[f-nsp] ICX and EPS 4000

[Alain Hebert]

     Hi,

     Well I confirmed that one of our EPS4k do not have any firmware, 
we're looking for a quote from TAC for support to get it.

     The one with firmware works correctly.

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Alain Hebert                                ahebert at pubnix.net
PubNIX Inc.
50 boul. St-Charles
P.O. Box 26770     Beaconsfield, Quebec     H9W 6G7
Tel: 514-990-5911  http://www.pubnix.net    Fax: 514-990-9443

On 02/02/17 12:48, Wilbur Smith wrote:
>
> Well,
>
> Curiosity killed the cat. After I sent the info below I realized I 
> hadn’t worked with the EPS4K, only the 3K. I took a closer look at 
> this and asked some questions. It turns out the EPS4000 does have some 
> management capabilities that didn’t make it into our final public 
> documentation.
>
> You can console into the EPS4000 using the same standard RJ45 console 
> cable and settings you would with an ICX switch. The box also supports 
> telnet though the network port, but it is disabled by default. As for 
> what you can do in the box, you really don’t need to mess with the 
> settings; the defaults are already the optimum settings for the 
> switch. You have the ability to shut power on/off to a specific port 
> and adjust power levels, but please…don’t do this. I’ve never heard of 
> a situation where a Brocade SE had to modify this!
>
> The command you may want to know is how to secure the serial port with 
> a password: “system password XXXXX” If you do set a password, be sure 
> to write it down somewhere safe because I have no idea if this unit 
> has a password recovery mechanism.
>
> One last note on how the EPS functions: The default behavior is for 
> the EPS not to send power to a switch as long as the switch is still 
> receiving power from its own power supply. This means you won’t see 
> any LEDs on the EPS indicating it is powering a switch if the switch’s 
> own power supply is still connected. There are a few edge cases where 
> an ICX will be powered concurrently by the EPS and its own power 
> supply, but this only apply to certain 48 port switches when all ports 
> are providing PoE.
>
> We’re working on a document that outlines all of this that we can 
> provide to customers.
>
> Wilbur
>
> *From:*Wilbur Smith
> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:57 PM
> *To:* 'ahebert at pubnix.net' <ahebert at pubnix.net>; 
> foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net
> *Subject:* RE: [f-nsp] ICX and EPS 4000
>
> Although the EPS has firmware, there’s really not much to this box and 
> I’ve never heard of anyone needing to update firmware on it. 
>  Installation is pretty basic: just rack it, connect the cales to the 
> switches correctly, then plug in the power to it: 
> http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/hardware-installation-guide/fastiron-08040-icx7250-installguide/GUID-87B53BD2-955C-4984-B5E6-B4B91F21C176.html
>
> The switch ICX switches actually manage the EPS through the DC 
> connection cable
>
> You’ll know the EPS is operating correctly based on the LEDs: 
> http://www.brocade.com/content/html/en/hardware-installation-guide/fastiron-08040-icx7250-installguide/GUID-2A1873CD-7603-4868-922B-D7D5140D7DD4.html
>
> Wilbur Smith
>
> Systems Engineer
>
> wsmith at brocade.com <mailto:wsmith at brocade.com>
>
> *From:*foundry-nsp [mailto:foundry-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] *On 
> Behalf Of *Alain Hebert
> *Sent:* Monday, January 16, 2017 6:00 AM
> *To:* foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net <mailto:foundry-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> *Subject:* [f-nsp] ICX and EPS 4000
>
>     Anyone has experience with EPS 4000, a DC power solution for the ICX.
>
> A stack of 12 ICX 7250 and 2 EPS 4000, used, appear in our loading 
> bay, now we're looking to make something out of it =D.
>
>     We cannot find any sort of documentation in Brocade, beside basic 
> installation instruction in ICX documentation, nor any sign of 
> firmware release.
>
>     Everything seems to be working but for the EPS not providing DC 
> current and looking to download EPS4000.hex from a TFTP server 
> provided by DHCP.
>
>     Also the EPS4k do not seems to have any firmware loaded beside the 
> basic rommon.
>
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> Alain Hebertahebert at pubnix.net <mailto:ahebert at pubnix.net>    
> PubNIX Inc.
> 50 boul. St-Charles
> P.O. Box 26770     Beaconsfield, Quebec     H9W 6G7
> Tel: 514-990-5911http://www.pubnix.net 
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