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CSA-7400 QSG Revision History Revision Release Date Description of Change(s) 2018-03-22 Initial release 2018-11-05 Update switch sled login procedure; add rackmount warnings...
3.3.2 Inserting and Removing the MXN-3610 Switch Sled............19 MCN-2600T I/O Ports ......................22 MXN-3610 I/O Ports....................... 23 Connecting Power Cords to the CSA-7400 ................24 4 Powering Up for the First Time ..................25 Power-Up Behavior........................ 25 Health/Status Indicators and Buttons ..................26 5 BIOS Setup........................
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CSA-7400 QSG Command Line Interface and Configure Mode ..............45 Get Help and Check Version....................46 Switch Management ......................48 8.4.1 Port Configuration......................49 8.4.2 VLAN Configuration ......................59 8.4.3 ACL Configuration......................61 8.4.4 IP Configuration ....................... 68 9 Hot-Swapping ........................ 72 Hot-Swapping the MCN-2600T Sled..................
CSA-7400 QSG 1 Overview 1.1 Introduction The ADLINK CSA-7400 is a high-performance high-density computing platform supporting four dual Intel® Xeon® E5 compute nodes, interconnected by dual redundant switch modules. The CSA-7400 can ensure uninterrupted service delivery through hot-swappable compute nodes and switch modules. It is ideally suited for building next generation high- performance firewalls and virtualized telecom elements.
CSA-7400 QSG Chassis Module List The CSA-7400 chassis include the following field replaceable units. • 4 x CPU Sled (MCN-2600T) • 2 x Switch Sled (MXN-3610) • 2 x IO Card (NIM-1610) • 4 x Fan Module • 4 x Power Supply Unit 1.4 Package Contents...
CSA-7400 QSG 2 Preparation 2.1 About This Guide This Quick Start Guide will assist you with getting up and running on your CSA-7400 Platform. The guide addresses the following tasks: • Getting Started • First Power-Up • BIOS Configuration •...
CSA-7400 QSG 2.2 Required Equipment for Initial Setup For purposes of accomplishing the tasks described in this guide, you may need various cables. The figure 3 shows what you will need to get started. For instructions on how to install these components, see Chapter 3 Getting Started.
3 Getting Started For detailed instructions on installing internal components to the MCN-2600T CPU sled and MXN-3610 switch sled, refer to sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the CSA-7400 User’s Manual. 3.1 Installing a SATA Drive 1. Unlock the ejector handle of the SATA drive tray by pressing the blue unlocking tab towards the right.
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CSA-7400 QSG 3. Secure the 2.5” SATA drive to the drive tray with 4 screws as shown. 4. Insert the drive tray into the drive bay and press inwards until it is firmly seated. 5. Close the ejector handle and press inwards until it locks in place with a “click”.
CSA-7400 QSG 3.2 Connecting VGA cable to the MXN-3610 Locate the VGA connector on the MXN-3610 PCB as shown. VGA connector Figure 2: MXN-3610 VGA Connector Location Connect the VGA cable to the connector on the MXN-3610, Please check position of the red line (right side), as shown.
CSA-7400 QSG 3.3 Assembling the CSA-7400 Insert the MXN-3610 (switch node) and MCN-2600T (CPU node) into the chassis as follows. MXN-3610 + IO card MCN-2600T Figure 4: CSA-7400 System 3.3.1 Inserting and Removing the MCN-2600T CPU Sled Insert the CPU sleds into the 4 slots in lower 2 layers.
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CSA-7400 QSG b. Push the CPU sled into the slot until the front panel is flush with the chassis. c. When the CPU sled is fully inserted into the chassis, the locking handles will be pulled into the closed position.
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CSA-7400 QSG d. Press inwards on the ejector handles until they lock into place. You will hear a click.
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CSA-7400 QSG To remove a CPU sled: a. Pull outwards to release the locking latch of each ejector handle as shown. b. Pull outwards on the ejector handles as shown to eject the CPU sled from the chassis. c. Pull back on the ejector handles to remove the CPU sled from the chassis.
CSA-7400 QSG 3.3.2 Inserting and Removing the MXN-3610 Switch Sled Insert the Switch sleds into the 2 slots in upper 2 layers. a. Insert the Switch sled into one of the upper 2 slots and open the ejector handles as shown.
