System boot options for 7210 SAS-Mxp, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, and 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE in standalone mode

Note:

See the Virtual chassis chapter for information about boot up and configuration of the 7210 SAS-Sx/S 1/10GE operating in standalone-VC mode.

When operating in standalone mode, these 7210 SAS platforms support the following options to boot the system:

internal flash (cf1:\)
external SD card slot (cf2:\)
external USB flash (uf1:\) (not available for 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE)
network (with auto-init; auto-init is not supported on platforms operating in standalone-VC mode)
network (without auto-init)

Because multiple storage locations are available for the boot loader (boot.tim) on the 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE, and 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE, these platforms do not support the golden bootstrap image.

During bootup, the bootrom searches for the boot.tim in the following locations in the specified order and uses the image obtained from the first location where boot.tim is found to load the bootstrap image:

cf1:\ (internal USB)
cf2:\ (external SD card slot)
uf1:\ (external USB) (if available)

If the boot.tim is not found in any of the locations, the boot procedure fails. If the boot.tim is found in one of these locations, the system searches for bof.cfg (the boot option file) on the same storage device in the root directory. For example, if boot.tim is found on cf2:\, the system also looks for bof.cfg in cf2:\bof.cfg.

If the BOF is found, the system uses the BOF to locate the TiMOS software (both.tim file), configuration file and other boot parameters and processes them to boot the system. If the BOF is not found, the system attempts auto-init to retrieve the BOF from the network and create a new BOF as part of the auto-init process.

Note:

The following notes apply to 7210 SAS platforms configured in standalone mode:

To perform a first-time bootup on a factory-shipped node, you are required to buy the software license and use the storage media (for example, SD card of compact flash) obtained to boot up the system. To boot up in standalone mode, it is not required to modify the BOF received during auto-init mode process to include the host-type parameter. To maintain backward compatibility, the node will boot up in standalone mode if the chassis-role parameter is set to factory-default (the value set when it is shipped from factory) and the host-type parameter is not set to any value (none).
The auto-init procedure for 7210 SAS-Mxp, 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-1/10GE, and 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE remains unchanged and is the same as the other 7210 SAS platforms. Operators can continue to use the auto-init procedure that was used in previous releases. The ports used for first-time boot up when chassis-role is set to factory-default is described in section Configuration notes for 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE, and 7210 SAS-Mxp.
When operating in standalone mode, 7210 SAS-Mxp, 7210 SAS-Sx 1/10GE, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE, and 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE support the option of either configuring the BOF manually (see section Manual mode for more information about the procedure used) or retrieving the BOF using autoinit (see section Auto-init mode for more information about the procedure used).

In some cases, the BOF may specify different storage device locations for the TiMOS image (both.tim) and the configuration file. For example, the boot.tim file may be located on cf1:\, but both.tim and the configuration file may be located on cf2:\. Use the show>system>information command to identify the location of the BOF and the boot.tim image used to boot the system.

Example: System information output for the 7210 SAS-Sx/S 1/10GE

A:7210SAS>show>system# information

===============================================================================
System Information
===============================================================================
System Name            : hw_sass_duth
System Type            : 7210 SAS-Sx/S 1/10GE 48Tp4SFP+ (PoE)-1
System Version         : B-8.0.B1-238
System Contact         :
System Location        :
System Coordinates     :
System Up Time         : 0 days, 00:03:52.99 (hr:min:sec)

SNMP Port              : 161
SNMP Engine ID         : 0000197f0000a47b2cc669d3
SNMP Engine Boots      : 42
SNMP Max Message Size  : 1500
SNMP Admin State       : Enabled
SNMP Oper State        : Enabled
SNMP Index Boot Status : Not Persistent
SNMP Sync State        : N/A

Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Admin : Enabled/Disabled/Enabled/Disabled
Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Oper  : Up/Down/Up/Down

Boot-loader Source     : cf1:
BOF Source             : cf1:
Image Source           : primary
Config Source          : primary
Last Booted Config File: cf1:\bala_default_config.cfg
Last Boot Cfg Version  : THU JAN 13 01:53:35 2000 UTC
Last Boot Config Header: # TiMOS-B-8.0.B1-225 both/hops NOKIA SAS-Sx
                         48T4SFP+ 7210 Copyright (c) 2016 Nokia.
                          # All rights reserved. All use subject to
                         applicable license agreements. # Built on Thu Apr 14
                         21:25:57 IST 2016 by builder in /home/builder/8.0B1/
                         panos/main # Generated THU JAN 13 01:53:35 2016 UTC
Last Boot Index Version: N/A
Last Boot Index Header : # TiMOS-B-8.0.B1-225 both/hops NOKIA SAS-Sx
                         48T4SFP+ 7210 Copyright (c) 2016 Nokia.
                          # All rights reserved. All use subject to
                         applicable license agreements. # Built on Thu Apr 14
                         21:25:57 IST 2016 by builder in /home/builder/8.0B1/
                         panos/main # Generated THU JAN 13 01:53:35 2016 UTC
Last Saved Config      : N/A
Time Last Saved        : N/A
Changes Since Last Save: No
Max Cfg/BOF Backup Rev : 5
Cfg-OK Script          : N/A
Cfg-OK Script Status   : not used
Cfg-Fail Script        : N/A
Cfg-Fail Script Status : not used

