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This manual includes everything you need to begin using the HP Ethernet Switch Blade with

OpenArchitect software, Release 3.2.2j.

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Contents

Main Page Legal Notices Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page iii Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Table of Figures Index of Tables Page Page Chapter 1 Overview of the Ethernet Switch Blade High Performance Embedded Switching Advanced TCA Compliant OpenArchitect Switch Management Extensible Customization of Routing Policies Powerful CarrierClass Features Ethernet Port Layout Ethernet Switch Blade Port Configuration begin using the OpenArchitect switch. OpenArchitect Switch Environment OpenArchitect Software Structure Figure 1.1: Fabric Switch Elements Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 20 Page Figure 1.2: OpenArchitect Software Structure Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 22 Chapter 2 Port Cabling and LED Indicators Connecting the Cables Console Port Cabling Connecting to the Console Port Out of Band Ports (OOB Ports) LED Reference Page Page Chapter 3 High Availability Networking Surviving Partner Architecture Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 27 Figure 3.1: Host HA VRRP zlmd Switch Replacement and Reconfiguration Example HA Switch Configuration Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Configuring Surviving Partner Central Authority Page Page Chapter 4 Fabric Switch Configuration Two switches, two consoles Connecting to the Fabric Switch Console OpenArchitect Configuration Procedure Changing the Shell Prompt Default Configuration Scripts Example Configuration Scripts Overview of OpenArchitect VLAN Interfaces Figure 4.1: Fabric VLANs Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 48 Layer 2 Switch Configuration Rapid Spanning Tree Port Path Cost Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 51 Layer 3 Switch Configuration Using the S50layer3 Script Page Layer 3 Routing Protocols with GateD Using the S55gatedRip1 Script Page To Modify the GateD Scripts: Class of Service (COS) Egress Queues Ingress Classification Marking and Re-marking Scheduling ztmd Explained zfilterd Explained Running zfilterd Restrictions on Implementation Page Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 61 Figure 4.2: Firewall Flow Specifying Source and Destination IP Addresses Specifying TCP or UDP ports Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 63 Page tc and zqosd Page Page Page The U32 Filter Combining Queuing Disciplines COPS: Common Open Policy Service Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 70 Figure 4.3: COPS Network Architecture Protocol Architecture OpenArchitect PEP Using pepd Chapter 5 Fabric Switch Administration Setting the Root Password Adding Additional Users Setting up a Default Route Name Service Resolution DHCP Client Configuration DHCP Server Configuration Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client Configuration Network File System (NFS) Client Configuration NFS Server Configuration Connecting to the Switch Using FTP ftpd Server Configuration Connecting to the Switch Using TFTP TFTPD Server Configuration SNMP Agent Supported MIBS Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 78 Supported MIBs Table 5.1: Supported MIBs Supported Traps Supported Traps SNMP and OpenArchitect Interface Definitions Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 80 Link and SNMP Status SNMP Configuration Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 81 SNMP Applications Port Mirroring Link and LED Control Link Event Monitoring Chapter 6 Fabric Switch Maintenance Overview of the OpenArchitect switch boot process Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 84 Figure 6.1: ROM Devices in Open Architect Figure 6.2: Boot Flow Chart Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 85 Yes No Yes No Saving Changes Modifying Files and Updating the Switch Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 86 Recovering from a System Failure System Boots with a Console Cable Booting with the i option System Hangs During Boot Booting the Duplicate Flash Image Upgrading the OpenArchitect Image Upgrading or Adding Files Excluding Saving Files to Flash Upgrading the Switch Driver Page Chapter 7 Base Switch Configuration Two switches, two consoles Connecting to the Base Switch Console OpenArchitect Configuration Procedure Changing the Shell Prompt Page Layer 2 Switch Configuration Figure 7.1: Multiple VLANs Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 94 Figure 7.2: Layer 2 Switch Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 95 Linux IP . . . . . . Rapid Spanning Tree Port Path Cost Layer 3 Switch Configuration Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 97 Using the S50layer3 Script Figure 7.3: Layer 3 Switch Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 99 VLANs to a Layer 3 switch. A VLAN can include one or more switch ports. In the file, four VLANs are created (see 4): Figure 7.4: Multiple VLAN Configuration Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 101 Linux IP Layer 3 Routing Protocols with GateD Using the Provided S55gatedRip1 Script Page Page Class of Service (COS) zcos zfilterd Page iptables and filtering Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 109 Figure 7.5: Firewall Flow Page Specifying TCP or UDP ports Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 111 ZNYX Targets ZACTION Examples Send all tcp packets arriving on zhp5 out port 2: Send all tcp packets arriving on zhp5 to the CPU (software). Set the 802.1p priority to 3 on all tcp packets arriving on zhp5. tc: Traffic Control Strict Priority Qdisc Weighted Round Robin Qdisc Fifo Qdiscs Using Filters to Direct Packets to a COS Queue Protocol ip Protocol arp Protocol all Matching Specific Ingress Ports Advanced Filtering Policing Policing Actions Policing Actions u32 match selectors used in filters Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 119 U match