Hardware Installation and IP Infrastructure Setup for Native Deployment GEP3
Ericsson Dynamic Activation 1

Contents

1Introduction
1.1Purpose and Scope
1.2Target Group
1.3Typographic Conventions

2
Prerequisites and Preparations
2.1Hardware and Software Required
2.1.1Hardware
2.1.2Software
2.2Documentation
2.3Tools
2.4Conditions

3
Installation
3.1Hardware Installation
3.1.1Site Inspection
3.1.2Site Preparation
3.1.3Visual Inspection of Mechanical Parts
3.1.4Installing the Cabinet
3.1.5Power and Grounding
3.1.6Cabling and Wiring
3.1.7Power-on and Check
3.1.8Final Assembly
3.1.9Console Access Settings
3.2Installation Tools Preparation
3.3Installation and Configuration
3.3.1Installing BSP Software
3.3.2Prepare the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator Tool
3.3.3Accessing Hardware Specific Information
3.3.4Preparing Deployment Artifacts
3.3.5BSP Configuration
3.3.6GEP3 BIOS Settings
3.4LDEwS Installation
3.4.1GEP3 LDEwS Installation
3.5SNMP Configuration
3.6Dynamic Activation Software Installation

Reference List

1   Introduction

This document provides instructions for installing and performing a basic configuration of hardware in Ericsson Dynamic Activation (EDA) using GEP3 blades.

The hardware components included in this configuration contain 4–12 GEP3 blades. The hardware is complemented with a pair of SCX switches and a pair of CMX routers.

1.1   Purpose and Scope

The scope of this document is to:

1.2   Target Group

The target group for this document is as follows:

The target groups are described in more detail in the Library Overview, Reference [1], document.

1.3   Typographic Conventions

Typographic conventions are described in the document Library Overview, Reference [1].

For information about abbreviations used throughout this document refer to Glossary of Terms and Acronyms, Reference [2].

2   Prerequisites and Preparations

Installation of the Dynamic Activation GEP3 system requires that the user has:

2.1   Hardware and Software Required

This section specifies hardware and software prerequisites and describes what to prepare before an installation.

2.1.1   Hardware

It is a prerequisite to have the correct hardware set ordered according to BSP 8100 recommendations. Deviations from the quantity or type of hardware can result in immediate or future problems.

This document is used for performing a maiden installation of GEP3, CMXB3, and SCXB3.

If using GEP5, CMXB3, and SCXB3, refer to Hardware Installation and IP Infrastructure Setup for Native Deployment GEP5, Reference [19].

2.1.2   Software

Verify that the correct software is delivered. Deliveries can be retrieved from the software gateway web page https://swgateway.ericsson.net/. Check the release note of the specific product for information about how to download it.

For information about the software delivered with Dynamic Activation, refer to Software Specification, Reference [3].

2.1.2.1   LDEwS Installation Media

For information on how to configure an installation server on LDEwS, see LDEwS SW Installation, Reference [11].

2.2   Documentation

The software component products that together form the system are delivered in a hardware-independent way. The documentation for the respective products does not assume any specific hardware set onto which they are installed.

The included hardware and software components provide a full set of documentation targeted to different users. The documentation is provided in two different types of ALEX libraries, the Customer Product Information (CPI Store) library and the Support (CAL Store) library. The CPI library is targeted for external customers (end users) and the Support library is written for Ericsson internal personnel. For example, BUGS and R&D personnel.

The documentation for the following components can be found and downloaded from CPI Store (http://cpistore.internal.ericsson.com/alex) or CAL Store (http://cpi2.al.sw.ericsson.se/alex).

The following set of libraries are of relevance for this Dynamic Activation GEP3 system:

LDEwS (Linux Distribution Extensions with SUSE) Provides both a CPI library and support library
eVIP LSB Provides both a CPI library and support library
BSP Provides a support library

http://calstore.internal.ericsson.com/alexserv?li=EN/LZN7800024*

Ensure that the following documents have been read:

2.3   Tools

The following tools are required:

2.4   Conditions

Before using this Installation Instruction, verify that a site inspection has been performed, see Section 3.1.1.

The instructions throughout this document are based on the assumption that a Console Server is used.

3   Installation

This section goes through all installation steps. Upon completion of this section, the system is installed.