Management IP Addr     : xx.xxx.xx.xx/24
Primary DNS Server     : N/A
Secondary DNS Server   : N/A
Tertiary DNS Server    : N/A
DNS Domain             : (Not Specified)
DNS Resolve Preference : ipv4-only
BOF Static Routes      :
  To                   Next Hop
  xx.xxx.x.x/16        xx.xxx.xx.x

  xxx.x.x.x/8          xx.xxx.xx.x


ICMP Vendor Enhancement: Disabled
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
System Oper Group Information
===============================================================================
Name                             Oper   Creation Hold   Hold   Members Monitor
                                 Status Origin   UpTime DnTime
                                                 (secs) (secs)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No Matching Entries
===============================================================================
A:7210SAS-Sx>show>system#

Example: System information outputfor the 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE

*A:7210SAS>show>system# information

===============================================================================
System Information
===============================================================================
System Name               : NS1633T0067
System Type               : 7210 SAS-Sx 64SFP+4CFP4-1
Chassis-role Config value : standalone
Host-type Config value    : standalone
Chassis Operating Mode    : standalone
System Version            : B-9.0.B1-246
System Contact         :
System Location        :
System Coordinates     :
System Up Time            : 16 days, 19:05:26.61 (hr:min:sec)

SNMP Port                 : 161
SNMP Engine ID            : 0000197f0000d099d58f5e41
SNMP Engine Boots         : 44
SNMP Max Message Size     : 1500
SNMP Admin State          : Disabled
SNMP Oper State           : Disabled
SNMP Index Boot Status    : Not Persistent
SNMP Sync State           : N/A

Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Admin    : Disabled/Disabled/Enabled/Disabled
Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Oper     : Down/Down/Up/Down

Boot-loader Source        : cf2:
BOF Source                : cf2:
Image Source              : primary
Config Source             : N/A
Last Booted Config File   : N/A
Last Boot Cfg Version     : N/A
Last Boot Config Header: N/A
Last Boot Index Version   : N/A
Last Boot Index Header : N/A
Last Saved Config         : N/A
Time Last Saved           : N/A
Changes Since Last Save   : Yes
User Last Modified        : admin
Time Last Modified        : 2000/01/13 22:19:03
Max Cfg/BOF Backup Rev    : 5
Cfg-OK Script             : N/A
Cfg-OK Script Status      : not used
Cfg-Fail Script           : N/A
Cfg-Fail Script Status    : not used

Management IP Addr        : xx.xxx.xx.xx/24
Primary DNS Server        : N/A
Secondary DNS Server      : N/A
Tertiary DNS Server       : N/A
DNS Domain                : (Not Specified)
DNS Resolve Preference    : ipv4-only
DNSSEC AD Validation      : False
DNSSEC Response Control   : drop
BOF Static Routes         :
  To                   Next Hop
  xx.xxx.x.x/16        xx.xxx.xx.x

  xxx.x.x.x/8          xx.xxx.xx.x


ICMP Vendor Enhancement   : Disabled
EFM OAM Grace Tx Enable   : False
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
System Oper Group Information
===============================================================================
Name                             Oper   Creation Hold   Hold   Members Monitor
                                 Status Origin   UpTime DnTime
                                                 (secs) (secs)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No Matching Entries
===============================================================================
*A:7210SAS>show>system#

Example: System information output for the 7210 SAS-Mxp

*A:7210SAS>show>system# information

===============================================================================
System Information
===============================================================================
System Name            : SAS-M2
System Type            : 7210 SAS-Mxp 22F2C 4SFP+ ETR-1
System Version         : B-8.0.F40(16)
System Contact         :
System Location        :
System Coordinates     :
System Up Time         : 3 days, 13:26:45.91 (hr:min:sec)

SNMP Port              : 161
SNMP Engine ID         : 0000197f0000c4084a7ab86d
SNMP Engine Boots      : 11
SNMP Max Message Size  : 1500
SNMP Admin State       : Enabled
SNMP Oper State        : Enabled
SNMP Index Boot Status : Not Persistent
SNMP Sync State        : N/A

Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Admin : Enabled/Disabled/Enabled/Enabled
Tel/Tel6/SSH/FTP Oper  : Up/Down/Up/Up

BOF Source             : cf1:
Image Source           : primary
Config Source          : primary
Last Booted Config File: cf1:/default.cfg
Last Boot Cfg Version  : THU SEP 10 08:12:31 2015 UTC
Last Boot Config Header: N/A
Last Boot Index Version: N/A
Last Boot Index Header : N/A
Last Saved Config      : N/A
Time Last Saved        : N/A
Changes Since Last Save: Yes
User Last Modified     : admin
Time Last Modified     : 2015/09/19 01:37:49
Max Cfg/BOF Backup Rev : 5
Cfg-OK Script          : cf1:/env.cfg
Cfg-OK Script Status   : success
Cfg-Fail Script        : N/A
Cfg-Fail Script Status : not used

Management IP Addr     : 10.135.5.168/24
Primary DNS Server     : N/A
Secondary DNS Server   : N/A
Tertiary DNS Server    : N/A
DNS Domain             : (Not Specified)
DNS Resolve Preference : ipv4-only
BOF Static Routes      :
  To                   Next Hop
  135.0.0.0/8          10.135.5.1


ICMP Vendor Enhancement: Disabled
===============================================================================

===============================================================================
System Oper Group Information
===============================================================================
Name                             Oper   Creation Hold   Hold   Members Monitor
                                 Status Origin   UpTime DnTime
                                                 (secs) (secs)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
No Matching Entries
===============================================================================
*A:7210SAS>show>system#