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AT8404

Document Revision 1.6

Document ID: AT8404

Issue Date: 16 March, 2010

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Revision History

Rev. Index Brief Description of Changes Date of Issue

1.0 Initial Issue 9 January, 2008

1.1

1.2 Added Note in chapter 3.2 2 December, 2008

1.3

1.4 Pre-Release with major Rework in chapter 4 25 September, 2009

1.5

1.6

Rework on chapter 4 ( Software description) and chapter 1.3 (Software
support), add chapter 3.2 (RTM8030)

Rework covering SW update for FASTPATH 5.2 and WindRiver PNE

2.0

New Kontron outfit, chapter 4.5 and 4.6 added, chapter 5 added,
major rework in chapter 4.2 and 4.3

Add chapter for OEM sensors, rework sensor list, rework PLD
update chapter

29 February, 2008

15 May, 2009

03 November, 2009

16 March, 2010

Customer Service

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Table of Contents

Revision History .................................................................................................................. ii

Customer Service ................................................................................................................ ii

Proprietary Note ...............................................................................................................viii

Trademarks .................................................................................................................... viii

Environmental Protection Statement ..................................................................................... viii

Explanation of Symbols ........................................................................................................ix

For Your Safety ................................................................................................................... x

General Instructions on Usage ..............................................................................................xii

Two Year Warranty .............................................................................................................xiii

1. Introduction ...................................................................................................2

1.1 Product Overview ................................................................................................... 2

1.1.1 AT8404 Features ............................................................................................. 2

1.1.2 General compliances ........................................................................................ 4

1.1.3 Optional Accessories ........................................................................................ 5

1.1.4 Hot Swap Capability ......................................................................................... 5

1.1.5 Board Options ................................................................................................. 5

1.2 Technical Specification ............................................................................................ 6

1.3 Software Support ................................................................................................... 9

2. Installation .................................................................................................. 12

2.1 Safety Requirements ............................................................................................. 12

2.2 AT8404 Initial Installation Procedures ...................................................................... 13

2.3 Standard Removal Procedures ................................................................................. 14

2.4 AMC Installation .................................................................................................. 14

2.5 Software Installation ............................................................................................ 14

2.6 Quick Start ......................................................................................................... 15

2.6.1 In-Band CLI Access ......................................................................................... 15

2.6.2 Out-of-band CLI Access ................................................................................... 15

2.6.3 Storage Configuration .................................................................................... 17

3. Hardware Description .....................................................................................19

3.1 Base Board ......................................................................................................... 19

3.1.1 Ethernet Switch ............................................................................................. 20

3.1.2 Unit Computer and Memory .............................................................................. 21

3.1.3 Fat Pipe Interconnect ..................................................................................... 23

3.1.4 Storage Interconnect ...................................................................................... 23

3.1.5 Synchronous Clock Distribution ......................................................................... 24

3.1.6 AMC Bays ..................................................................................................... 24

3.1.7 IPMI ........................................................................................................... 28

3.1.8 RTM Interface ............................................................................................... 29

3.1.9 Power Supply ................................................................................................ 32

3.1.10 Jumpers ...................................................................................................... 34

3.1.11 Front Panel Elements ...................................................................................... 36

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3.2 RTM8030 ........................................................................................................... 38

3.2.1 Hot Swap ..................................................................................................... 39

3.2.2 Unit Computer RS232 Management Interface ....................................................... 39

3.2.3 Unit Computer Fast Ethernet Management Interface .............................................. 40

3.2.4 GbE Port ...................................................................................................... 41

3.2.5 SAS Channels ................................................................................................ 42

3.2.6 SAS Hard Drive Option ..................................................................................... 42

3.2.7 Display Elements ........................................................................................... 43

4. Software Description ......................................................................................45

4.1 Supported RFCs, Standards and MIBs ........................................................................ 45

4.1.1 Fastpath Switching ........................................................................................ 45

4.1.2 Fastpath Quality of Service .............................................................................. 47

4.1.3 Fastpath Management .................................................................................... 48

4.2 Bootloader ......................................................................................................... 50

4.2.1 Power on self Test .......................................................................................... 50

4.2.2 Bootloader shell options ................................................................................. 52

4.3 IPMI Firmware ..................................................................................................... 54

4.3.1 Sensor Data Record (SDR) ............................................................................... 54

4.3.2 OEM Commands ............................................................................................ 68

4.3.3 Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Information ........................................................... 82

4.3.4 E-Keying ...................................................................................................... 82

4.3.5 IPMC Firmware Code ....................................................................................... 83

4.3.6 LEDs ........................................................................................................... 83

