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1. N to Y RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide 10 Installation Procedures 7 Insert the client_ramix0 Ethernet host IP network address and name to etc hosts file 129 134 45 11 client ramix0 RAMIX 665 675 PMC on client vme hostname 8 Define the IP network address entry in the vroot_path etc confnet d inet interface file rmxf 0 client ramix0 dev rmxf0 netmask 255 255 255 0 arp Note client ramix0 is the hostname for the 129 134 71 11 IP address of the RAMiX 665 675 that resides on the diskless client in a closely coupled configuration 9 10 11 Regenerate the memfs cpio file system image 4 mkvmebstrap B r all client vme Perform steps 4 9 for each client Rebuild the kernel and reboot etc conf bin idbuild The PowerMAX OS kernel will be rebuilt now This will take some time Please wait Root for this process is The PowerMAX OS kernel has been rebuilt The following command reboots the system shutdown i6 g0 y During reboot observe console messages to ensure the RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethernet controller has not failed boot diagnostics Power Hawk During reboot observe that the RAMiX 665 675 rmxf driver is recognized by observing the following message this message may not be displayed if the system is built with a dynamic kernel rmxf0 on SYS PCIO PCI1 PowerMAXION During reboot observe console messages to ensure the VMETRO MIDAS 20 vmet driver has not fail2. performance data exchange Features include embedded TCP IP embedded firmware allowing user addition of application specific functionality and failover firmware It contains an onboard RISC co processor and dual Ethernet access 2 0 Documentation 2 1 Concurrent Documentation The RAMiX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide is provided by Concurrent Computer Corporation with this product 2 2 Vendor Documentation Vendor documentation for the VMETRO MIDAS 20 PMC Carrier board may accompany this product Contact the vendor if you have questions regarding this documentation RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Prerequisites 3 0 Prerequisites The following prerequisites apply to the RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethernet device at firmware revision level 5 17 665 and 2 1 1 675 NOTE The latest firmware for rmxf is provided as part of the package After installation the firmware can be downloaded using the rmxf util utility There are two versions of the firmware in var sadm e 665 rmxf fw the latest for 665 boards e 675 rmxf fw the latest for 675 boards 3 1 Software PowerMAX OS Revision 4 3P11 or later e PowerMAX OS Revision 5 1SR6 or later e PowerMAX OS Release 6 3 3 2 Hardware e Concurrent Power Hawk or PowerMAXION system e 3 3 volt PMC slot 4 0 Syntax Notation The following notation is used throughout this manual italic Books reference cards and items that the user must specify ap
3. you plan to rebuild the kernel before installing the package perform further cleanup vi etc diskless d custom conf client private client vme memfs files add and delete the following lines c dev rmxf0 0644 dev rmx 0 c dev rmxf1 0644 dev rmxf1 c dev rmxf2 0644 dev rmxf2 c dev rmxf3 0644 dev rmxf3 7 Rebuild the kernel and reboot etc conf bin idbuild The PowerMAX OS kernel will be rebuilt now This will take some time Please wait Root for this process is The PowerMAX OS kernel has been rebuilt The following command will reboot the system shutdown i6 g0 y Load the CD ROM into the CD ROM drive and mount the file system as shown below In this example the CD ROM device is dev cd 0 and the CD ROM disc is mounted under mnt cdrom mkdir mnt cdrom mount F cdfs r dev cd 0 mnt cdrom 9 Install the rmxf package pkgadd d mnt cdrom pkgs dstream rmxf Installation of RAMiX 665 675 Dual Ethernet Driver rmxf was successful RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 52 3 Network Configuration This example assumes an IP network address of 129 134 71 10 and a host name of ramix0 Gf on a closely coupled system this is the IP address of the RAMiX 665 675 on the boot file server The actual IP network address and host name should be determined by the network administrator for your system Hostnames and IP addresses must be unique 1 Edit etc conf sdevic
