Switch boot problem

Infrastructure & Networking Switches and Gateways InfiniBand/VPI Switch Systems
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Hello,

i have two SX6018 switches: one boots just fine, second one stops in a different mode: Switch-B(4)> and MLNX-OS commands are not available. Could anyone help me to figure out what is wrong? How to boot into normal MLNX-OS mode?

Thank you in advance!

Here are the logs from good and bad switches:

GOOD switch:

U-Boot 2009.01 SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.2.0330-82 ppc (Dec 20 2012 - 17:53:54)

CPU: AMCC PowerPC 460EX Rev. B at 1000 MHz (PLB=166, OPB=83, EBC=83 MHz)

Security/Kasumi support

Bootstrap Option H - Boot ROM Location I2C (Addr 0x52)

Internal PCI arbiter disabled

32 kB I-Cache 32 kB D-Cache

Board: Mellanox PPC460EX Board

FDEF: No

I2C: ready

DRAM: Auto calibration -/

U-Boot 2009.01 SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.2.0330-82 ppc (Dec 20 2012 - 17:53:54)

CPU: AMCC PowerPC 460EX Rev. B at 1000 MHz (PLB=166, OPB=83, EBC=83 MHz)

Security/Kasumi support

Bootstrap Option H - Boot ROM Location I2C (Addr 0x52)

Internal PCI arbiter disabled

32 kB I-Cache 32 kB D-Cache

Board: Mellanox PPC460EX Board

FDEF: No

I2C: ready

DRAM: 2 GB (ECC enabled, 333 MHz, CL3)

FLASH: 16 MB

NAND: 1024 MiB

PCI: Bus Dev VenId DevId Class Int

PCIE0: link is not up.

PCIE1: successfully set as root-complex

01 00 15b3 c738 0c06 00

Net: ppc_4xx_eth0, ppc_4xx_eth1

Reading image settings from EEPROM

Mellanox MLNX-OS

Default image: ‘SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc’

Press Enter to boot this image, or ‘Ctrl B’ for boot menu

Booting default image in: 0

Booting location 1: ‘SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc’

INIT: version 2.86 booting

Starting: SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Starting udev: [ OK ]

Setting clock (utc): Tue Oct 21 15:15:25 UTC 2014 [ OK ]

Setting hostname localhost: [ OK ]

Checking filesystems

Checking all file systems.

[ OK ]

Remounting root filesystem in read-write mode: [ OK ]

Mounting local filesystems: [ OK ]

Running vpart script: [ OK ]

Applying file system skeletons: base_var base_config .

Enabling /etc/fstab swaps: [ OK ]

INIT: Entering runlevel: 3

Starting system services

Starting sx_low_level_if: Starting sx_low_level_if:

Loading glue logic low level - Success

Loading mellaggra module - Success

Loading cpld handler - Success

Loading sx i2c module - Success

[ OK ]

Starting openibd: IPoIB configuration for embedded system

Loading SX driver:[ OK ]

Loading Extended Port 0 driver and Access Layer:[ OK ]

Setting up InfiniBand network interfaces:

Setting up service network . . .[ done ]

Reloading udev:

[ OK ]

Starting system logger: [ OK ]

Starting kernel logger: [ OK ]

Running renaming interfaces

Renaming: MAC: 00:02:C9:63:8E:5A ifindex: 2 name: mgmt0

Renaming: MAC: 00:02:C9:63:8E:5B ifindex: 3 name: mgmt1

Checking for unexpected shutdown

Probing for HRNG module

Starting rngd: [ OK ]

Running system image: SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Applying initial configuration:

Starting internal_startup: [ OK ]

Starting clean_issnvram: Deleting issnvram.txt

[ OK ]

Starting intr_hndl: Starting :

Loading int handler module - Success

[ OK ]

Starting iss-nvram-mac: [ OK ]

Starting sx_pra: Starting proxy arp management:

Loading proxy arp management module - Success

[ OK ]

Starting udevd: Reloading udev…

[ OK ]

Starting pm: [ OK ]

Starting oops_dump_reg: Starting kernel reg dump:

Loading kernel reg dump module - Success

[ OK ]

Starting mst: Starting MST (Mellanox Software Tools) driver set

Loading MST PCI module - Success

Loading MST PCI configuration module - Success

Create devices

[ OK ]

Mellanox MLNX-OS Switch Management

switch-638e5a login: admin

Password:

Last login: Tue Oct 21 14:32:51 on ttyS0

Mellanox Switch

lines 1-23

System is initializing!

