Oracle® InfiniBand Switch IS2-46 Service Manual

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Updated: September 2016
 
 

Locate a Faulty Data Cable

You must determine which data cable is faulty before you replace it.

  1. Consider your first step.
    • If you are at the switch, go to Step 2.
    • If you are remote to the switch, go to Step 3.
  2. At the rear of the switch, check the Link LEDs of the SFP+ and RJ-45 connectors.

    For each cable connected to a known functional host, the Link LED should be on. See SFP+ Link LEDs and RJ-45 Link LEDs.

    • If the Link LED of the data cable is off, replace that cable.

      See Remove a Data Cable.

    • If you cannot determine if a cable is faulty, go to Step 3.
  3. Access the Oracle ILOM CLI.

    See Accessing the SP.

  4. Verify Ethernet connectivity.
    1. Start the EMS console.
      -> start /System/Networking/Switches/Switch_0/fs_cli
      Are you sure you want to start /System/Networking/Switches/Switch_0/fs_cli
      (y/n)? y
                       Management Switch for Oracle InfiniBand Switch IS2-46
      SEFOS login:
    2. Log in to SEFOS.
      SEFOS login: root
      Password: password
      SEFOS#

      The default password is admin123.

    3. Display the state of the Ethernet ports.
      SEFOS# show interfaces status
      
      Port        Status           Duplex   Speed       Negotiation     Capability
      ----        ------           ------   -----       -----------     ----------
      Gi0/1       not connected    Half     -           Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/2       connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/3       connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/4       not connected    Half     -           Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/5       not connected    Half     -           Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/6       connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/7       not connected    Half     -           Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      ...
      Gi0/13      connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      ...
      Gi0/23      not connected    Half     -           Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/23      connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/25      connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Gi0/26      connected        Full     1 Gbps      Auto            Auto-MDIX on
      Ex0/1       not connected    Full     10 Gbps     No-Negotiation  Auto-MDIX on
      Ex0/2       not connected    Full     10 Gbps     No-Negotiation  Auto-MDIX on
      SEFOS#

      In the output, Port is the port as seen on the rear panel. Ports Gi0/25 and Gi0/26 are internal to the switch architecture. Ports Ex0/1 and Ex0/2 are the two SFP+ uplink ports. The Status is the state of the port. The Duplex, Speed, and Negotiation are the parameters of the link. The Capability indicates if auto-crossover capability is on.

    4. If the status of a known-connected port is anything other than connected, replace the cable attached to that port.

      See Remove a Data Cable.

    5. Exit the EMS console.
      SEFOS# exit
      Connection closed by foreign host
      
      Entering character mode
      Escape character is '^]'.
      start: The session with /System/Networking/Switches/Switch_0/fs_cli has ended.
      ->
  5. Verify IB and gateway connectivity.
    1. Start the host.
      -> start /HOST/console
      Are you sure you want to start /HOST/console (y/n)? y
       
      Serial console started.  To stop, type ESC (
    2. Press Enter.
      [user@hostname ~]# 

      where:

      • user is the current username.

      • hostname is the host name of the SCP.

    3. Switch to user admin with password admin.
      [user@hostname ~]# su admin
       Welcome to IBOS Controller
       Copyright (c) 2012-2015 Oracle Corp.  All rights reserved.
       Enter "help" for information on available commands.
       Enter the command "show system copyright" for licensing information
      admin@hostname[OFOS] 

      Note -  From here forward in this document, the admin@hostname[OFOS] prompt is replaced with simply [OFOS].

      If this is the first time OFOS is accessed, the OFOS configuration wizard might start. If this happens, refer to the Oracle InfiniBand Switch IS2-46 Installation Guide, running the OFOS configuration wizard.

    4. Display the state of the gateway ports.
      [OFOS] show ioports
      name     type                   state                descr     v-resources 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      0/1      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/2      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/3      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/4      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/5      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/6      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/7      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      0/8      gwEthernet10GbPort     up/indeterminate               0 
      8 records displayed
      [OFOS] 

      In the output, the name is the port number as seen on the rear panel. The state is of the local port/peer port. The descr is the node descriptor of the peer port. The v-resources are the number of VLANs and VNICs supported on that port.

    5. Display the state of the IB ports.
      [OFOS] show infiniband-port
      name             state               mode_state             guid 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      0/1              up/down             switching              0 
      0/2              up/down             switching              0 
      0/3              up/down             switching              0 
      0/4              up/down             switching              0 
      .
      .
      .
      0/27             up/down             switching              0 
      0/28             up/down             switching              0 
      0/29             up/down             switching              0 
      0/30             up/down             switching              0 
      30 records displayed
      [OFOS] 

      In the output, the name is the port number as seen on the rear panel. The state is of the local port/peer port. The mode_state is the condition of the link. The guid is the GUID of the peer port.

    6. If in the output of these commands a port is identified as being in a down state, or if a link mode_state is other than switching, replace the cable attached to that port.

      See Remove a Data Cable.

    7. Exit the host console.

      Type exit and press the Enter key, then press the Esc key and type (.

      [OFOS] exit
      [root@nsn156-168 ~]#
      Serial console stopped.
      ->
  6. If you are unable to determine if a data cable is faulty, seek further information.

    See Detecting and Managing Faults.

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