The reader will be guided by installing product after product while pointing at the product installation instruction. If deviations from a separate product installation are required, these are stated in this document. The information given in this document thus overrides similar information in the product own installation instruction.

The installation results in:

This installation instruction provides the complete installation flow for the Dynamic Activation GEP3 system as shown in Figure 8.

Figure 1   Work Process

3.1   Hardware Installation

This section provides the complete hardware installation flow for the Dynamic Activation GEP3 system. The BSP Hardware Installation, see BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8], is used as a base in this instruction.

Figure 2 shows the workflow that must be performed to install the hardware.

Figure 2   Hardware Installation Workflow

3.1.1   Site Inspection

Perform site Inspection as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

3.1.2   Site Preparation

Prepare the site as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

3.1.3   Visual Inspection of Mechanical Parts

Perform a visual inspection of the cabinet and subrack equipment as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

The Dynamic Activation GEP3 system includes several separate delivery packages that need to be assembled to build a complete system.

For detailed information regarding the different hardware parts, see BSP Hardware Description, Reference [22].

3.1.4   Installing the Cabinet

This section provides instructions how to install cabinets with all hardware components required for the Dynamic Activation GEP3 system.

When working with plug-in units such as GEP3 blades and CMX blades, use an Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) wrist strap to avoid ESD damage. Connect the strap to the ESD connection point in the upper part of the cabinet. When handling the unit, do not touch any components or connector pins.

An example of a Dynamic Activation GEP3 system cabinet where the EGEM2 subrack is placed in the bottom of the cabinet is shown in Figure 3.

Figure 3   Dynamic Activation GEP3 Cabinet

3.1.4.1   Installing the Base Cabinet

Install the BYB 501 cabinet in accordance with the general installation procedures in Installation of Equipped Cabinet BYB 501, Reference [12].

3.1.4.2   Installing the EGEM2 Subrack with SCXs

Install the EGEM2 subrack with SCXs in the cabinet as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

In addition, also install the power cables to the PFM units as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

Check the address plugs as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

A subrack must have an address. In Dynamic Activation GEP3, the address is set to 0. This can be arranged to adjust dip switches on the address plugs. In total, each subrack has three address plugs.

Note:  
The second (from bottom in the subrack) address plug slot is empty.

For more information see BSP System Architecture Description, Reference [13].

3.1.4.3   Installing the GEP3, SCX, and CMX Blades

The GEP3 blades are inserted in the EGEM2 subrack in slot positions 1, 3, 5, 7, ..., 23.

The SCX blades are inserted in the EGEM2 subrack in slot positions 0 and 25.

The CMX blades are inserted in the EGEM2 subrack in slot positions 26 and 28.

Slot positions in the EGEM2 subrack are described in Figure 4.

Figure 4   Slot Positions in EGEM2 Subrack

Install the GEP3 blades, SCX, and the CMX blades in the EGEM2 subrack by repeating the following steps for each blade:

  1. Remove the unit from its ESD bag.
  2. Check that there is no obvious damage.
  3. Check the product identity of the unit.
  4. Align the blade with the upper card rails in the subrack.
  5. Carefully push the blade plug-in unit into the subrack. Tighten the mounting screws, with a torque of 0.5–0.7 Nm.

When all blades have been installed in the EGEM2 subrack, the procedure is completed and the ESD wrist strap can be removed.

3.1.5   Power and Grounding

Connect the cabinet to ground and install the power cables (HOD or LOD) connected to the PFM units to the power supply as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

3.1.6   Cabling and Wiring

This section contains information about cabling and wiring of the Dynamic Activation GEP3 system.

Use an ESD wrist strap to avoid ESD damage. Connect the strap to the ESD connection point in the upper part of the cabinet. When handling the unit, do not touch any components or connector pins.

3.1.6.1   Internal Data Cabling

General

The internal cables are to be connected to the ports as shown in Figure 5.

The types of cables to use are listed in the Internal Cables for BSP Hardware document, section Cable Types, Reference [20].

Figure 5   Dynamic Activation GEP3 Internal Network Cabling

The Table 1, Table 2, Table 3, and Table 4 show the system internal data cables connections.