This may take a few minutes

Modules are being configured

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] > en

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # ?

aaa Configure Authentication, Authorization, and

Accounting

boot Configure system boot parameters

clear Reset certain statistics or clear caches

cli Configure CLI shell options

configure Enter configuration mode

crypto Configure cryptographic settings

debug Debugging commands

disable Leave enable mode

lines 18-40/40 (END)

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RX bytes : 0

RX packets : 0

RX errors : 0

Symbol errors : 0

VL15 dropped packets : 0

TX bytes : 0

TX packets : 0

TX wait : 0

TX discarded packets : 0

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh bootvar

Installed images:

Partition 1:

SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Partition 2:

SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Last boot partition: 1

Next boot partition: 1

Boot manager password is set.

No image install currently in progress.

Image signing: trusted signature always required

Admin require signed images: yes

Settings for next boot only:

Fallback reboot on configuration failure: yes (default)

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh config

Active saved database “initial”

Generated at 2014/10/21 15:23:44 +0000

Hostname: switch-638e5a

Running-config temporary prefix mode setting

no cli default prefix-modes enable

Network interface configuration

lines 24-45

no interface mgmt0 dhcp

interface mgmt0 ip address 192.168.176.232 /24

lines 28-49/49 (END)

AAA remote server configuration

ldap bind-password ********

radius-server key ********

tacacs-server key ********

Network management configuration

web proxy auth basic password ********

IB nodename to GUID mapping

ib smnode switch-638e5a create

ib smnode switch-638e5a enable

ib smnode switch-638e5a sm-priority 0

X.509 certificates configuration

Certificate name system-self-signed, ID 0c0726c97d3af7a759497ebc5815e6781e67a2dd

(public-cert config omitted since private-key config is hidden)

Persistent prefix mode setting

cli default prefix-modes enable

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh images

No image files are available to be installed.

Installed images:

Partition 1:

SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Partition 2:

SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Last boot partition: 1

Next boot partition: 1

Boot manager password is set.

No image install currently in progress.

Image signing: trusted signature always required

Admin require signed images: yes

Settings for next boot only:

Fallback reboot on configuration failure: yes (default)

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh inventory

===================================================================================

Module Type Part number Serial Number Asic revision

===================================================================================

CHASSIS SX6018 MSX6018T-1SFS MT1306X00940 N/A

MGMT SX6018 MSX6018T-1SFS MT1306X00940 2

FAN SXX0XX_FAN MSX60-FF MT1305X01113 N/A

PS1 SXX0XX_PS 071-000-588 MT1325X00486 N/A

CPU CPU SA002203 MT1249X06128 N/A

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email Configure email and event notification via email

exit Log out of the CLI

fabric Manage fabric diagnostics

file Manipulate files on disk

health Health daemon configuration

help View description of the interactive help system

ib Manage InfiniBand

image Manipulate system software images

interface Configure network interfaces

job Configure scheduled jobs

logging Configure event logging

no Negate or clear certain configuration options

ntpdate Set system clock once from a remote server using

NTP

ping Send ICMP echo requests to a specified host

ping6 Send ICMP6 echo requests to a specified IPv6

host

reload Reboot or shut down the system

show Display system configuration or status

slogin Log into another system securely using ssh

snmp-server Configure SNMP server options

ssh Configure SSH settings

stats Configure statistics and alarms

tcpdump Display packets on a network

telnet Log into another system using telnet

terminal Set terminal parameters

test Diagnostics

traceroute Trace the route packets take to a destination

usb Remove USB Disk on key

web Configure the Web-based management console

write Save or display the running configuration

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] #

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh ve

Product name: SX_PPC_M460EX

Product release: SX_3.3.3000

Build ID: #1-dev

Build date: 2013-02-26 21:57:35

Target arch: ppc

Target hw: m460ex

Built by: doront@fit-dhcp192

Version summary: SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.3.3000 2013-02-26 21:57:35 ppc