4. Guide Direct Software Support 7 0 Direct Software Support Software support is available from a central source If you need assistance or information about your system please contact the Concurrent Software Support Center at our toll free number 1 800 245 6453 For calls outside the continental United States the number is 1 954 283 1822 The Software Support Center operates Monday through Friday from 8 a m to 5 p m Eastern Standard Time Calling the Software Support Center gives you immediate access to a broad range of skilled personnel and guarantees you a prompt response from the person most qualified to assist you If you have a question requiring on site assistance or consultation the Software Support Center staff will arrange for a field analyst to return your call and schedule a visit You may also submit a request for assistance at any time by using the Concurrent Computer Corporation web site at http www ccur com isd support contact asp or by sending an email to support ccur com RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide 16 Direct Software Support RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide
5. RAMiX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide concurrent Disclaimer The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Concurrent Computer Corporation has taken efforts to remove errors from this document however Concurrent Computer Corporation s only liability regarding errors that may still exist is to correct said errors upon their being made known to Concurrent Computer Corporation License Duplication of this manual without the written consent of Concurrent Computer Corporation is prohibited Any copy of this manual reproduced with permission must include the Concurrent Computer Corporation copyright notice Trademark Acknowledgments Ethernet is a trademark of the Xerox Corporation Power Hawk PowerMAXION and PowerMAX OS are trademarks of Concurrent Computer Corporation All other trademarks are the property of the respective owners 2006 Concurrent Computer Corporation Al 1 Rights Reserved Concurrent Computer Corporation 2881 Gateway Drive Pompano Beach FL 33069 Note Information subject to change without notice 1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 6 0 7 0 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Contents MOJCI N stri ae amb da ors Pere 1 Documentation c cdi ete e n etin sc e CY d 1 2 1 Concument Documentation 1 2 2 Vendor Documentation ss sess 1 Prerequistes x Ve es xe e Rx eia Rc des 2 Sil SOftWale cielos e E eG x eti
6. ackage This media also contains the VMETRO MIDAS 20 driver installation package vmet for PowerMAXION or Power Hawk 600 systems For Power Hawk 700 900 systems only the rmxf driver package is required follow the instructions below For Power Hawk 600 systems installation may require only the rmxf driver package follow the instructions below but could also be configured with the vmet package In the case where the vmet is configured follow the steps in section 5 2 1 1 2 3 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Boot the Power Hawk system to single user mode Sign onto the system as root user If a version of the driver already exists on this machine issue the pkgrm 1m command and confirm to the command that the rmxf package is to be removed Note this step can be followed to remove the driver regardless of whether a new version is to be installed Do the following step s pkgrm rmxf If installation is NOT being performed on a closely coupled system skip to step 7 If the package is on any of the clients after performing pkgrm also issue a vmebootconfig 1m command for each of these clients to purge the old driver files and find and remove any other related files vmebootconfig U v client vme Installation Procedures and find vroot_path name rmxf print xargs rm rf If the RAMiX card will be used on a VMETRO card follow the same steps used in 46 on page 6 for the PowerMAXION If
7. ate the device is properly connected to the network RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 5 2 RAMIX 665 675 Driver Installation This section includes the following Installing the VMETRO MIDAS 20 and RAMiX 665 675 driver packages for PowerMAX OS on a PowerMAXION 6400 or Power Hawk 600 Installing the RAMiX 665 675 driver package for PowerMAX OS ona Power Hawk system Configuring the network interface Verifying the network interface 5 2 1 Driver Installation on PowerMAXION 6400 or Power Hawk 600 Systems The PowerMAXION platform requires both the RAMiX 665 675 driver package rmxf and the VMETRO MIDAS 20 driver package vmet installed For Power Hawk 700 900 systems only the rmxf driver package is required follow the instructions in 5 2 2 For Power Hawk 600 systems installation may require only the rmxf driver package follow the instructions in 5 2 2 but could also be configured with the vmet package In the case where the vmet is configured follow the steps below Locate the 4mm DAT tape provided by Concurrent Computer Corporation containing both driver packages 1 Boot the system to single user mode 2 Sign onto the system as root user 3 Ifa version of the RAMiX 665 675 driver rmxf already exists on this machine issue the pkgrm 1m command and confirm to the command that the rmxf package is to be removed Note this step can be followed to remove the driver regardless of whe
