To Synchronize a Chassis's Physical State and Its Information in the Database (N1 Provisioning Server 3.1, Blades Edition, Installation Guide)

N1 Provisioning Server 3.1, Blades Edition, Installation Guide

To Synchronize a Chassis's Physical State and Its Information in the Database

Before You Begin

Make certain you have upgraded the Provisioning Server software as directed by To Upgrade from N1 Provisioning Server Version 3.0 to Version 3.1

Note –

You must synchronize each chassis in your installation. When you complete synchronizing a chassis, you are given the option to synchronize another chassis.

Steps

To start the synchronization process, type the command opt/terraspring/sbin/shelfsync.

You are prompted to enter the IP address or device ID of the chassis.

Provide the IP address or device ID of the chassis you want to synchronize.

Type the IP address or the device ID of the chassis.

The upgrade process queries the database for the chassis, checks the chassis network connectivity, and runs discovery on the chassis. You are then prompted for the chassis management interface user name.

Provide the chassis management interface user name.

Type the chassis user name. You are then prompted for the chassis user name password.

Note –
The default chassis user name is admin.

Provide the chassis user name password.

Type the chassis user name password. The following prompt appears:
```
Are the switch user name and password the same as the management user 
name and password?
[yY/nN]
```

Verify that the switch user name and password are the same as the management user name and password.
- Type y if the user name and password are the same for the switch and chassis management.
  
  Note –
  The chassis switch user name and password and the chassis management user name and password must be the same only when discovering devices during installation. The user names and passwords do not have to be the same when you have modified a chassis or added a new chassis and are subsequently running shelfsync. For more information about shelfsync, see Adding, Moving, and Deleting Chassis Components in N1 Provisioning Server 3.1, Blades Edition, System Administration Guide.
- Type n if the user name and password are not the same.
The following prompt appears.
```
Is there any new switch added to the shelf that you want to bench configure?
 [yY/nN]
```

Configure new chassis switch and system controllers.

Type y if any chassis contains a new SSC.

You are prompted in sequence for the default gateway IP address, the netmask address, the VLAN ranges, the IP address of the switch, and the SSC number of the switch. When you have provided the information required by each prompt, the upgrade process configures the new SSC. The upgrade process then runs discovery on the chassis as described below.

Type n if no new switches are present in any chassis.

The upgrade process runs discovery on the chassis, writes WML output for the chassis to /var/tmp, and retrieves the database state.

A list of recommended actions then appears. For example:

Recommended actions:
                Recommended
#  Cause        Action     Identification       Conflicting IDs
-- -----------  ------- ----------------------- ---------------
0  Discovered   ADD     50211 00:03:BA:26:91:AD
1  Discovered   ADD     50251 sw_50251_SSC1 

* = action has been run, entering -y will suppress acknowledgement prompts

enter line number(s) from above or q for quit:

Resolve the listed problems or continue the upgrade process.
- To resolve a problem, type the line number of the problem. For example, to add the device 50211 shown in the previous step, you would type 0 to add the device, and then provide the information for which you are prompted.
- To continue the upgrade process, type q.
  
  You are given the opportunity to resynchronize the current chassis, synchronize another chassis, or exit the upgrade process.

Select an action.
What do you want to do next: #1. Re-sync the current SFB1600 device with its saved state. #2. Synchronize another SFB1600 device with its saved state. #3. Exit. Make selection (1-3):
- To resynchronize the current chassis, type 1.
- To synchronize another chassis, type 2.
- To exit to the system prompt, type 3.
Caution –
You must synchronize each chassis in your installation. If you have more than one chassis, type 2 to synchronize the next chassis. You are prompted to provide the IP address or device ID of the chassis you want to synchronize. Go to Step 3.