[f-nsp] Line Cards not Booting on NI-MLX-4

[Chuck Ufarley]

These are things I didn't really know about, and will use in the future.
Thanks a lot, everybody.  I finally got these rolling by booting to
interactive mode and loading the fpgas, though the chassis didn't recognize
i-mode the first time around on one of the cards.  I'm learning that
persistence is as important as know-how, in some cases.

But the info I've received in the past day has really made me more confident
I can address the issue better in the future.

Thanks again, everyone.

. . . Chuck.


On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Daniel Faubel <daniel at net2ez.com> wrote:

>  Do a "show run" and double check to see if you are booting off the image
> on the card. You should see something like this:
>
> lp boot system flash secondary 1
> lp boot system flash secondary 2
> lp boot system flash secondary 3
> lp boot system flash secondary 4
> lp boot system flash secondary 5
>
> If the slot you are having issues with is still in interactive mode make
> sure you go into conf t and change it.
>
> I've had issues where I've had to manually upgrade the card. You can find
> the how-to in the Foundry documentation on their website.
>
>
>
> Daniel Faubel
> Net2EZ - Managed Data Centers
> Network Manager
> 310-426-9933 x1  NOC
> 310-426-9933 x110  Direct
> daniel at net2ez.com
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net on behalf of Chuck Ufarley
> *Sent:* Mon 8/3/2009 2:17 PM
> *To:* foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> *Subject:* [f-nsp] Line Cards not Booting on NI-MLX-4
>
> Hi all--
>
> I've got a couple of NI-MLX-1Gx20-SFPs that I'm trying to bring up on an
> NI-MLX-MR running 4.00ca, and I can't get the cards to boot.  They keep
> looping through a "CARD_STATE_BOOT" "CARD_STATE_SW_LOADED "
> "CARD_STATE_SYNC_FID" loop, but won't come up active.  I can't update the lp
> files unless the card comes up.  I've tried this:
>
> Config t
>  lp boot system interactive [slot#]
> exit
>  wr mem
> Power-off lp [slot#]
> Power-on lp [slot#]
> lp boot system mp primary [slot#]
>
> and the lp images load from the mp, but they don't seem to stick, because
> the line card doesn't go active.
>
> Do I need to issue a "no lp boot system interactive" + new "wr mem" +
> reload command to get it up and running?  It doesn't seem to work.  Am I
> missing something obvious.
>
> Help is extremely appreciated.  I'm a little stumped right now.
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Chuck
>
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