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CSA-7400 QSG c. When the Switch sled is fully inserted into the chassis, the locking handles will be pulled into the closed position. d. Press inwards on the ejector handles until they lock into place. You will hear a click.
CSA-7400 QSG 3.4 MCN-2600T I/O Ports The MCN-2600T provides I/O connections from the front panel. There are two 1GbE RJ-45 LAN ports, two USB 3.0 port, one VGA port, one console port and two 2.5 drive bays, as shown in figure 7.
CSA-7400 QSG 3.5 MXN-3610 I/O Ports The MXN-3610 provides I/O connections from the front panel. There are two 1GbE RJ-45 LAN ports (top: COMe module, bottom: CMM), a total of thirty-six 10GbE SFP+ ports (20 from MXN-3610, 8 from NIM-1610 extension card), one USB 2.0 port and one USB serial port, as shown below.
CSA-7400 QSG Connecting Power Cords to the CSA-7400 Power cords are connected to the CSA-7400 platform as shown below. Connect all of the power cords to the AC power inputs. The CSA-7400 has a 3+1 redundant PSU design. Figure 8: Connecting Power Cords...
CSA-7400 QSG 4 Powering Up for the First Time This chapter covers covers the procedure for booting up the system for the first time. 4.1 Power-Up Behavior The behavior of the system when powered up is described below. 1. Cooling fans start speeding up as soon as power is applied to the system.
CSA-7400 QSG 4.2 Health/Status Indicators and Buttons This section covers the LEDs and buttons on the CSA-7400 platform: MXN-3610 and MCN- 2600T, as show in Figure 9. Figure 9: CSA-7400 Status LEDS LED # Description MXN-3610 Alarm LED: indicates CMM alarm level...
CSA-7400 QSG 5 BIOS Setup This chapter describes how to setup BIOS, both MXN-3610 and MCN-2600T. 5.1 MXN-3610 BIOS Configuration Note: The MXN-3610 BIOS default setting does not enable the VGA display: Boot > CSM parameters > Launch Video OpROM policy > Do not launch. If you want to display BIOS via VGA, please change ‘Do not launch’...
CSA-7400 QSG Figure 11: MXN-3610 BIOS The BIOS setup default values are the optimum performance settings for all devices and system features. However, you can change some of the settings, particularly the device boot order, to better suit your needs.
You can access the other setup screens to suit your needs, such as Serial Port Console Redirection, iSCSI Configuration and LAN Bypass Configuration. For more detailed configuration regarding the MCN-2600T, please refer to the CSA-7400 User’s Manual, Chapter 5, MCN-2600T BIOS Setup, which can be download from the ADLINK website.
CSA-7400 QSG 6 Network Configuration This chapter explains how to configure CSA-7400 platform for your specific network environment. 6.1 MXN-3610 System IP Setup Users can set the network to “DHCP” or “Static” mode via edit “/etc/sysconfig/network- scripts/ifcfg-enp2s0”, by logging in to the COMe module serial console. The default mode is “DHCP”.
CSA-7400 QSG 6.2 CMM IP configuration Users can set the network to “DHCP” or “Static” mode via edit “/conf/interfaces” by logging in to the CMM serial console. The default mode is “DHCP”. After editing, save the change, and run “reboot” for the change to take effect.
CSA-7400 QSG 7 Running the CSA-7400 Platform On the CSA-7400 platform, the MXN-3610 is shipped with a pre-installed operating system and the MCN-2600T is shipped without a pre-installed operating system. This chapter covers how to run the operating system. 7.1 Login to the MXN-3610 Switch The MXN-3610 is shipped with an operating system pre-installed on the COMe module.
CSA-7400 QSG Step 2 Install the USB-serial chip driver “CDM v2.12.06 WHQL Certified.zip” or “CDM v2.12.06 WHQL Certified_64.zip” on the PC. Check the COM number in the Device Manager. Figure 16: Checking the USB COM Port Number...
CSA-7400 QSG Step 3 Open serial port console tool (e.g. putty), choose the smaller COM port (it may be different on different computers, please try both), then set baud rate to 115200. Click the ‘Open’ button. Figure 17: Putty Settings for Login Via Serial Port Note: Be sure to set the baud rate to 115200 to login to the switch.