Product model: ppc

Host ID: 0002C9638E5A

Uptime: 4m 56.430s

CPU load averages: 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00

Number of CPUs: 1

System memory: 120 MB used / 1907 MB free / 2027 MB total

Swap: 0 MB used / 0 MB free / 0 MB total

switch-638e5a [standalone: master] # sh int

Interface ib0 status:

Comment:

Admin up: yes

Link up: yes

DHCP running: no

IP address:

Netmask:

IPv6 enabled: yes

Autoconf enabled: no

Autoconf route: yes

Autoconf privacy: no

DHCPv6 running: no

IPv6 addresses: 1

IPv6 address: fe80::202:c903:8b:9600/64

lines 23-45

Speed: 10 Gb/sec (4X)

Duplex: full

Interface type: ib

Interface source: physical

MTU: 2044

HW address: 00:00:00:02:fe:80:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:02:c9:03:00:8b:96:00

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RX bytes: 0 TX bytes: 0

RX packets: 0 TX packets: 0

RX mcast packets: 0 TX discards: 0

RX discards: 0 TX errors: 0

RX errors: 0 TX overruns: 0

RX overruns: 0 TX carrier: 0

RX frame: 0 TX collisions: 0

TX queue len: 1000

Slot 1 port 1 state

Logical port state : Down

Physical port state : Polling

Current line rate : 10.0 Gbps

Supported speeds : 2.5, 5.0, 10.0(QDR) or 10.0(FDR10) Gbps rate

Speed : 2.5 Gbps rate only

Supported widths : 1X, 4X

Width : 4X

Max supported MTUs : 4096

MTU : 4096

VL capabilities : VL0 - VL7

Operational VLs : VL0 - VL7

Description :

lines 138-160

Phy-profile : high-speed-ber

RX bytes : 0

RX packets : 0

RX errors : 0

Symbol errors : 0

VL15 dropped packets : 0

TX bytes : 0

TX packets : 0

TX wait : 0

TX discarded packets : 0

Slot 1 port 2 state

Logical port state : Down

Physical port state : Polling

Current line rate : 10.0 Gbps

Supported speeds : 2.5, 5.0, 10.0(QDR) or 10.0(FDR10) Gbps rate

Speed : 2.5 Gbps rate only

Supported widths : 1X, 4X

Width : 4X

Max supported MTUs : 4096

MTU : 4096

lines 161-183

VL capabilities : VL0 - VL7

Operational VLs : VL0 - VL7

Description :

Phy-profile : high-speed-ber

RX bytes : 0

RX packets : 0

RX errors : 0

Symbol errors : 0

VL15 dropped packets : 0

TX bytes : 0

TX packets : 0

TX wait : 0

TX discarded packets : 0

…

OUTPUT OMITTED

…

Slot 1 port 18 state

Logical port state : Down

Physical port state : Polling

Current line rate : 10.0 Gbps

Supported speeds : 2.5, 5.0, 10.0(QDR) or 10.0(FDR10) Gbps rate

Speed : 2.5 Gbps rate only

Supported widths : 1X, 4X

Width : 4X

Max supported MTUs : 4096

MTU : 4096

VL capabilities : VL0 - VL7

Operational VLs : VL0 - VL7

Description :

Phy-profile : high-speed-ber

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RX bytes: 0 TX bytes: 456

RX packets: 0 TX packets: 6

RX mcast packets: 0 TX discards: 0

RX discards: 0 TX errors: 0

RX errors: 0 TX overruns: 0

RX overruns: 0 TX carrier: 0

RX frame: 0 TX collisions: 0

TX queue len: 1024

Interface lo status:

