() | Note: Refer to the corresponding 7210 SAS chassis installation guide for information about equipment required to setup the device. |
Perform the following steps to boot the system in the manual mode from the local image on the flash.
![]() | Note: The SYS LED is green after the device has successfully completed the boot process and is running normally. |
![]() | Note: This procedure is supported on all 7210 SAS platforms, except the 7210 SAS-R6 and 7210 SAS-R12, and all platforms configured in the satellite mode of operation. |
Perform this procedure to boot a 7210 SAS device from the network without using the auto-init mode.
![]() | Note: Refer to the corresponding 7210 SAS chassis installation guide for information about equipment required to setup the device. |
The front panel ports (referred to as uplinkA and uplinkB in the sample output used in this procedure) are used to boot the device from the network.
![]() | Note: Nokia recommends that the TiMOS image should be stored on the internal flash so that it is available for use in the case where booting the system from the flash is required later on subsequent reboot. |
Perform the following steps to boot from the network in the manual mode using uplink ports.
![]() | Note: The Sys LED is green when the device has successfully completed the boot process and is running normally. |
![]() | Note: This procedure is not supported for 7210 SAS platforms configured in the satellite mode of operation. This procedure is supported on all 7210 SAS platforms that are equipped with an OOB Ethernet management port. |
Perform the following steps to boot from the network using the OOB Ethernet management port without using the auto-init mode.
![]() | Note: The Sys LED is green when the device has successfully completed the boot process and is running normally. |
This section describes the procedure to boot the 7210 SAS after a reboot, when the BOF and image files are present locally, or when the node is shipped from factory with a BOF and an image on the flash.
See Table 20 for a list of factory-shipped contents for each 7210 SAS device.
![]() | Note: See Table 1 for the list of 7210 SAS platforms that support the satellite mode of operation. See System Boot Options for 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE, and 7210 SAS-Mxp in Satellite Mode for information about the satellite mode on 7210 SAS devices. |
Refer to the specific 7210 SAS chassis installation guide for more information about prerequisites to boot the system in the satellite mode of operation.
Perform the following steps to boot the 7210 SAS device in the satellite mode of operation.
![]() | Note: In this example, the 7210 SAS device is identified by satellite ID 1 and its type is set to es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28. The satellite identifier (that is, esat-1, in this example) is used to refer to the entire satellite node when configuring services on the 7750 SR host. |