CSA-7400 QSG 7.1.2 Local Login The MXN-3610 COMe BIOS default setting does not enable the VGA display. Therefore, the first time you ent login toer the MXN-3610 BIOS setup menu must be via the serial port: To enable local login using the VGA display: 1.
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CSA-7400 QSG To enable the VGA display, change the Boot > CSM parameters > Launch Video OpROM policy setting from “Do not launch” to “Legacy Only”. Save the settings and restart the system. Connect the MXN-3610 to a monitor using the VGA cable (see 3.2 Connecting VGA cable to the MXN-3610 for instructions).
CSA-7400 QSG 7.1.3 Via Network Port Step 1 Connect the LAN port of the COMe module to the DHCP server. Figure 18: Connecting to LAN Port of COMe Module Step 2 Open an SSH tool (such as PuTTY), input the host name “172.20.2.23” (login to the COMe module via serial port to check the IP address).
CSA-7400 QSG 7.2 MXN-3610 OS Version Check After logging in to the MXN-3610 system, you can check OS version by using the following command: uname –a or cat /proc/version. The shipped system version is CentOS 7 (Linux kernel 3.10.0-229.e17.x86_64), as shown below.
CSA-7400 QSG 7.3 Login to the MXN-3610 CMM Locally This chapter covers how to login to the MXN-3610 Chassis Management Module (CMM): • Via USB serial port • Via LAN port of CMM 7.3.1 Login to the CMM Via Serial Port...
CSA-7400 QSG 7.3.2 Login to the MXN-3610 CMM via LAN Port Step 1 Connect the LAN port of the MXN-3610 CMM to the DHCP server. Figure 23: Connecting to LAN Port of CMM Step 2 Open a SSH tool (such as PuTTY), input host name “172.20.2.18” (use serial port login to the CMM to check the IP address).
CSA-7400 QSG 7.4 Checking the MXN-3610 CMM Firmware Version After logging in to the MXN-3610 CMM, you can check CMM firmware version by using the following command: ipmitool –H 172.20.2.18 –U admin –P admin mc info The shipped CMM firmware version is 3.0, as show below.
CSA-7400 QSG 7.5 Running MCN-2600T System The MCN-2600T is shipped without a pre-installed operating system. Therefor, you will need install an operating system before using the MCN-2600T The following operating systems are supported: •Window 7 64bit •Linux Kernel 2.6 or above...
CSA-7400 QSG 8 PacketManager on the MXN-3610 ADLINK PacketManager runs on the MXN-3610 COMe module under Linux OS. It includes the most commonly used Layer2/3 stacks and switch management features. This chapter describes how to check the version, enter Configure Mode and get help.
CSA-7400 QSG 8.2 Command Line Interface and Configure Mode Step 1 After logging into the MXN-3610 system, you can input the following command to enter command line interface (CLI): telnet localhost 9896 Step 2 To enter Configure Mode, use the enable command “en” or “enable” and default password “adlink”.
CSA-7400 QSG 8.3 Get Help and Check Version Entering a question mark “?” at the system prompt will display a list of commands or sub commands available for the current command mode. You can also type a “?” in the middle of a command line to view the list of valid arguments or parameters needed to complete the command.
CSA-7400 QSG 8.4 Switch Management The section will present the frequently used CLI commands for switch management. At the system prompt, enter the command “fabric” to enter fabric mode: Figure 31: Entering Fabric Mode in PacketManager In fabric mode, you can configure the switch. An example command is “show port” which can be used to check the port list.
CSA-7400 QSG 36x 10G 4x 40G Figure 32: Show All Ports of the MXN-3610 8.4.1 Port Configuration The following commands are available for configuring port parameters. Show port counters Description Show the traffic counters of ports. Prerequisite None Syntax show port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID counters [nozero]...
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Show port counters. ADLINK(fabric)# show port xe1 counters Statistics of port xe1 -- RX Octets 410(Byte) RX Pkts(total) 5(packets) RX Pkts Without Err 5(packets) RX Unicast 0(packets) RX Bcast 0(packets) RX Mcast 5(packets) RX Err 0(packets) RX Oversize...
