Installation guide

14-Slot Shelf Startup

Chapter 6

Red Hat RHEL AS, Version 4, Update 3 (HP certified on the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server) -

Available directly from Red Hat.

For information about additional versions of Red Hat that have been certified on ATCA by HP since

publication of this document, see the HP Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (HP ATCA) - Support

Notes for Installing and Using Red Hat, available from HP at: http://www.docs.hp.com.

Debian GNU/Linux with HP Telco Extensions (Debian HPTE) - Available from HP on a per-customer basis

through HP development and support services.

For information about installing Linux on an HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server Server Blade, refer to

the following HP documentation:

For Red Hat, see the HP Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (HP ATCA) - Support Notes for Installing

and Using Red Hat, available from HP at: http://www.docs.hp.com.

For Debian HPTE, see the Debian GNU/Linux with HP Telco Extensions Version 2.0 on HP Advanced

Telecom Computing Architecture (HP ATCA) - Installation Guide, available from HP upon request.

Default Startup VLAN Topology for the 14-Slot Shelf

The HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server is configured at the factory so that the Ethernet Switch Blade

default Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) topology incorporates all Switch Blade base ports into one VLAN,

and all Switch Blade fabric ports into a separate VLAN. This chapter provides information on the default

boot-up configurations for the HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server Ethernet Switch Blades, the HP bc2100

ATCA Server Blades, and the Shelf Managers (ShMMs).

CAUTION Failure to ensure configuration of the 14-Slot Shelf VLAN topology before connecting the

14-Slot Shelf to a functioning network could cause network failure or loss of data. Ensure that

your HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server is configured with a VLAN topology that is

compatible with your existing network before connecting the shelf. Chapter 6, A Sample VLAN

Topology, provides information on planning and configuring a robust VLAN Topology for your

HP bh5700 ATCA 14-Slot Blade Server.

Shelf Manager Startup Configuration

The Shelf Managers (ShMMs) have been configured at the factory as part of the default VLAN topology for

your 14-Slot Shelf. They require no further configuration in order to use the default topology. The default IP

address on the ShMMs for the eth 0 port is 10.0.0.52 for the active ShMM, and 10.0.0.53 for the backup.

The eth1 port does not have a default configuration.

Ethernet Switch Blade Startup Configuration

At power on, the Ethernet Switch Blades boots up using two default factory-configured rc scripts contained in

the /etc/rcZ.d directory of the Ethernet Switch Blade to configure each side of the switches. One default rc

script configures the base ports on each switch while the other configures the fabric ports. The result is a

basic VLAN topology for your 14-Slot Shelf that consists of two basic VLANs, each with an assigned IP

address: one VLAN for all base ports and another VLAN for all fabric ports for each Ethernet Switch Blade,

as shown in Table 6-1.

Table 6-1 Default rc Script VLAN Configuration

Section IP Address VLAN Ports

Base 10.0.0.42 zre 0 to zre 22 (zre 23 reserved for interswitch link)