Table 1    Cable Connected to Left SCX-0-0

SCX-0-0

Destination

Label

E3

CMX-0-26; Port: E5

SCX-0-0_E3
CMX-0-26_E5

Table 2    Cable Connected to Right SCX-0-25

SCX-0-25

Destination

Label

E3

CMX-0-28; Port: E5

SCX-0-25_E3
CMX-0-28_E5

Table 3    Cables Connected to CMX-0-26

CMX-0-26 Port

Destination

Label

E3

CMX-0-28; Port: E3

CMX-0-26_E3
CMX-0-28_E3

E4

CMX-0-28; Port: E4

CMX-0-26_E4
CMX-0-28_E4

Table 4    Cables Connected to CMX-0-28

CMX-0-28 Port

Destination

Label

E3

CMX-0-26; Port: E3

CMX-0-28_E3
CMX-0-26_E3

E4

CMX-0-26; Port: E4

CMX-0-28_E4
CMX-0-26_E4

3.1.6.2   External Data Cabling for 1GE External Uplink Configuration

This section applies when using two physical cables for each CMX.

Connect the two external cables to each CMX. Each cable uses 1Gb interface and is connected to the GE4 or GE2 port, as shown in Figure 6.

The types of cables to use are listed in the External Cables for BSP Hardware document, section Cable Types, Reference [21].

Figure 6   External Cabling

The Table 5 and Table 6 show the system external data cables connections.

Uplink Traffic 0 and Uplink Traffic 1 must not be connected to the same customer equipment. This to avoid single point of failure.

Uplink OAM 0 and Uplink OAM 1 must not be connected to the same customer equipment. This is to avoid single point of failure.

Table 5    Cables Connected to CMX-0-26

CMX-0-26 Port

Destination

Label

GE4

Uplink OAM 0 (customer equipment)

Site-specific labeling

GE2

Uplink Traffic 0 (customer equipment)

Site-specific labeling

Table 6    Cables Connected to CMX-0-28

CMX-0-28 Port

Destination

Label

GE4

Uplink OAM 1 (customer equipment)

Site-specific labeling

GE2

Uplink Traffic 1 (customer equipment)

Site-specific labeling

3.1.6.3   External Data Cabling for 10GE External Uplink Configuration

This section applies when using one physical cable for each CMX and the mandatory Active Patch Panel (APP) HW.

The APP is an Optical/Electrical (O/E) converter used for optical Ethernet connection. APP HW is mandatory for 10GE external uplink configuration.

APP HW is not required for 1GE external uplink configuration.

The cables are connected as shown in Figure 7.

The types of cables to use are listed in the Internal Cables for BSP Hardware document, section Cable Types, Reference [20].

For more information about the APP, refer to the BSP Hardware Description document, sections Active Patch Panel and Sample Installation, Reference [22], and the BSP Hardware Installation document, Reference [8].

For information on how to define an APP after BSP is configured, refer to the BSP Initial Configuration document, Reference [9].

Figure 7   External Cabling with APP

Note:  
When using 10GE External Uplink Configuration, both Traffic and OAM goes through one single uplink port, E7.

The Table 7 to Table 11 show the data cables connections.

Table 7    Cables Connected to CMX-0-26

CMXB Port

Destination

Label

E7

Upper APP port 10GbE B

Site specific labeling

Table 8    Cables Connected to CMX-0-28

CMXB Port

Destination

Label

E7

Lower APP port 10GbE B

Site specific labeling

Table 9    Cables Connected to SCX-0-0

SCXB Port

Destination

Label

SC

Upper APP port DeniA

Site specific labeling

Table 10    Cables Connected to SCX-0-25

SCXB Port

Destination

Label

SC

Lower APP port DeniB

Site specific labeling

Table 11    Cables Connected to APP

APP Port

Destination

Label

Upper APP port DeniB

Lower APP port DeniA

Site specific labeling

3.1.7   Power-on and Check

Power On and check the EGEM2 subrack as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

3.1.8   Final Assembly

Power On and check the EGEM2 subrack as described in BSP Hardware Installation, Reference [8].

3.1.9   Console Access Settings

This section contains information on the basic Console Access settings regarding the SCXB3 switches and the GEP3 blades.

A Console Server can be connected locally for out-of-band configuration and management. The Console Server provides a way to connect to the management interfaces on the RS232 port.

