Procedure to boot in the satellite mode

About this task

Note:

See Table: Supported modes of operation and configuration methods for the list of 7210 SAS platforms that support the satellite mode of operation.

See the 7210 SAS-Mxp, R6, R12, S, Sx, T Basic System Configuration Guide for information about the satellite mode on 7210 SAS devices.

See 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.

Procedure

Configure the 7750 SR host with the 7210 SAS both.tim image location (the software repository).
1. Create the software repository to store the images by using the software-repository command:
  
  *A:dut-h# configure system software-repository ‟7210-SAS-Sx-9.0R7-Images” create
2. Provide a description for the software repository by using the description command:
  
  *A:dut-h>config>system>sw-repos# description "7210-SAS-Sx-Release-9.0R7-Images"
3. Manually copy the boot.tim and both.tim files to the repository created in Step i.
  
  Do not copy the files to a sub-folder in the repository.
4. Configure the location of the 7210 SAS both.tim and boot.tim by using the primary-location command:
  
  *A:dut-h>config>system>sw-repos# primary-location "cf1:/7210-SAS-Sx-9.0R7/images/"
5. From the config>system>software-repository context, issue the info command to verify the configuration of the image location. The following output is displayed.
```
*A:dut-h>config>system>sw-repos# info   
---------------------------------------------------------------
            description "7210-SAS-Sx-Release-9.0R7-Images"
            primary-location "cf1:/7210-SAS-Sx-9.0R7/images/"
---------------------------------------------------------------
*A:dut-h>config>system>sw-repos#
```
Configure the Ethernet satellite on the 7750 SR host.
See the 7210 SAS-Mxp, R6, R12, S, Sx, T Basic System Configuration Guide for information about uplink ports used on 7210 SAS platforms operating in the satellite mode.

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.
1. Configure the Ethernet satellite with ID 1 by using the eth-sat command:
  
  *A:dut-h#configure system satellite eth-sat 1 create
2. Configure the Ethernet satellite description by using the description command:
  
  A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat# description ‟Ethernet Satellite 1”
3. Configure the 7210 SAS device MAC address connected to the 7750 SR host by using the mac-address command:
  
  A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat#mac-address a4:7b:2c:13:bc:48
  
  The MAC address is used by the 7750 SR host to provide the correct configuration to the system. If the MAC address is not configured, the 7750 SR host does not respond to DHCP requests from the system.
4. Configure the software repository by using the software-repository command:
  
  *A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat# software-repository ‟7210-SAS-Sx-9.0R7-Images”
  
  The software repository provides the system with the correct image (both.tim). The software repository name must match the software repository created in Step1.
5. Configure the satellite type by using the sat-type command:
  
  *A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat# sat-type es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28
  
  The satellite type allows the 7750 SR host to correctly initialize the satellite and set up the appropriate resources on the 7750 SR host to manage the satellite.
6. From the config>system>eth-sat context, issue the info CLI command to verify the configuration of the Ethernet satellite. The following output is displayed.
```
*A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat# info 
----------------------------------------------
                shutdown
                description ‟ESat1OnPort1/1/1"
                mac-address a4:7b:2c:13:bc:48
                software-repository "7210-SAS-Sx-9.0R7-Images"
----------------------------------------------
*A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat#
```
7. From the config>system>eth-sat context, issue the no shutdown command:
  
  *A:dut-h>config>system>eth-sat# no shutdown
8. Power on the satellite.

On the 7750 SR host, configure the port connected to the 7210 SAS device.

On the 7750 SR host, configure the port to which the satellite is connected by using the port command:

*A:dut-h# configure system port-topology port 1/1/1 to esat-1/1/c65/u1 create

Issue the show system port-topology command to display the 7750 SR host ports associated with the Ethernet satellite ports.

The following output is displayed.

*A:dut-h# show system port-topology 
===============================================================================
Port Topology
===============================================================================
Port              Far-end
Id                Port Id
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1/1/c65/u1   1/1/1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Number of port-topology associations: 1
===============================================================================

Issue the show system satellite command to display the status of the satellite.

The following output is displayed.

*A:dut-h# show system satellite 
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1    es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            provisioned
              (not equipped)                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Satellites: 1
===============================================================================
*A:dut-h#

Power on the Ethernet satellite.

Power on the 7210 SAS device.

The satellite uses the bootloader on the SD card inserted in cf2:\ (SD card slot on the rear of the chassis) and initiate the boot procedure.

The 7210 SAS device sends DHCP requests out of its uplink ports.

The 7750 SR host uses the MAC address in the received packets and matches it against MAC addresses provided in the Ethernet satellite configuration on the 7750 SR host.

After finding a match, the 7750 SR host uses the configured image and an appropriate configuration file, generates a BOF, and sends it to the system (the host-type parameter in the BOF generated by the 7750 SR host is set to satellite).

The 7750 SR boot loader uses the BOF to retrieve the images and the configuration file, and uses them to boot the platform in the satellite mode (because the host-type is set to satellite).

The satellite transitions through the following states: provisioned, booting, and up.

Issue the show system satellite command to determine the boot status of the satellite.

The following output is displayed.

*A:dut-h# show system satellite 
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1    es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            provisioned
              (not equipped)                       
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Satellites: 1
===============================================================================
*A:dut-h#
*A:dut-h# show system satellite       
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1    es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            booting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Satellites: 1
===============================================================================
*A:dut-h# show system satellite 
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1    es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            booting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Satellites: 1
===============================================================================
*A:dut-h# show system satellite 
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-1    es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            up
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No. of Satellites: 1
===============================================================================

After the device has booted successfully, issue the show system satellite eth-sat command on the 7750 SR host to display detailed information about the 7210 SAS device connected in satellite mode.

The following output is displayed.

*A:SR7# show system satellite eth-sat 15 
===============================================================================
Satellite Information
===============================================================================
SatID     Provisioned Type                         Admin         Oper
              Equipped Type (if different)         State         State
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
esat-15   es64-10gb-sfpp+4-100gb-qsfp28            up            up
Description         : SASSx Mariner 100G QSFP28
MAC Address         : d0:99:d5:a6:34:41
Software Repository : SASS-HW64
SyncE               : Enabled
PTP-TC              : Disabled
Client-Down-Delay   : Disabled
Console Access      : Enabled
Hardware Data
    Platform type                 : N/A
    Part number                   : 3HE11597AARA01
    CLEI code                     : INM3110ARA
    Serial number                 : NS1734T0028
    Manufacture date              : 09182017
    Manufacturing deviations      : (Not Specified)
    Manufacturing assembly number : 
    Administrative state          : up
    Operational state             : up
    Temperature                   : 48C
    Temperature threshold         : 85C
    Software boot (rom) version   : X-11.0.R4 on Wed Jul 10 13:44:15 IST 2019
                                    by sasbuild
    Software version              : TiMOS-B-20.3.B1-3 both/hops Nokia SAS-Sx
                                    64SFP+4QSFP28 7210 Copyright (c) 2000-2020
                                    Nokia.
                                    All rights reserved. All use subject to
                                    applicable license agreements.
                                    Built on Fri Mar 20 16:50:24 IST 2020 by
                                    sasbuild in /home/sasbuild/20.3B1/panos/ma
    Time of last boot             : 2019/11/14 13:16:39
    Current alarm state           : alarm cleared
    Base MAC address              : d0:99:d5:a6:34:41
============