Netra CP2500 Board Installation and Technical Reference Manual

The Netra CP2500 board is a crucial building block that network equipment providers (NEPs) and carriers can use when scaling and improving the availability of carrier-grade systems. Based on industry standards, the Netra CP2500 board provides high performance and is powered by a UltraSPARC® IIIi processor. The board enables you to add a third-party PCI mezzanine card (PMC) to tailor solutions to your specific application needs.

When replacing the Netra CP2140 host and Netra CP2160 satellite CompactPCI (cPCI) boards in the Netra CT 410 and 810 servers, the Netra CP2500 board provides a sizeable increase in Netra CT server performance.

The Netra CP2500 board provides PCI Industrial Computers Manufacturers' Group (PICMG) CompactPCI Packet Switched Backplane (cPSB) compliance. To meet the requirements of the communications and service provider environments, the board is NEBS Level 3 compliant, and the Netra CT 410 and 810 servers remain NEBS Level 3 certified with the Netra CP2500 board installed.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• Section 1.1, Netra CP2500 Board Features
• Section 1.2, Netra CP2500 Board System Configurations
• Section 1.3, Hot-Swap Support
• Section 1.4, System Requirements
• Section 1.6, Contacting Technical Support

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1.1 Netra CP2500 Board Features

The Netra CP2500 board is a single-board computer designed for high-performance, embedded, compute density applications. The Netra CP2500 board has system management controller (SMC) capability that supports hot-swap operations, system management, and environmental monitoring. Powered by a UltraSPARC IIIi processor and including on-board I/O and one PMC slot, the Netra CP2500 board is an ideal platform for NEPs to use for a wide variety of Solaris Operating System applications.

FIGURE 1-1 displays an illustration of a typical Netra CP2500 board, and TABLE 1-1 lists a summary of the board features.

FIGURE 1-1 Typical Netra CP2500 Board

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1.2 Netra CP2500 Board System Configurations

The Netra CP2500 board can be installed in the host or a satellite slot of a Netra CT 410 or 810 CompactPCI server, as shown in FIGURE 1-2 and described in TABLE 1-2. Refer to the Netra CT 410 and 810 server documentation for information about installing and using the Netra CP2500 board in a Netra CT server.

FIGURE 1-2 Netra CP2500 Boards Installed in Netra CT 410 and 810 Servers

The Netra CP2500 board can also be mounted in various cPSB enclosures, such as those shown in FIGURE 1-3 and FIGURE 1-4.

You can deploy the Netra CP2500 boards in a number of cPSB configurations to suit your specific requirements. For example, the board can be configured to boot from a network as a diskless client over either a cPSB backplane network or an RTM Ethernet network connection. Alternatively, the Netra CP2500 board can be purchased with an installed PMC hard drive, which can provide local disk support I/O and may optionally be used as a boot path. The installation procedure is independent of the type of enclosure, whether a floor-mounting rack or a bench-top cabinet is used.

FIGURE 1-3 Netra CP2500 Board Diskless Client Configuration Example

FIGURE 1-4 Netra CP2500 Node Board Mounting Configuration Example

1.2.1 PMC Modules

While the Netra CP2500 board has only one serial port on the front panel, IHV-built PMC modules can provide additional I/O to the front panel. PMC modules decode their custom I/O from the Netra board's on-board PCI bus signals.

1.2.2 Rear Transition Modules

There are two optional transition modules (RTMs) available for the Netra CP2500 board:

• Netra CP2500 RTM-H (FIGURE 1-5) - Designed to work exclusively in the host slot of the Netra CT 410 and 810 cPCI servers (see FIGURE 1-2)
• Netra CP2500 RTM-S (FIGURE 1-6) - Usable in either a satellite slot of a Netra CT 410 and 810 cPCI servers (see FIGURE 1-2) or in a node slot of a cPSB chassis (see FIGURE 1-7)

You can install the RTM-H and RTM-S into rear slots of the Netra CT server, opposite the appropriate Netra CP2500 board. These rear transition modules connect with the board's CompactPCI connectors through the Netra CT server midplane pins and carry four Ethernet ports, and two serial ports out to its rear panel. Refer to the Netra CT Server Installation Guide (819-2740) for installation and cabling instructions.

After setting a DIP switch on the Netra CP2500 board and two banks of DIP switches on the RTM-S, you can install the Netra CP2500 board and the RTM-S into a cPSB chassis (see FIGURE 1-7). See Chapter 2 for cPSB chassis installation instructions, including how to set these mechanical switches.

FIGURE 1-5 Netra CP2500 RTM-H for Netra CT Server Host Slots

FIGURE 1-6 Netra CP2500 RTM-S for Netra CT Satellite Slots and cPSB Node Slots

FIGURE 1-7 shows the relationship between the Netra CP2500 board, the RTM-S, and the backplane in a typical cPSB chassis.

FIGURE 1-7 Netra CP2500 Board and a RTM-S in a Typical cPSB Chassis

The customer can order a Netra CP2500 RTM-S, build a custom card, or buy from an independent hardware vendor (IHV). A minimal set of I/O must provide for a boot path for the host board, and for a path for console I/O to deliver commands and to read board and system status.