3.1.9.1   Configuring Basic Settings for SCX

Use these serial port settings for SCX:

Use the following credentials to log on to the SCX:

Login:

root

Password:

tre,14

3.1.9.2   Configuring Basic Settings for GEP3

Use these serial port settings for the GEP3 blades:

Use the following credentials to log on to the GEP3 blades:

Login:

root

Password:

<User_Defined_Password>(1)

(1)  This password is defined during the installation.


3.2   Installation Tools Preparation

For the hardware configuration part, prepare the following:

For more information regarding the hardware configuration, see Section 3.3.

3.3   Installation and Configuration

Note:  
Make sure that the instructions in Section 3.1 are fulfilled before proceeding.

This section presents all installation and basic configuration steps of the BSP, GEP3, CMX, and CMX parts of the system.

The following work process shows all steps that must be performed to install and perform a basic configuration of BSP. The workflow is shown in Figure 8.

Figure 8   Workflow

The basic configuration is conducted after stepping through this section.

3.3.1   Installing BSP Software

  1. Install BSP software as described in BSP Jumpstart Instruction, Reference [10].
    Note:  
    The default SCX root user password is tre,14.

    The default SCX advanced user password is ett,30.

    The default CMX root user password is tre,14.

    The default CMX advanced user password is ett,30.


3.3.2   Prepare the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator Tool

This section includes information on how to prepare the tool to be able to retrieve the generated artifacts.

  1. Download the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool:

3.3.3   Accessing Hardware Specific Information

This section describes how to obtain the MAC addresses of the GEP3 blades, that are to be used in the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool.

3.3.3.1   Getting MAC Addresses and Preparing Jumpstart

The MAC addresses are input to the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool to generate the cluster.conf file which is used by LDEwS. They are also used for the dhcpd.conf file, which is used by the Installation server for LDEwS installation, see LDEwS SW Installation, Reference [11]. The procedure is as follows:

  1. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  2. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  3. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  4. Execute the following command to get the MAC addresses on all blades in the cluster:

    # count=1; while (test "$count" -le 24); do result=`blade_ipmi getBladeMacAddresses $count`; if [[ ${result} =~ "ERROR" ]]; then break; else echo $result | grep -io '[0-9A-F]\{2\}\(:[0-9A-F]\{2\}\)\{5\}' | head -1; fi; let "count=count+2"; done

    Example printout:

    90:55:AE:3B:0A:DD
    90:55:AE:3B:07:95
    90:55:AE:3B:05:FD
    90:55:AE:3B:09:8D

  1. Start the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool. Double-click the Activation_ConfigGen.jar file located in the folder where the tool was unzipped.
    Note:  
    Requires Oracle's JAVA version 1.8.0_71 or higher.

  2. Copy the retrieved printout in Step 4. In the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool, go to tab Import > MAC Addresses. And paste the copied MAC addresses in the newly displayed window, all at once as one string.

Table 12 is an example of how the tool calculates and maps the MAC addresses for eth3, eth4, eth5, and eth6 on the GEP3 blade for the cluster.conf file.

eth0 is used for the dhcpd.conf file.

Table 12    MAC Addresses
 

GEP3

First MAC address

90:55:AE:3B:0A:DD

eth0 - MAC Address for ext.PXE Boot in the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool.

increase with 5

90:55:ae:3b:0a:e2

eth3

increase with 1

90:55:ae:3b:0a:de

eth4

increase with 2

c8:35:b8:27:3c:df

eth5

increase with 8

c8:35:b8:27:3c:e5

eth6

increase with 9

c8:35:b8:27:3c:e6

  1. Set the MAC address in dhcpd.conf.

    GEP3:

    Use the generated, by the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool, MAC Address for ext.PXE Boot address.

    Note:  
    All fields in the following example are mandatory. Addresses and netmask must be changed to reflect the setup of the network.

    The next-server parameter in the example below refers to the installation server.


    #
# /etc/dhcpd.conf
#

ddns-update-style none;

subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 {
       filename "pxelinux.0";
       next-server 192.168.0.10;
       host control1 {
            hardware ethernet 90:55:ae:3b:0a:e2;
            fixed-address 192.168.0.1;
       }
}

# End of file

  2. Restart the dhcpd server to load the new values:

    # /etc/init.d/dhcpd restart

  3. Create an etc directory in /tftpboot:

    # mkdir /tftpboot/etc

  4. Mount the LDEwS iso file to the /mnt:

    # mount -o loop ldews-4.0.5-iso-sle-ana90139.iso /mnt

  5. Copy the content of the iso file to /tftpboot:

    # cp -r /mnt/* /tftpboot

3.3.4   Preparing Deployment Artifacts

  1. If not already started, start the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool by double-clicking the Activation_ConfigGen.jar file, located in the folder where the tool was unzipped.
    Note:  
    Requires Oracle's JAVA version 1.8.0_71 or higher.