8. e Network and Address columns is unique netstat i Name Mtu Network Address Ipkts Ierrs Opkts Oerrs Collis rmxf0 4352 129 134 52 ramix0 4327 0 2886 0 0 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide 11 12 Installation Procedures 6 Verify that the controller can communicate with other hosts using the ping 1M command For this example the remote Ethernet node host name is ramix0 ping ramix0 ramix0 is alive RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Troubleshooting 6 0 Troubleshooting This section provides possible solutions for common problems encountered while installing and operating the RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethernet controller 6 1 Applications Problem Possible Solution s A network If the application worked prior to the installation of the RAMiX application no longer 665 675 PMC Ethernet controller there is probably a hardware works conflict 6 2 Controller Problem Possible Solution s RAMiX 665 675 controller not found during boot During kernel boot the RAMiX controller should be automatically located on the PCI bus and assigned a PCI bus address If the driver is correctly installed a driver message should appear on the system console during the boot process 1 Make sure the controller is seated correctly in the bus expansion slot Try another controller known to operate correctly 2 Check for correct configurations of the Ethernet cable into the controller Veri
9. e d rmxf to enable the driver by ensuring that a Y is indicated in the conf column name conf unit rmxf Y 0 On PowerMAXION or PowerHawk 600 systems configured with vmet also edit etc con sdevice d vmet to enable that driver by ensuring that a Y is indicated in the conf column name conf unit vmet Y 0 2 Insertthe RAMiX 665 675 Ethernet host IP network address and name to etc hosts file 129 134 71 10 ramix0 RAMIX0 RAMiX Dual Ethernet PMC 3 Define the IP network address entry in the etc confnet d inet interface file rmxf 0 ramix0 dev rmxf0 netmask 255 255 255 0 arp If installation is NOT being performed on a closely coupled system skip to step 11 4 Put files such as etc conf sdevice d rmxf in the root tree for each client vmebootconfig U v client vme 5 Add the RAMiX 665 675 device files to the memfs root file system that serves as the client s root file system by editing the file etc diskless d custom conf client private client vme memfs files add cp p etc diskless d custom conf client shared nfs memfs files add etc diskless d custom conf client private client_vme vi etc diskless d custom conf client private client_vme memfs files add Add the following lines c dev rmxf0 0644 dev rmx 0 c dev rmxf1 0644 dev rmxf1 c dev rmx 2 0644 dev rmxf2 c dev rmxf3 0644 dev rmxf3 6 Enable the rmxf module on the client 4 vi vroot path etc conf sdevice d rmxf Change
10. ed boot diagnostics Also observe during boot that the RAMiX 665 675 rmxf driver is recognized on the VMETRO MIDAS 20 The following message indicates PCI bus on the vmet Initialize I O level 1 interface SYS VMEO PCI12 The following message indicates RAMiX 665 675 on the MIDAS 20 rmxf0 on SYS PCIO VMEO PCI12 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 5 2 4 Verifying the Network Interface 1 Verify that the rmxf0 controller was found on the PCI bus by the kernel during boot hwstat 11 Devices Configured Device Major Minor Bus Bus I O Addr Std I O Addr RMXF 0 Ethernet COE Os pcio OxE13FF000 0x00003000 2 Verify that the IP address was successfully assigned to the rmxf0 controller using the i config 1M command ifconfig rmxf0 rmxf0 flags c43 lt UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST gt inet 129 134 71 10 netmask ffffff00 broadcast 129 134 71 255 3 Verify that the local network functions using the ping 1M command This determines that the local network is properly configured ping ramix0 ramix0 is alive 4 Verify that a route exists for the rmxf0 interface Use netstat 1M to list all routes in the routing table Ensure that a route exists for the RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethernet interface netstat r Destination Gateway Flags Use Interface Pmtu ramix0 ramix0 UH 0 rmxfO 8232 5 Verify there are no conflicting IP addresses Ensure that for each interface the information in th