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CSA-7400 QSG Clear port counters Description Clear the traffic counters of ports. Prerequisite None Syntax clear port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID counters Options PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1-xe3. Example Clear port counters. ADLINK(fabric)# clear port xe1 counters...
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CSA-7400 QSG Show port Description Show the status of ports. Prerequisite None Syntax show port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Options PORT_LIST|PORT_I Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1-xe3. Optional parameter. If there is no port list, it will show the general status of all ports.
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CSA-7400 QSG Show port status (cont’d). ADLINK(fabric)# show port xe1 Information of port xe1 -- Name : ADLINK-1 Admin status : Enable Link status : Up Auto-neg : Off Link speed : 10000M Duplex mode : Full Vlan filter : None...
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CSA-7400 QSG Port enable/disable Description Set the port admin status of ports. Prerequisite None Syntax port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID enable|disable Options PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1-xe3. Enable|disable Set the admin status of ports to be enable or disable.
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CSA-7400 QSG Port autoneg enable/disable Description Set the AutoNeg status of ports. Prerequisite None Syntax port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID autoneg enable|disable Options PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1-xe3. enable|disable Set the AutoNeg status of ports to be enable or disable.
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Set the default VLAN ID of ports. ADLINK(fabric)# port xe1 pvlan 100 ADLINK(fabric)# show port xe1 Information of port xe1 -- Name : xe1 Admin status : Enable Link status : Down Auto-neg : Off Link speed...
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CSA-7400 QSG Set port mirror Description Set the mirror of port. Prerequisite None Syntax port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID mirror-to PORT_ID ingress| egress|both Options PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1- xe3. ingress| egress|both Ingress: mirror the ingress traffic of the SrcPort to the DstPort.
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CSA-7400 QSG Clear port mirror Description Clear the mirror of port. Prerequisite None Syntax port PORT_LIST|PORT_ID mirror clear Options PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Port id list or port id. Eg: xe1 or xe1,xe3 or xe1-xe3. Clear Clear the mirror of the srcport. Example Clear port mirror.
CSA-7400 QSG 8.4.2 VLAN Configuration Ethernet is a network technology based on the Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect (CSMA/CD) mechanism. Because the medium is shared, collisions and excessive broadcasts are common on Ethernet networks. To address the issue, virtual LAN (VLAN) was introduced to break a LAN down into separate VLANs.
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CSA-7400 QSG Delete ports from VLAN Delete port or port list from a VLAN Description Prerequisite None Syntax vlan del VID PORT_LIST|PORT_ID Options Specifies the VLAN id PORT_LIST| Specifies the port or port list that you want to add to VLAN.
CSA-7400 QSG Example Create a VLAN with VLAN ID of 2. Set port xe2 and xe3 as untagged port and add them into VLAN. ADLINK (fabric)# vlan add 2 xe2 untag ADLINK (fabric)# vlan add 2 xe3 untag ADLINK (fabric)# vlan name set 2 hello ADLINK (fabric)# show vlan 2 vlan 2, name hello, ports xe2-xe3, untagged xe2-xe3.
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Add an ACL rule to make all packets with source IP in the 10.10.10.0 network segment redirect to port xe0. ADLINK(fabric)# acl add 0 redirectport=xe0 policer=1 srcip=10.10.10.10/255.255.255.0 ADLINK(fabric)# show acl index priority policer_id action qualifiers..redirectPort=xe2 SrcIp=10.10.10.10/255.255.255.0...
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Clear the whole ACL table. ADLINK(fabric)# acl add 0 redirectPort=xe2 policer=1 SrcIp=10.10.10.10/255.255.255.0 ADLINK(fabric)# show acl index priority policer_id action qualifiers..redirectPort=xe2 SrcIp=10.10.10.10/255.255.255.0 ADLINK(fabric)# acl clear ADLINK(fabric)# show acl index priority policer_id action qualifiers..ACL list actions Description show the Legal actions supported.
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CSA-7400 QSG ACL list qualifiers Description Show the legal qualifiers supported. Prerequisite None Syntax acl list qualifiers Options None Table 2: Qualifiers Table Type Description INPORTS Filter for the port ID a packet comes from.. SRCIP Filter for source IP address of a packet.
