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7210 SAS-M, T, R6, R12, Mxp, Sx, S Basic System
Configuration Guide
3HE 16132 AAAB TQZZA Edition: 01
Users can boot up a single node or a set of nodes that are to be part of a VC. As well,
users can power up one node, all the nodes, or a set of nodes; there is no restriction
on the power sequence. The following steps describe the sequence when all nodes
are booted up together; however, the steps here do not dictate the order of service
provisioning and do not preclude preprovisioning of services on the active CPM.
Service preprovisioning is allowed after the VC configuration, including the VC node
member configuration, is complete.
Step 1. Identify the two nodes that will take on the CPM role.
Step 2. Ensure there is console access to each CPM node to drive the boot
process. See the following for information: 7210 SAS-Sx 10/100GE
Console Port, 7210 SAS-S 1/10GE Console Port, and Procedure to
Connect to a Console.
Step 3. Ensure the CPM nodes are powered on.
Step 4. Ensure that the SD card containing the boot loader (boot.tim) and TiMOS
(both.tim) software is installed in the SD card slot for each CPM node.
In Release 11.0, the TiMOS image (both.tim) for the CPM-IMM nodes can
be obtained from the local SD card or obtained through the network by
specifying the primary/secondary/tertiary image locations appropriately.
Step 5. On the node that will be the active CPM for the first time boot, log in through
the console port and manually interrupt the boot process.
The boot prompt appears.
Step 6. Configure BOF parameters as follows:
- specify standalone-vc for the boot loader parameter chassis-role
- specify a name for the boot loader parameter vc-stack-name
- specify cpm-imm for the boot loader parameter vc-stack-node-type
- specify the slot number and MAC address of each CPM-IMM node in
the bof>vc-stack-node command
- specify the management IP address for the active and standby CPM-
IMM nodes in the bof>eth-mgmt-address command
- configure the TiMOS image location
- configure the configuration file location
See 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
for information about configuring BOF parameters.
Note: The CPM-IMM nodes are configured through the BOF and do not require further
configuration to be part of the VC.