Comment:

Admin up: yes

Link up: yes

DHCP running: no

IP address: 127.0.0.1

Netmask: 255.0.0.0

IPv6 enabled: yes

Autoconf enabled: yes

Autoconf route: yes

Autoconf privacy: no

DHCPv6 running: no

IPv6 addresses: 1

IPv6 address: ::1/128

Speed: N/A

Duplex: N/A

Interface type: loopback

Interface source: loopback

MTU: 16436

HW address: N/A

RX bytes: 193999 TX bytes: 193999

RX packets: 1439 TX packets: 1439

RX mcast packets: 0 TX discards: 0

RX discards: 0 TX errors: 0

RX errors: 0 TX overruns: 0

RX overruns: 0 TX carrier: 0

RX frame: 0 TX collisions: 0

TX queue len: 0

Interface mgmt1 status:

Comment:

Admin up: yes

Link up: no

DHCP running: yes (but no valid lease)

IP address:

Netmask:

IPv6 enabled: yes

Autoconf enabled: no

Autoconf route: yes

Autoconf privacy: no

DHCPv6 running: no

Speed: 10Mb/s (auto)

Duplex: half (auto)

Interface type: ethernet

Interface source: physical

MTU: 1500

HW address: 00:02:C9:63:8E:5B

lines 115-137

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BAD switch:

U-Boot 2009.01 SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.2.0330-82-EMC ppc (Feb 27 2013 - 12:13:42)

CPU: AMCC PowerPC 460EX Rev. B at 1000 MHz (PLB=166, OPB=83, EBC=83 MHz)

Security/Kasumi support

Bootstrap Option H - Boot ROM Location I2C (Addr 0x52)

Internal PCI arbiter disabled

32 kB I-Cache 32 kB D-Cache

Board: Mellanox PPC460EX Board

FDEF: No

I2C: ready

DRAM: 2 GB (ECC enabled, 333 MHz, CL3)

FLASH: 16 MB

NAND: 1024 MiB

PCI: Bus Dev VenId DevId Class Int

PCIE0: link is not up.

PCIE1: successfully set as root-complex

01 00 15b3 c738 0c06 00

Net: ppc_4xx_eth0, ppc_4xx_eth1

Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0

Waiting for PHY auto negotiation to complete… TIMEOUT !

done

ENET Speed is 10 Mbps - HALF duplex connection (EMAC0)

Using ppc_4xx_eth0 device

ping failed; host 172.17.255.252 is not alive

Loading Kernel Image … OK

ABCDE

kernel_pre_init: ISR subsystem initialized, initializing data.

kernel_pre_init: Data initialized, initializing non-driver subsystems.

kernel_pre_init: trace_init done

kernel_pre_init: sh_sheap_init done

kernel_pre_init: locks&sem _init done

kernel_pre_init: profile_init done

Fdrv_table_install: syslog at 0x0003511c with minor 0 (DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: isrlog at 0x0003511c with minor 1 (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: userinterface at 0x00004db0 with minor 0 (DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: stty0 at 0x00070c30 with minor 0 (DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: eth0 at 0x000715e4 with minor 0 (DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: i2c0 at 0x0007d2ac with minor 0 (DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: i2c1 at 0x0007d2ac with minor 1 (DRV_INIT)

drv_table_install: itcpip at 0x0003df70 with minor 0tcpipInit: Starting internal TCP/IP stack.

(DRV_SETUP) (DRV_INIT)

kernel_main: Drivers installed, installing INIT process with stack size = 8192.

sk_init_main: Started @ 0:43:14 9/30/2015

nor_flash_ini_setup: big_flash_lock created

sk_init_main: Starting process based initialization - 8791.