  2. Fill in the required values.
    Note:  
    It is important to know the hardware type (in this case GEP3), what Uplink Redundancy to use (BFD/VRRP) it affects the parameter choices for the PROV_OM_CN and OM_CN_SP tabs, and the number of nodes that are to be used.

Example of a filled in form using GEP3 as hardware type, VRRP as Uplink Redundancy, and four nodes:

Figure 9   Example 1 of Filled in Form

Note:  
All fields are not required in the General Parameters area. It is optional to choose between, one, two or none DNS IP addresses, and one or two NTP IP addresses.

Figure 10   Example 2 of Filled in Form - BSP_NBI

Figure 11   Example 3 of Filled in Form - PROV_OM_CN

Figure 12   Example 4 of Filled in Form - OM_CN_SP

Note:  
It is possible to save the filled in values as a .cnf file by clicking File > Save as.

  1. When all values are filled in, click the Generate Artifacts button to generate the following configuration files: 

    BSP_Common
cluster.conf
CMX-0-26-BSP-VRRP
CMX-0-28-BSP-VRRP
GEP3-installation.conf
evip.xml

    Click on All in the prompted Selection window.

    Save the generated files on the local machine.

3.3.5   BSP Configuration

In this section BSP Common, CMX-0-26 and CMX-0-28 are configured by using the files generated by EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool.

  1. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  2. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  3. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  4. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  5. Change scriptmode to on.

    > scriptmode on

    Note:  
    When executing cliss on a MontaVista based SCXB, scriptmode must be set to on. This is to avoid problems with pasting configuration to cliss over RS-232.

  6. Paste the commands from the generated BSP_Common file:

    > <All commands from BSP_Common file>

    Note:  
    It is advisable to paste in smaller parts of the file, including a commit -s command, and not all commands at the same time.

  7. Paste all the commands from the generated CMX-0-26-BSP file in the terminal window.

    > <All commands from CMX-0-26-BSP file>

    Note:  
    It is advisable to paste in smaller parts of the file, including a commit -s command, and not all commands at the same time.

  8. Paste all the commands from the generated CMX-0-28-BSP file in the terminal window.

    > <All commands from CMX-0-28-BSP file>

    Note:  
    It is advisable to paste in smaller parts of the file, including a commit -s command, and not all commands at the same time.

  9. Lock all empty slots (not containing any GEP blades) in the cluster. Run the following command for all empty slots in the cluster, one at a time:

    (config-NextHop=vipprov)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position_of_empty_slot>,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    Note:  
    For a cluster that consists of four GEP blades, the <slot position_of_empty_slot> variable will be 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23.

    For a cluster that consists of six GEP blades, the <slot position_of_empty_slot> variable will be 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23.

    For a cluster that consists of 12 GEP blades, no action is needed.


    When all empty slot positions are locked, run the following command:

    (config-NextHop=vipprov)> commit -s

  10. Exit configuration mode:

    (config-NextHop=vipprov)> end

    (NextHop=vipprov)> top

  11. Create a backup of the CMX configuration.

    Example:

    > ManagedElement=1,SystemFunctions=1,BrM=1,BrmBackupManager=1,createBackup MyFirstBackup

    Note:  
    If the backup creation command is valid, output 0 is received

    Output:

    0

  12. Verify that the backup process was completed successfully:

    > show ManagedElement=1,SystemFunctions=1,BrM=1,BrmBackupManager=1,progressReport

    Note:  
    The backup process takes a couple of minutes before it is successful.

    If the backup was not successful, contact Ericsson support personnel for further help.