TABLE 1-3 describes the possible Netra CP2500 board boot and I/O configurations. Sun Microsystems provide the Netra CP2500 boards and compatible RTMs. These RTMs provide four Ethernet RJ45 ports from the host to the rear of the system. These ports can optionally be used to accomplish a network boot as a diskless client. The other configurations require IHV hardware.

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1.3 Hot-Swap Support

This section briefly discusses the hot-swap support on the Netra CP2500 board.

Refer to the PICMG CompactPCI Hot-Swap Specification, for a detailed description of this subject. In general, the hot-swap process includes the orderly connection of the hardware and software.

This process uses hardware connection control to connect the hardware in an orderly sequence. Hot-swapping uses backplane pins of different lengths to perform signal sequencing, which protects the hardware and avoids corrupting the backplane bus.

There are three models of hot-swap described in the PICMG CompactPCI Hot-Swap Specification - basic hot-swap, full hot-swap, and high-availability (HA) hot-swap.

TABLE 1-4 lists the hot-swap support details when a Netra CP2500 board is installed in a Netra CT 410 or 810 server, or when the board functions as a cPSB node board in a cPSB enclosure.

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1.4 System Requirements

1.4.1 Hardware Requirements

You can order the following items from Sun:

• Netra CP2500 board with 2 Gbytes of memory
• Netra CP2500 CompactPCI satellite/cPSB blade rear transition module (RTM-S)

Rear transition modules are optional and must be ordered separately from the Netra CP2500 board. Refer to the Netra CP2500 Rear Transition Module Installation and Technical Reference Manual (819-1753) for complete details about installing and using the Netra CP2500 RTMs.

Acquire the following components if needed:

• Serial terminal or terminal emulation for console output
• Cables for terminal and network connection

Refer to the Netra CP2500 Rear Transition Module Installation and Technical Reference Manual (819-1753) for descriptions of the RTM I/O connections.

• PMC hardware for additional I/O

TABLE 1-5 lists additional hardware requirements.

Caution - You can damage the Netra CP2500 board components if you install the board in a chassis that does not provide sufficient cooling or has incorrect cPCI I/O voltage (VIO).

1.4.2 Software Requirements

Refer to the Netra CP2500 Board Release Notes (819-1748) for Solaris OS information, including a list of the required software patches and where to find installation instructions. You can view and download the latest version of this document at the following web site:

http://www.sun.com/documentation/

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1.5 Physical Description

The Netra CP2500 board is a 6U circuit board with CompactPCI connectors J1 and J2 for PCI, and J3 and J5 for I/O. The CompactPCI J4 connector is not fitted to the board. See FIGURE 1-8 and FIGURE 1-9 for top and solder-side views of the board.

FIGURE 1-8 Netra CP2500 Board Layout

FIGURE 1-9 Typical Netra CP2500 Board - Solder Side

1.5.1 Front Panel Components

FIGURE 1-10 displays the locations of the Netra CP2500 board front panel LEDs, buttons, serial port, and PMC slot. TABLE 1-6 describes these front panel components.

FIGURE 1-10 Netra CP2500 Board Front Panel

1.5.2 Functional Block Diagram

FIGURE 1-11 displays a simplified schematic diagram of the Netra CP2500 board.

FIGURE 1-11 Netra CP2500 Board Functional Block Diagram

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1.6 Contacting Technical Support

Should you have any technical questions or support issues that are not addressed in the Netra CP2500 documentation set or on the web site, contact your local Sun Services representative. Find the World Wide Solution Center nearest you by visiting our web site:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting/solution.html

When you call Sun Services, be sure to indicate if the Netra CP2500 board was purchased separately and is not associated with a system. Please have your Sun support contract number and the board identification information ready when you call. For proper identification of the board be prepared to give the representative the board part number, serial number, and board revision level (see FIGURE 1-12).

1.6.1 Board Identification

The Netra CP2500 board can be identified by the barcode labels placed on the board (see FIGURE 1-12). You will need to locate the following labels to identify the board properly:

• Serial number barcode label - provides the board's serial number (for example, 1005LCB-0532JM000V).
• Assembly label - contains the board's part number, the revision number (for example, Rev. 04), and the country where the board was assembled.
• MAC address label - displays the MAC address for the board in printed and barcode form. See Section 2.5.3, Replacing the SEEPROM for information on replacing the SEEPROM.

FIGURE 1-12 Typical Netra CP2500 Board Barcode Labeling

^{1 (TableFootnote) The Netra CP2500 blue hot-swap LED is in a noncompliant location.}

^{2 (TableFootnote) When a board is full hot-swap capable, it implies that the board will also be fully hot-swappable in an
HA system.}

^{3 (TableFootnote) When a board is full hot-swap capable, it implies that the board will also be fully hot-swappable in an
HA system.}

^{4 (TableFootnote) See Appendix A to ensure that your system enclosure meets the power supply and cooling requirement specifications.}

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