02:60:48:10:ff:78 UDP socket 3 created

TCP socket 4 created

sk_init_main: Process based initialization complete - 8791.

sk_init_main: Installing task table.

task_table_install: console at 0x00016208 stack 0x00512410/26624 : 4

task_table_install: inetd at 0x00036d90 stack 0x00534c10/8192 : 5

task_table_install: poll_cqs at 0x000b52f8 stack 0x00518c10/8192 : 6

task_table_install: poll_ports at 0x000b5660 stack 0x0051ac10/16384 : 7

task_table_install: env_mon at 0x000877bc stack 0x00520c10/8192 : 8

task_table_install: env_bin_api at 0x000148d0 stack 0x00522c10/8192 : 9

task_table_install: incoming_fw_files at 0x00014334 stack 0x00524c10/8192 : 10

task_table_install: incoming_fw_files at 0x00014334 stack 0x00526c10/8192 : 11

task_table_install: wdog at 0x00021cd0 stack 0x00536c10/4096 : 12

sk_init_main: Task table installed. Starting tasks and exiting.

sk_init_main: Enable WatchDog

----------------------------- Board Info -----------------------------

  • Chasis Type : STINGRAY

  • Number of Ports : 18

  • U-Boot Revision :U-Boot 2009.01 SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.2.0330-82-EMC ppc (Feb 27 2013 - 12:13:42)

  • Firmware Revision : 9.9.1260

  • INI file Revision : 0x21010016

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Question…

BUILD INFO UTILITY

GET_PROJECT_CVS_COMMIT_LEVEL…=1.383

GET_BUILD_BASE…=

GET_BUILD_SIGNATURE…=0025b50070be,2014-05-23,10:04:05,34176

GET_BUILD_PATH…=/emc/tdowning/ppc460_release/may_23_2014

00:43:23 09/30/2015

Switch-B(4)>

Switch-B(4)> help

Command Description Syntax

sched sched sched

piecnt piecnt piecnt

alarm alarm alarm

ps list processes ps

pdump pdump pdump

stack_trace stack trace stack_trace

lastrun Task/ISR/sched last run h lastrun <enable|disable|status|clear|dump> [task|isr|idle|sched|event]

syslog syslog display syslog

isrlog isrlog display isrlog

spinlocks spinlocks display spinlocks

log user log display log

rwlocks rwlocks display rwlocks

genstackerr generate a 93FF genstackerr

generrtasks save err tasks info generrtasks

findstack find proc from stack findstack

setblockedticks set max blocked ticks setblockedticks

region Time entreg/lvreg calls region

lock Time getlock/releselock c lock

sema Time sempend/sempost call sema

kill signal thread kill

exit exit exit

help help help

start start start

tracef tracef tracef

trace trace trace

dump dump memory dump [length]

dm dump memory dm [length]

poke poke memory poke

pm patch memory pm

sems sems sems

fds Show active file descript fds

ipcq ipcq ipcq

cycles cycles cycles

eihdlrs eihdlrs eihdlrs

profile profile profile

proc proc proc

uptime uptime uptime

ttytest ttytest ttytest

baud baud baud

sread open and read device sread [flush]

lsreset long slice reset lsreset [pid]