    Example - Viewing createBackup Action Information:

    progressReport
   actionId=0
   actionName="createBackup"
   progressInfo=""
   progressPercentage=100
   result=SUCCESS
   resultInfo="BSP configuration successfully saved"
   state=FINISHED
   timeActionCompleted="2014-07-28T14:17:31Z"
   timeActionStarted="2014-07-28T14:17:29Z"
   timeOfLastStatusUpdate="2014-07-28T14:17:31Z"

  13. Check the backup status:

    > show ManagedElement=1,SystemFunctions=1,BrM=1,BrmBackupManager=1,BrmBackup=1,status

    Example - Viewing Backup Status:

    status=BRM_BACKUP_COMPLETE

  14. Exit cliss:

    > exit

3.3.6   GEP3 BIOS Settings

Prepare the GEP3 BIOS settings to match the LDEwS settings for, boot order and for disabling the Power Technology. For detailed information about the GEP3 BIOS see BIOS Menus and GPRs, Reference [16].

3.3.6.1   Change Boot Device Order of GEP3 Blades

Change the boot device order for the SCs and Payload (PLs). The SCs are to boot from only Internal SAS Disk (device=10) and PLs from Backplane left device and then Backplane right device.

This is performed by using the following command in the UEFI shell environment:

ipmi bo <command> <direction> <priority> <device>

Change Boot Device Order for SCs

  1. Set terminal baud rate settings on Console Server, hyper terminal, minicom, and more, to the baud rate used by GEP3 BIOS.
  2. Prepare for a serial connection towards the still powered off SC blade:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SC blade>

    Note:  
    If Putty is used as terminal, set the keyboard to Xterm R6.

  3. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  4. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  5. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  6. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100 R15A
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  7. Turn off and on the power for the GEP3 blade acting as SC-1.

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=1,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=1,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

  8. During the BIOS startup sequence, wait for the console printout Press F3 for GEP PopUp and then press:

    F3

  9. Choose the option 40 - UEFI Shell (PBIST) by entering the value:

    > 40

    In the next screen shown, press any key within a few seconds to proceed to the UEFI shell.

  10. Clear the present boot device order with command:

    > ipmi -o erase

  11. Check the result by command:

    > ipmi -o display

    Must be empty.

  12. Set boot device order to Internal SAS disk by command:

    > ipmi -o insert 1 10

    (1=priority, 10=Internal SAS disk).

  13. Reset the blade:

    > pbist -r

  14. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  15. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  16. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  17. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100 R15A
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  18. Turn off the power for the GEP3 blade acting as SC-1.

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=1,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

  19. Repeat Step 1 to Step 18 for SC-2. To turn off and on power in Step 7, use:

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=3,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=3,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

Change Boot Device Order for PLs

  1. Set terminal baud rate settings onf Console Server, hyper terminal, minicom, and more to the baud rate used by GEP3 BIOS.
  2. Prepare for a serial connection towards the still powered off PL blade:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to PL blade>

    Note:  
    If Putty is used as terminal, set the keyboard to Xterm R6.

  3. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  4. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  5. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  6. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100 R15A
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  7. Turn off and on the power for the GEP3 blade acting as PL-3..

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=5,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=5,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

  8. During the BIOS startup sequence, wait for the console printout Press F3 for GEP PopUp and then press:

    F3

    See also screen capture in previous chapter.

  9. Choose the option 40 - UEFI Shell (PBIST) by entering the value:

    > 40

    In the next screen shown, press any key within a few seconds to proceed to the UEFI shell. See also screen capture in previous chapter.

  10. Clear the present boot device order with command:

    > ipmi -o erase

  11. Check the result by command:

    > ipmi -o display

    Must be empty.

  12. Set boot device order to Backplane left device by command:

    > ipmi -o insert 1 00

    (1=priority, 00=Backplane left device).

  13. Set boot device order to Backplane right device by command:

    > ipmi -o insert 2 01

    (2=priority 2, 01=Backplane right device).

  14. Reset the blade:

    > pbist -r

  15. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  16. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  17. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  18. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100 R15A
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  19. Turn off the power for the GEP3 blade acting as PL-3.

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=5,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

  20. Repeat Step 1 to Step 19 for all PL blades. To turn power off and on in Step 7, make sure that the corresponding PL data is given as input for the command:

    Enter configuration mode:

    Note:  
    The <slot position> variable corresponds to the slot position of the GEP3 blade.

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position>,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position>,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config)> commit -s

  21. Exit:

    (config)> end

    > exit

3.3.6.2   Disable Power Technology

This chapter describes how to disable the Power Technology in the GEP3 BIOS.