selectors zqosd Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 120 Page Page The U32 Filter Combining Queuing Disciplines COPS: Common Open Policy Service Figure 7.6: COPS Network Architecture Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 125 Page where, Chapter 8 Base Switch Administration Setting the Root Password Adding Additional Users Setting up a Default Route Name Service Resolution DHCP Client Configuration DHCP Server Configuration Network Time Protocol (NTP) Client Configuration f Network File System (NFS) Client Configuration NFS Server Configuration Connecting to the Switch Using FTP ftpd Server Configuration /etc/init.d/rcS . Connecting to the Switch Using TFTP TFTPD Server Configuration Supported MIBS Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 133 Supported MIBS Supported Traps Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 134 Link and SNMP Status Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 135 Port Mirroring Link and LED Control Link Event Monitoring Chapter 9 Base Switch Maintenance Overview of the OpenArchitect switch boot process Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 138 Figure 9.1: ROM Devices in OpenArchitect Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 139 Figure 9.2: Booting up Process Flow Yes No Yes No Saving Changes Modifying Files and Updating the Switch Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 140 Recovering from a System Failure System Boots with a Console Cable Booting with the i option System Hangs During Boot Booting the Duplicate Flash Image Upgrading the OpenArchitect Image 5. Excluding Saving Files to Flash Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 143 Upgrading the Switch Driver Using apt-get Chapter 10 Connecting to the Ethernet Switch Blade Figure 10.1: Fabric and Base Base Interface Hub System: Ethernet Interfaces Management Interfaces Fabric Interface Hub System Ethernet Interfaces Management Interfaces Connecting to the Base Interface Base Interface Serial Port Connection Base Interface Out-of-Band Ethernet Connection Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 147 Figure 10.2: Base Interface Serial Port Connecting to the Fabric Interface Fabric Interface Serial Port Connection Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 148 Figure 10.3: Fabric Interface Serial Ports Fabric Interface Out of Band Ethernet Connection Page Page Accessing the ShMM Verifying Communications Between the ShMM and Switch Analyzing Mstate information for the switch Checking the ekey Status From the Shelf Manager Page Page Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 156 Figure 12.1: OpenArchitect Boot Process Recovering from a System Failure Figure 12.2: ROM Devices in OpenArchitect Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 157 Booting Without the Overlay Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 158 Booting the Duplicate Flash Image Chapter 13 Network Configuration Problems Interface Overview Physical Interfaces Default Base Interface Configuration Page Default Fabric Interface Configuration ifconfig Default Screen Output for the Base Interface Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 164 Figure 13.2: Linux Networking Environment Interfaces Configuration Troubleshooting Determining ekey status for a specific slot Page Querying Base Interface ekey Status Querying Fabric Interface ekey Status Page Network Connectivity Troubleshooting No Connection Diminished Network Throughput Connecting to Devices with Fixed Port Speeds External Fault LED Network Tests Ping Test Page Chapter 14 Isolating Hardware Failures Page Page Hardware Subsystem Testing the FlashROMs Page Example Output: Testing the onboard RAM Testing the Control Processor Hardware Fault Software Error Page Chapter 15 High Availability Troubleshooting Spontaneous Failover Activity Unexpected Fail-back Activity Chapter 16 Switch Firmware Overview Checking the switch firmware version Page Updating the Switch Firmware BootLoader Firmware Upgrade: OpenArchitect Firmware Upgrade: Page Chapter 17 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Chapter 18 Before Calling Support Figure 18.1: ROM Devices in OpenArchitect Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 190 Appendix A Fabric Switch Command Man Pages vrrpconfig Page vrrpd Page Page zbootcfg Page zconfig Page Page Page SYNTAX Page Page Page zcos Page Page Page zdog Page zfilterd zflash Page zl2, zl2mc, zl3host, zl3net, zvlan Page Page zgvrpd Page zl2d Page zl3d zl3d - Layer 3 daemon for the OpenArchitect switch. OPERATIONS zlc zlc link and LED control Page Page zlmd Page zlogrotate zmirror zmirror - Set packet mirroring on an ingress or egress port. Page zmnt Page zpeer Page Page zqosd Page zrc zreg OPERANDS zrld zsnoopd Page zspconfig CONFIGURATION FILE Page Page Page OUTPUT FILES Page zstack Page Page Page Page ztats zsync FILES ztmd Page brctl(8) NOTES Page Appendix B Base Switch Command Man Pages vrrpconfig vrrpconfig Configure and control the running vrrpd Page vrrpd Page Page zbootcfg Page zconfig zconfig - Configures the OpenArchitect switch. Page Page Page SYNTAX Page Page Page zcos Page Page Page zdog Page zffpcounter Page Page Page zfilterd zflash Page zgmrpd Page zgr Page Page zgvrpd Page zl2d Page zl3d OPERATIONS zlc Page zlmd Page zlogrotate zmirror Page Page zmnt Page zpeer Page Page zqosd Page zrc zreg OPERANDS zrld zsnoopd Page Page zspconfig CONFIGURATION FILE Page Page Page OUTPUT FILES Page Page zstack Page Stack Configuration Statements Page ztats zsync FILES ztmd Page brctl(8) Page NOTES Appendix C Intelligent Platform Management Interface ISwitch-ShMC Interaction Peripheral Management Controller Functional Support SetSlotBlueLed 0x13 Vendor specific Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide release 3.2.2j page 349 Sensor Reading Example Page Structure of Standard IPMI Commands: From BMC to PMC Structure of Standard IPMI Responses: From PMC to BMC Event Generator Field Replaceable Unit Inventory Device IPMB Override/Local Status - Event Data 3 for the IPMB link Page Index