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CSA-7400 QSG Example ACL list qualifiers. ADLINK(fabric)# acl list qualifiers Qualifier type data/mask,example SrcIp IPv4 Address/IPv4 Address mask,eg:srcip=10.1.1.0/255.255.255.0 DstIp IPv4 Address/IPv4 Address mask,eg:dstip=10.1.1.0/255.255.255.0 InPort Ports,eg:inport=xe1 OuterVlan 16-bit VLAN data/16-bit mask.12-bitmask is used for vlan id.eg:outervlan=1024/0x0fff InnerVlan 16-bit VLAN data/16-bit mask..12-bitmask is used for vlan id.eg:innervlan=1024/0x0fff...
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CSA-7400 QSG ACL UDF add Description Add an ACL UDF. Prerequisite None Syntax acl udf set <0-5> l4header <OFFSET_LIST> <PROTOCOL> Options <0-5> ACL UDF priority, 5 means the highest priority, 0 means the lowest priority. OFFSET_LIST Word(4 byte) offset list .eg:0,2-3,14 PROTOCOL L4 protocol .
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CSA-7400 QSG ACL POLICER add Description Add an ACL POLICER for limit the transmission rate of flow. Prerequisite None Syntax acl policer <1-100> capacity <0-4294967> rate <0-240000000> Options <1-100> policer id. <0-4294967> set the committed policer max capacity, unit:Kb/s <0-240000000>...
CSA-7400 QSG ACL POLICER show Description Show ACL POLICER. Prerequisite None Syntax show policer Options Example Show policer information ADLINK(fabric)# acl policer 1 capacity 123 rate 456 ADLINK(fabric)# acl policer 2 capacity 12345 rate 240000000 ADLINK(fabric)# show policer policer_id capacity...
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Add some ports to VLAN 100 and set the vlan-interface IPv4 address.. ADLINK(fabric)# vlan add 100 xe2-xe3 untag ADLINK(fabric)# port xe2-xe3 pvlan 100 ADLINK(fabric)# ip vlan-interface 100 address 10.10.10.1/24 ADLINK(fabric)# show running-config #Wrote on Wed Sep 28 05:18:45 2016...
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CSA-7400 QSG Example Add some ports to vlan 100 and set the vlan-interface IPv6 address. ADLINK(fabric)# vlan add 100 xe2-xe3 untag ADLINK(fabric)# ip -6 vlan-interface 100 address 234e:0:4567::3d/64 ADLINK(fabric)# show running-config #Wrote on Thu Sep 29 02:12:17 2016 fabric ##Fabric vlan-config...
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CSA-7400 QSG Show IP vlan-interface Show the vlan-interface status. Description Prerequisite Add port(s) to the VLAN and set vlan-interface Syntax show ip vlan-interface Options None Example Add some ports to VLAN 100 and set the vlan-interface ip address. Then, show vlan- interface.
CSA-7400 QSG 9 Hot-Swapping 9.1 Hot-Swapping the MCN-2600T Sled Before hot-swapping the MCN-2600T, the user must first shutdown the OS by executing a command from the OS or holding down the power button more than 4 seconds. Hot-Swapping the MXN-3610 Sled...
CSA-7400 QSG Safety Instructions For user safety, please read and follow all instructions, WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and NOTES marked in this manual and on the associated equipment before handling/operating the equipment. 1. Read these safety instructions carefully. 2. Keep this user’s manual for future reference.
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CSA-7400 QSG • Restricted to qualified service personnel or users familiar with restrictions applied to the location, reasons therefor, and any precautions required; • Only afforded by the use of a tool or lock and key, or other means of security, and is controlled by the authority responsible for the location.
CSA-7400 QSG Consignes de Sécurité Importantes Pour assurer la sécurité de l’utilisateur, veuillez lire et suivre toutes les directives, ainsi que les AVERTISSEMENTS, MISES EN GARDE et REMARQUES de ce manuel et indiqués sur l’équipement associé avant de manipuler ou utiliser l’équipement.
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CSA-7400 QSG risque d’électrocution, le personnel qualifié devrait déconnecter toutes les entrées d’alimentation avant de procéder à l’entretien. 12. Il est recommandé que l'équipement soit installé que dans une salle de serveur ou de la salle informatique où: • L'accès est limité au personnel de maintenance qualifié ou utilisateurs familiers avec les restrictions appliquées à...
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