Note:  
Repeat all the following steps for all GEP3 blades.

  1. Set the terminal baud rate settings on Console Server, hyper terminal, minicom, and more, to the baud rate used by the GEP BIOS.
  2. Prepare for a serial connection towards the GEP3 blade that is to be disabled:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to the blade>

    Note:  
    If Putty is used as terminal, set the keyboard to Xterm R6.

  3. Log in to SCX where the DMXC is active:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SCX-0-0 or SCX-0-25>

    Wind River Linux release 3.0.2
    Kernel 2.6.27.39 on ppc (ttyS0)
    SC-2-2 login: root

  4. Enter root as logon.

    Password:

  5. Enter tre,14 as password.

    Last login: Tue Aug 11 12:45:43 on ttyS0
    Wind River Linux glibc_std (standard) 3.0.2
    Last failed login by root was on
    2015-08-11T10:28:01.617+0000 from localhost (ttyS0)

  6. Enter cliss:

    # cliss

    BSP 8100 R15A
    This system is provided for authorized users only.
    If you are not an authorized user, please
    exit IMMEDIATELY.

  7. Turn on the power for the GEP3 blade:

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position>,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    The <slot position> variable corresponds to the slot position of the GEP3 blade.

    (config)> commit -s

  8. During the BIOS startup sequence, wait for the following console printout:

    Press <DEL> or <F4> to enter set up.

    Press F4

    A new window is displayed, see Figure 13.

Figure 13   Enter Set up Window

  1. Use the arrow keys to navigate to the Advanced menu, see Figure 14.

Figure 14   Advanced Window

  1. In the Advanced window, use the arrow keys to navigate to the CPU Configuration menu and press:

    Enter

    A new window is displayed, see Figure 15.

Figure 15   CPU Configuration Window

  1. In the CPU Configuration window, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Power Technology menu and press:

    Enter

    A new window is displayed, see Figure 16.

Figure 16   Power Technology Window

  1. In the Power Technology window, use the arrow keys to choose Disable and press:

    Enter

  2. To Save and Exit press:

    F4

    Use the arrow keys to choose Yes and press:

    Enter

  3. From the terminal window:

    Turn off the power for the first GEP3 blade:

    Enter configuration mode:

    > configure

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position>,Blade=1,administrativeState=LOCKED

    The <slot position> variable corresponds to the slot position of the GEP3 blade.

    (config)> commit -s

  4. Repeat Step 1 to Step 14 for all GEP3 blades in the subrack.
  5. Exit:

    (config)> end

    > exit

3.4   LDEwS Installation

This section describes how to install LDEwS on a Dynamic Activation cluster running on GEP3.

3.4.1   GEP3 LDEwS Installation

  1. Rename the GEP3-installation.conf (generated by the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool), to installation.conf.
  2. Copy the renamed installation.conf file, and by the EDA Native BSP8100 Config Generator tool generated cluster.conf file, to the /tftpboot/etc directory on the jumpstart server.
  3. Log on to the CLI:

    # ssh -p 2024 advanced@<BSP-NBI-IP>

Install LDEwS on the first SC Node (SC-1):

  1. Connect the LDEwS installation server to the ETH0 front port on the GEP3 blade acting as the first control node (SC-1).
  2. Open a terminal window and connect to SC-1:
    Note:  
    If Putty is used as terminal, set the keyboard to Xterm R6.

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SC-1>

  3. Turn on the power for the GEP3 blade acting as SC-1:

    Enter configuration mode:

    > config

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=1,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config-Blade=1)> commit -s

  4. In the terminal window connected to SC-1, see Step 5, during the BIOS startup sequence wait for the console printout Press F3 for GEP PopUp and then press F3. Select 02 as the device to boot from, which is front interface ETH0 on blade 1, SC-1.
    Note:  
    There is no need to enter the BIOS to configure the node to boot from hard disk because that has already been configured in Section 3.3.6.

  5. When SC-1 is rebooted, log in as root user with password rootroot and change root password:

    # ssh root@<PG_OM_SP1_SC_1_IP>

    # passwd

Install LDEwS on the second SC Node (SC-2):

  1. Open a terminal window and connect to SC-2:
    Note:  
    If Putty is used as terminal, set the keyboard to Xterm R6.