drivers Show installed drivers drivers

reload Do reboot reload

reboot Do reboot reboot FORCE

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Question…

hreset Do hard reset hreset FORCE

pci_conf Do PCI Config pci_conf

pci_probe Do PCI Probe for device pci_probe vendor device startslot

trypcie try PCI Config trypcie

tryrwbar try RW Bar tryrwbar

searchfw search firmware searchfw

tlbs show tlbs tlbs

mung mung tlb mung tlb

mcds Machine Check Disable Machine Check Disable

mcen Machine Check Enable Machine Check Enable

getdcr Get DCR Get DCR <dcr#>

setdcr Set DCR Set DCR <dcr#>

queryboard Query Board Info queryboard

i2c0 i2c0 commands i2c0

i2c1 i2c1 commands i2c1

adm adm commands adm

env env commands env

uicread uicread uicread

ienable ienable ienable

macread macread macread

macrestore macrestore macrestore

checkpci Check PCI Availability checkpci

rxtest rxtest rxtest

drxtest drxtest drxtest

txtest txtest txtest

dtxtest dtxtest dtxtest

rcvmacon rcvmacon rcvmacon

telnet telnet telnet

netstat netstat netstat

ping ping ping

arp arp arp

ifconfig ifconfig ifconfig

ifconfig ifconfig ifconfig

route route route

getimg getimg getimg

ibfl IB Flash Uitlity ibfl

baz Baz Switch Commands baz

norf NOR Flash Utility norf

build Build Info Utility build

board Board Info Utility board

info Board Info Utility board

crc32 Display CRC32 crc32 addr length [seed]

chkimg Check validity of SymmK O chkimg [addr]

testsyslog testsyslog testsyslog

testibsw testibsw testibsw

testmacaddr testmacaddr testmacaddr

setnewip setnewip setnewip

sheapmem sheapmem sheapmem

rtcdate rtcdate rtcdate HrMnSc MmDdYr (in BCD)

date date Displays current time and date

doubledate doubledate Displays current time and date

9

Question…

showif showif showif

incoming_fw check/restart incming fir incoming_fw [start]

_ibswbinapi check/restart env bin api _ibswbinapi [start]

burnbazfw burnbazfw [auto] auto will do getimg and burn baz fw

burnswitchos burnswitchos [auto] auto will do getimg and burn switchos

tcpdump tcpdump tcpdump

eint eint Dump number of vector interrupts we have received

ib_tunnel ib_tunnel IB Tunnel statistics and debugging control

set_all_arp set_all_arp set_all_arp

repeat repeat repeat

wdog test wdog interrupt wdog

dumpwdog dump info from wdog inter dumpwdog

Switch-B(4)> reload

Switch-B(4)> Failed to read switch init status!

U-Boot 2009.01 SX_PPC_M460EX SX_3.2.0330-82-EMC ppc (Feb 27 2013 - 12:13:42)

CPU: AMCC PowerPC 460EX Rev. B at 1000 MHz (PLB=166, OPB=83, EBC=83 MHz)

Security/Kasumi support

Bootstrap Option H - Boot ROM Location I2C (Addr 0x52)

Internal PCI arbiter disabled

32 kB I-Cache 32 kB D-Cache

Board: Mellanox PPC460EX Board

FDEF: No

I2C: ready

DRAM: 2 GB (ECC enabled, 333 MHz, CL3)

FLASH: 16 MB

NAND: 1024 MiB

PCI: Bus Dev VenId DevId Class Int

PCIE0: link is not up.

PCIE1: successfully set as root-complex

01 00 15b3 c738 0c06 00

Net: ppc_4xx_eth0, ppc_4xx_eth1

Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0

=> ?

? - alias for ‘help’

askenv - get environment variables from stdin

autoscr - run script from memory

base - print or set address offset

bdinfo - print Board Info structure

boot - boot default, i.e., run ‘bootcmd’

bootd - boot default, i.e., run ‘bootcmd’

bootelf - Boot from an ELF image in memory

bootm - boot application image from memory

bootp - boot image via network using BOOTP/TFTP protocol

bootstrap - program the I2C bootstrap EEPROM

bootvx - Boot vxWorks from an ELF image

cmp - memory compare

coninfo - print console devices and information

cp - memory copy

crc32 - checksum calculation

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dcache - enable or disable data cache

dhcp - boot image via network using DHCP/TFTP protocol

echo - echo args to console

eeprom - EEPROM sub-system

envreset- Reset the environment to the defaults

erase - erase FLASH memory

exit - exit script

ext2load- load binary file from a Ext2 filesystem

ext2ls - list files in a directory (default /)

fatinfo - print information about filesystem

fatload - load binary file from a dos filesystem

fatls - list files in a directory (default /)