11. fy the cable is properly connected at both ends Ping the failed system from another host on the network 3 Inspect the LEDs on the controller s faceplate see section 6 3 for LED definitions Re seat the card The card cannot communicate with other hosts on the network 1 Check the Ethernet cables Make sure the Ethernet media is correctly installed 2 Try to ping other hosts on the network from your host computer If this is not successful check the LEDs on the controller s faceplate see section 6 3 for LED definitions 3 Check the interface configuration Cannot connect to Network 1 Check Primary and Secondary Fiber Cables to verify that they are in the appropriate ports 2 Check the interface software configuration 3 Check the Ethernet cable Make sure the Ethernet media is correctly installed RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide 13 Troubleshooting 14 6 3 RAMIX 665 675 LED Definition Primary To Secondary Bottom Green XMIT LED e e Green XMIT LED Yellow LINK LED e e Yellow LINK LED Green RCV LED e Green RCV LED Green Yellow Green Meanin XMIT LINK RCV ki Off On Off Network link established On On Off Device Xmit on respective link Primary or Secondary Off On On Device Receiving on respective link Off Off Off e Device not powered e Network link not established RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation
12. i debuts 2 3 2 HardWare eee vere A ni Aa ete 2 Syntax Nota Ol estos rex ee ck a pc CAR Ip RS 2 Installation Procedures anaana 3 5 1 RAMiX 665 675 Device ControllerInstallation 3 5 1 1 RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethemet Controller Installation on Power Hawk 600 700 900 Systems 3 5 1 2 VMETRO MIDAS 20 Hardware Configuration in a PowerMAXION 6400 orPowerHawk 600 4 5 1 3 RAMiX 665 675 PMC Ethemet Controller Installation on VMETRO MIDAS 20 in a PowerMAXION 6400 4 5 1 4 RAMiX 665 675 Network Connection 5 5 2 RAMiX 665 675 Driver Installation 6 5 2 1 Driver Installation on PowerMAXION 6400 or Power Hawk 600 Systems 6 5 2 2 Driver Installation on Power Hawk 600 700 900 SySEte This aziona ea iim a ME Mitac Dik a Tene spain 7 5 2 3 Network Configuration 9 5 2 4 Verifying the Network Interface 11 Troubleshooting 0 00 cc cece eee eee 13 6 1 Applications iori Siow Sod p oM TER 13 6 2 Controller ter et ute ee edes aa 13 6 3 RAMiX 665 675 LED Definition 14 Direct Software Suppott 15 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide 1 0 Introduction This document provides instructions for installing and configuring the RAMiX 665 or 675 PMC Ethernet device on both the Power Hawk and PowerMAXION systems The RAMiX 665 675 is an intelligent dual 100BaseFX PMC Ethernet device for high
13. it through the rear of the faceplate of the MIDAS 20 while aligning the dual mating connectors on the MIDAS 20 with the dual connectors P1 and P2 on the controller Note The RAMiX 665 675 controller requires 3 3 volts and thus must be installed in the first top PMC slot of a factory modified MIDAS 20 card the standard MIDAS 20 does not provide 3 3 volts at either PMC slot This modified card is available from VMETRO and is not provided by Concurrent Computer Corp c Carefully press the controller into place A metal standoff post on the MIDAS 20 and an alignment hole on the RAMiX 665 675 controller facilitate alignment 6 Fasten the cards together with the four screws removed during step a 7 Replace the MIDAS 20 assembly in system chassis in the slot desired 8 Ensure proper configuration of the backplane by checking that the interrupt acknowledge jumper and the bus grant level jumpers are removed where the board resides 9 Connect the RAMiX 665 675 controller to the network following the steps in section 5 1 4 5 1 4 RAMIX 665 675 Network Connection Once the controller card has been installed onto the system the RAMiX 665 675 can then be connected to the network 1 Attach the RAMiX 665 675 Dual SC Fiber Cables to each port 2 Turn power on to the computer 3 Check the RAMiX 665 675 controller s LEDs to verify that the controller is operating correctly A yellow LED will be illuminated for each port to indic
14. om its anti static bag 5 Install the controller as follows a Remove the four screws from the bottom of the standoff of the RAMIX 665 675 controller b Hold the RAMiX 665 675 controller at an angle and insert it through the rear of the faceplate of the SBC while aligning the dual mating connectors on the SBC with the dual connectors P1 and P2 on the controller c Carefully press the controller into place A metal standoff post on the SBC and an alignment hole on the RAMiX 665 675 controller facilitate alignment 6 Fasten the cards together with the four screws removed during step a 7 Replace the assembly in the system chassis 8 Connect the RAMiX 665 675 controller to the network following the steps in section 5 1 4 RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 5 1 2 VMETRO MIDAS 20 Hardware Configuration in a PowerMAXION 6400 or Power Hawk 600 Note The VMETRO MIDAS 20 is not supported on Power Hawk 700 and 900 systems The MIDAS 20 has one DIP switch and five jumpers used for VMEbus configuration Locations and functionality of all jumpers and switches are provided in the MIDAS 20 20R User s Manual The page number in this manual for each jumper switch setting is referenced after each step 1 Enable the VME Register Access Image VRAD by setting the jumper in the UP position page 11 Set the VME Register Access Image address size to allow A32 access by setting both jumpers in