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to SC-2>

  2. Turn on the power for the GEP3 blade acting as SC-2:

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=3,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    (config-Blade=1)> commit -s

  3. In the terminal window connected to SC-2, see Step 9, during the BIOS startup sequence wait for the console printout Press F3 for GEP PopUp and then press F3. Select 00 as device to boot from, which is the blade 2, SC-2, backplane interface. This means that SC-2 is to do a PXE boot from SC-1.
    Note:  
    There is no need to enter the BIOS to configure the node to boot from hard disk because that must be already have been configured in Section 3.3.6.

  4. The software installation starts and the following text is shown:

    Installing, please wait...

    The software installation is completed once the following text is shown:

    Installation completed successfully

    If anything went wrong during the installation, the following message is shown instead:

    Installation failed (see /root/install.log)

  5. Run the following command to see the synchronization progress:

    # drbd-overview

    Note:  
    The time duration to complete the disk synchronization is about 30 minutes.

Install LDEwS on the PL nodes (PL3 - PL11):

  1. Open a terminal window and connect to each PL node:

    # telnet <Console Server IP-address> <port number connected to each PL node>

  2. Power on each PL node:

    (config)> ManagedElement=1,Equipment=1,Shelf=0,Slot=<slot position>,Blade=1,administrativeState=UNLOCKED

    The <slot position> variable corresponds to the slot position of the GEP3 blade.

    (config)> commit -s

  3. Wait for each PL node to boot up in operational mode.

    When the boot sequence is completed, a log in prompt is shown.

    The PL nodes are now installed.

3.4.1.1   Partitioning on PL Nodes

This section describes the disk preparations in Dynamic Activation 16.2 when using GEP3 blades.

  1. On the current PL node, check if any labels exist, and if that is the case remove them. Use the following command to check for labels:

    # blkid

    If nothing is returned, no labels exist.

    Use the following commands to remove existing labels:

    Example printout using sdb:

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb1 bs=1k count=5k

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb2 bs=1k count=5k

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb3 bs=1k count=5k

    # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sdb4 bs=1k count=5k

    Check that no partition exists on the 300GB disk by using the following command:

    # blkid

sdb is used as a device example in the following steps.

  1. Change disk label:

    # parted /dev/sdb mklabel gpt

  2. Create the first partition:

    # parted /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext3 1049KB 10GB

  3. Create the second partition:

    # parted /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext3 10GB 20GB

  4. Create the third partition:

    # parted /dev/sdb mkpart primary ext3 20GB 199GB

  5. Print the partition:

    # parted /dev/sdb print

    A printout when three partitions have been created on the current PL:

    Model: TOSHIBA MBF2300RC (scsi)
Disk /dev/sdb: 300GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: gpt

Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name     Flags
1      1049kB  10.0GB  10GB                 primary
2      10.0GB  20.0GB  10GB                 primary
3      20.0GB  199GB   179GB                primary

  6. Create the file systems on the new partitions on the current PL node. Below are three partitions labeled:

    # mkfs.ext3 -L DVE_LOGS /dev/sdb1

    # mkfs.ext3 -L CAS_COMLOG /dev/sdb2

    # mkfs.ext3 -L CAS_DATA /dev/sdb3

  7. Verify the labels on the partitions:

    # blkid

    /dev/sdb1: LABEL="DVE_LOGS" UUID="4ad44e29-06e9-4a66-
9963-e3f6c04b00d8" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb2: LABEL="CAS_COMLOG" UUID="8f6b2eb4-4525-48ea-
8736-7b14a2c1dd66" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2"
/dev/sdb3: LABEL="CAS_DATA" UUID="386c9dad-198f-4142-
bd5f-d550012c86f1" TYPE="ext3" SEC_TYPE="ext2"

  8. Repeat step Step 1 to Step 8 on each PL node.

3.5   SNMP Configuration

SNMPv2c

For information on how to configure SCX and CMX for SNMPv2c, refer to Create SNMPv2C Target, Reference [14].

SNMPv3

For information on how to configure SCX and CMX for SNMPv3, refer to Create SNMPv3 Target, Reference [15].

3.6   Dynamic Activation Software Installation

Perform the installation of the Dynamic Activation software according to the Software Installation for Native Deployment, Reference [18] document.


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