4.3.7 Hot Swap Process ........................................................................................... 84

4.4 Firmware Administration ....................................................................................... 85

4.4.1 Updating the Firmware ................................................................................... 86

4.4.2 Updating IPMI FW .......................................................................................... 87

4.4.3 Updating PLD ............................................................................................... 88

4.5 Carrier Clocking ................................................................................................... 90

4.5.1 Clock source to AMC ........................................................................................ 90

4.5.2 Clock source to backplane from any AMCs TCLK-B/D ................................................ 92

4.5.3 Examples ..................................................................................................... 93

4.6 Carrier Configuration ............................................................................................ 95

4.6.1 Switch default settings ................................................................................... 95

4.6.2 Using SNMP .................................................................................................. 99

4.6.3 Using the “current-settings” file ......................................................................102

5. Thermal Considerations ................................................................................. 107

5.1 Thermal Monitoring .............................................................................................107

5.2 Thermal Regulation .............................................................................................108

5.3 Airflow .............................................................................................................109

A Getting Help .................................................................................................A-2

A.1 Returning Defective Merchandise........................................................................... A1- 2

A.2 When Returning a Unit ........................................................................................ A2- 3

B. Glossary ...................................................................................................... B-2

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List of Tables

Table 1-1: AMC Slot Options ................................................................................................. 5

Table 1-2: AT8404 Main Specifications ................................................................................... 6

Table 1-3: AT8404 Software Specifications .............................................................................. 9

Table 3-1: GbE Switch Port Assignment ..................................................................................20

Table 3-2: Fast Ethernet Pins on RTM Connector .......................................................................21

Table 3-3: Serial Port (J11) Pin Assignment ............................................................................22

Table 3-4: RS232 Pins on RTM Connector ................................................................................22

Table 3-5: Fat Pipe Interconnect ..........................................................................................23

Table 3-6: AMC Storage Interconnect .....................................................................................23

Table 3-7: AMC Slot Types ...................................................................................................24

Table 3-8: AMC B1 Port Assignment .......................................................................................24

Table 3-9: AMC B2 Port Assignment .......................................................................................25

Table 3-10: AMC B3 Port Assignment .......................................................................................26

Table 3-11: AMC B4 Port Assignment .......................................................................................27

Table 3-12: Temperature Sensors ...........................................................................................28

Table 3-13: J30 Assignment .................................................................................................30

Table 3-14: J31 Assignment .................................................................................................31

Table 3-15: J32 Assignment .................................................................................................32

Table 3-16: Power Connector (P10) ........................................................................................33

Table 3-17: Power Transients ................................................................................................34

Table 3-18: Jumper Settings ( • Default Setting) ......................................................................35

Table 3-20: ATCA LEDs Signification ........................................................................................37

Table 3-19: Symbols Chart ....................................................................................................37

Table 3-21: Serial Port (RJ45) Pin Assignment ..........................................................................39

Table 3-22: Serial console terminal cable interface: RJ45 Female to DB9 Female ...............................40

Table 3-23: FE Port (RJ45) Pin Assignment ..............................................................................40

Table 3-24: Fast Ethernet Management (RJ45) LEDs Signification .................................................41

Table 3-25: SFP Connectors Pin Assignment ..............................................................................41

Table 4-1: POST routines and error codes ................................................................................50

Table 4-2: POST Boot Steps .................................................................................................51

Table 4-3: Bootloader environment variables ..........................................................................52

Table 4-4: AT8404 sensors ..................................................................................................55

Table 4-5: Kontron FRU info agent sensor ...............................................................................62

Table 4-6: Kontron IPMB-L Link sensor ...................................................................................63

Table 4-7: Kontron POST code value sensor .............................................................................64

Table 4-8: Kontron Switch management status sensor ...............................................................64

Table 4-9: Kontron diagnostic status sensor ............................................................................64

Table 4-10: Kontron external comp. firmw. Upgrd. Status sensor ...................................................64

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Table 4-11: Kontron FRU over current sensor .............................................................................65

Table 4-12: Kontron FRU Power Denied sensor ...........................................................................65

Table 4-13: Kontron reset sensor ........................................................................................... 65

Table 4-14: Kontron clock input status sensor ...........................................................................66

Table 4-15: Kontron PLL status ..............................................................................................66

Table 4-16: Current Sensor Thresholds .....................................................................................66

Table 4-17: Voltage Sensor Thresholds ....................................................................................67

Table 4-18: Temperature Sensor Thresholds ..............................................................................67

Table 4-19: Board-specific OEM Command Overview ....................................................................68

Table 4-20: LED state ..........................................................................................................83

Table 4-21: OOS LED state ....................................................................................................83

Table 4-22: Health LED state .................................................................................................84

Table 4-23: FLASH Partition Scheme (128MB) ...........................................................................85