15. pear in italic type Special terms may also appear in italics list bold User input appears in list bold type and must be entered exactly as shown Names of directories files commands options and system manual page references also appear in list bold type list Operating system and program output such as prompts and mes sages and listings of files and programs appear in list type Brackets enclose command options and arguments that are optional You do not type the brackets if you choose to specify such options or arguments RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 5 0 Installation Procedures 5 1 RAMIX 665 675 Device Controller Installation This section includes the following e Installing the controller into a PMC slot on a Power Hawk system e Configuring the VMETRO MIDAS 20 and installing the controller on a PowerMAXION 6400 system or a Power Hawk 600 system e Connecting the controller to the network 5 1 1 RAMIX 665 675 PMC Ethernet Controller Installation on Power Hawk 600 700 900 Systems 1 With power disconnected and the cpu board faceplate screws unfastened remove the SBC from the chassis 2 Remove the spring metal clip covering the mezzanine aperture on the faceplate of the SBC 3 If the target slot is dusty remove any dust from the connector ports with dry compressed air 4 Attach a grounding strap to your wrist or ankle and carefully remove the controller fr
16. the DOWN DOWN positions page 12 Disable the VME64 Auto Slot ID function by setting the jumper in the DOWN position page 13 Disable the SYSFAIL Assertion by setting the jumper in the UP position page 13 The DIP switch is used to define the A32 base address for the VME Register Access Image page 12 13 Board 1 0xE1000000 Board 2 0xE2000000 To reflect a VMEbus address of 0xE1000000 the DIP switch on the device should be set to reflect the MSB of the address OxE1 The following DIP switch setting will configure the device to respond to 0xE1000000 DELL 5 1 3 RAMIX 665 675 PMC Ethernet Controller Installation on VMETRO MIDAS 20 in a PowerMAXION 6400 1 With power disconnected and the VMETRO MIDAS 20 board faceplate screws unfastened remove the MIDAS 20 board from the chassis Remove the spring metal clip covering the mezzanine aperture on the faceplate of the MIDAS 20 for the PMC position required RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures 3 If the target slot is dusty remove any dust from the connector ports with dry compressed air 4 Attach a grounding strap to your wrist or ankle and carefully remove the controller from its anti static bag 5 Install the controller as follows a Remove the four screws from the bottom of the standoff of the RAMIX 665 675 controller b Hold the RAMiX 665 675 controller at an angle and insert
17. ther a new version is to be installed Do the following step pkgrm rmxf 4 Load the package tape into the 4mm DAT tape drive 5 Install the software packages to the system using the pkgadd 1m command When asked which packages to install indicate all to install both packages with a single invocation of pkgadd pkgadd d tapel Installation of VMETRO MIDAS 20 vmet was successful Installation of RAMiX 665 675 Dual Ethernet Driver rmxf was successful 6 Edit the etc con sadapters d kernel file to define the VME start and VME end address of the VMETRO MIDAS 20 device in the kernel Add the following line to end of the file RAMIX PMC Ethernet Installation Guide Installation Procedures Adapter Logical Bus Intr Slot I O I O Name Adptr Type Type Number Addr 1 Addr 2 Hees seeee45 aida Seeeet sessed aes vmet 0 vme0 intr e1000000 el3fffff Note The VME end address I O Address 2 must be at least 128KB greater than the starting address specified I O Address 1 Rebuild the kernel and reboot etc conf bin idbuild The PowerMAX OS kernel will be rebuilt now This will take some time Please wait Root for this process is Ds The PowerMAX OS kernel has been rebuilt The following command reboots the system shutdown i6 g0 y 5 2 2 Driver Installation on Power Hawk 600 700 900 Systems Locate the CD ROM provided by Concurrent Computer Corporation containing the RAMiX 665 675 driver p
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