fdt - flattened device tree utility commands

flinfo - print FLASH memory information

getdcr - Get an AMCC PPC 4xx DCR’s value

getidcr - Get a register value via indirect DCR addressing

go - start application at address ‘addr’

help - print online help

icache - enable or disable instruction cache

icrc32 - checksum calculation

iloop - infinite loop on address range

imd - i2c memory display

iminfo - print header information for application image

imls - list all images found in flash

imm - i2c memory modify (auto-incrementing)

imw - memory write (fill)

imxtract- extract a part of a multi-image

inm - memory modify (constant address)

interrupts - enable or disable interrupts

iprobe - probe to discover valid I2C chip addresses

irqinfo - print information about IRQs

itest - return true/false on integer compare

loadb - load binary file over serial line (kermit mode)

loads - load S-Record file over serial line

loady - load binary file over serial line (ymodem mode)

loop - infinite loop on address range

loopw - infinite write loop on address range

md - memory display

mdc - memory display cyclic

mii - MII utility commands

mm - memory modify (auto-incrementing)

mtest - simple RAM test

mw - memory write (fill)

mwc - memory write cyclic

nand - NAND sub-system

nboot - boot from NAND device

nfs - boot image via network using NFS protocol

nm - memory modify (constant address)

pci - list and access PCI Configuration Space

ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network host

printenv- print environment variables

protect - enable or disable FLASH write protection

rarpboot- boot image via network using RARP/TFTP protocol

reginfo - print register information

reset - Perform RESET of the CPU

run - run commands in an environment variable

saveenv - save environment variables to persistent storage

setdcr - Set an AMCC PPC 4xx DCR’s value

setenv - set environment variables

setexpr - set environment variable as the result of eval expression

setidcr - Set a register value via indirect DCR addressing

showvar- print local hushshell variables

sleep - delay execution for some time

test - minimal test like /bin/sh

tftpboot- boot image via network using TFTP protocol

usb - USB sub-system

usbboot - boot from USB device

version - print monitor version

=> bdinfo

memstart = 0x00000000

memsize = 0x80000000

flashstart = 0xFF000000

flashsize = 0x01000000

flashoffset = 0x00000000

sramstart = 0x00000000

sramsize = 0x00000000

bootflags = 0xFFFE0218

intfreq = 1000 MHz

busfreq = 166.667 MHz

ethaddr = 00:02:C9:63:CF:18

eth1addr = 00:02:C9:63:CF:19

IP addr = 172.17.255.120

baudrate = 9600 bps

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hi

did you get the image to download off the sx6018? if so can i have a copy of the MLNX-OS software please?

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Hi Victor,

From where did you buy the 2nd switch?

From it’s cli and fw version (9.9.xxxx), it seems that MLNX-OS is not installed and there is another customized OS installed on the switch.

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Thank you for the answer! I am not sure where it was bought, I am just an network administrator for the company.

How can I boot MLNX-OS image after stopping right after power-on?

I think should be something like:

hitting break sequence (ESC or ctr+B), getting into U-Boot bootprom prompt, setting IP address, pointing to boot MLNX-OS image from usb or http ot tftp or whatever, getting into MLNX-OS, putting MLNX-OS image into permanent storage of the switch, installing MLNX-OS image, reloading.

How can I do that?

Thank you in advance!

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Actually, I’m not familiar with such a procedure - I think you should just replace the switch with a regular switch with MLNX-OS built in.

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OK, is there a way to copy MLNX-OS image from flash memory to a USB or to a external storage via SCP or FTP ?

Or simply: if I need MLNX-OS image where can I get it for my switch model (download, etc.)? Is it for free from Mellanox website?

Thank you!

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MLNX-OS is not free, but if you have the image file in your functioning SX6018, you can try the below:

  1. show images

if you have a file under the “Images available to be installed:”

then you can continue to step #2

  1. From a remote linux server, run:

scp admin@<switch_IP>:/var/opt/tms/images/image_filename_from_step1.img .

or you can use an sftp client to login to the switch and copy the img file from the /var/opt/tms/images/ directory