Table 5-1: Temperatur sensor thresholds .............................................................................. 108

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List of Figures

Figure 3-1: Functional Block Diagram Base Board......................................................................... 19

Figure 3-2: Front Panel of AT8404............................................................................................. 36

Figure 3-3: SAS Port Mapping................................................................................................... 42

Figure 3-4: Front Panel of the RTM8030...................................................................................... 43

Figure 4-1: AMC TCLKA sourced by PLL ........................................................................................ 90

Figure 4-2: AMC TCLKA sourced by AMC TCLKB ............................................................................... 91

Figure 4-3: AMC TCLKA sourced by backplane ............................................................................... 91

Figure 4-4: Clock source from AMC to backplane ........................................................................... 92

Figure 4-5: Clock ekeying ........................................................................................................93

Figure 5-1: Temperature Sensor Locations (AT8404 Top View) ........................................................107

Figure 5-2: Configuration A - Airflow Measurement.......................................................................109

Figure 5-3: Configuration B - Airflow Measurement ......................................................................110

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Preface

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Proprietary Note

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means, disclosed to others, or stored in any retrieval system or media without the prior written consent of
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The information contained in this document is, to the best of our knowledge, entirely correct. However, Kon­tron AG cannot accept liability for any inaccuracies or the consequences thereof, or for any liability arising
from the use or application of any circuit, product, or example shown in this document.

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as seen fit by Kontron AG without further notice.

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Environmental Protection Statement

This product has been manufactured to satisfy environmental protection requirements where possible. Many
of the components used (structural parts, printed circuit boards, connectors, batteries, etc.) are capable of
being recycled.

Final disposition of this product after its service life must be accomplished in accordance with applicable
country, state, or local laws or regulations.

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Explanation of Symbols

CAUTION

This symbol and title indicate potential damage to hardware and tells
you how to avoid the problem.

CAUTION

Electric Shock

This symbol and title warn of hazards due to electrical shocks (> 60V)
when touching products or parts of them. Failure to observe the pre­cautions indicated and/or prescribed by the law may endanger your
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WARNING

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and taken into consideration by the reader, may endanger your
health and/or result in damage to your material.

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ESD Sensitive Device

This symbol and title inform that electronic boards and their compo­nents are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care must be taken
during all handling operations and inspections of this product, in
order to ensure product integrity at all times.

Please read also the section “Special Handling and Unpacking
Instructions”.

Note...

This symbol and title emphasize aspects the reader should read through care­fully for his or her own advantage.

CE Conformity

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compliance with all applied CE standards. Please refer also to the sec­tion “Regulatory Compliance Statements” in this manual.

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For Your Safety

Your new Kontron product was developed and tested carefully to provide all features necessary to ensure its
compliance with electrical safety requirements. It was also designed for a long fault-free life. However, the
life expectancy of your product can be drastically reduced by improper treatment during unpacking and
installation. Therefore, in the interest of your own safety and of the correct operation of your new Kontron
product, you are requested to conform with the following guidelines.

Safety Instructions

WARNING

All operations on this device must be carried out by sufficiently
skilled personnel only.

WARNING

Do not connect a switch port to a telephone line.

WARNING

For installation in a Hot-Plug system, observe the safety instruc­tions specific to the system. Read the relevant documentation.

CAUTION

Electric Shock

High voltages are present inside the chassis when the unit’s power
cord is plugged into an electrical outlet. Turn off system power, turn
off the power supply, and then disconnect the power cord from its
source before removing the chassis cover. Turning off the system
power switch does not remove power to components.

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Special Handling and Unpacking Instructions

ESD Sensitive Device

This symbol and title inform that electronic boards and their components
are sensitive to static electricity. Therefore, care must be taken during
all handling operations and inspections of this product, in order to
ensure product integrity at all times.

Do not handle this product out of its protective enclosure while it is not used for operational purposes unless
it is otherwise protected.

Whenever possible, unpack or pack this product only at EOS/ESD safe work stations. Where a safe work sta­tion is not guaranteed, it is important for the user to be electrically discharged before touching the product
with his/her hands or tools. This is most easily done by touching a metal part of your system housing.

It is particularly important to observe standard anti-static precautions when changing mezzanines, ROM
devices, jumper settings etc. If the product contains batteries for RTC or memory back-up, ensure that the
board is not placed on conductive surfaces, including anti-static plastics or sponges. They can cause short
circuits and damage the batteries or conductive circuits on the board.

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General Instructions on Usage

In order to maintain Kontron’s product warranty, this product must not be altered or modified in any way.
Changes or modifications to the device, which are not explicitly approved by Kontron AG and described in
this manual or received from Kontron’s Technical Support as a special handling instruction, will void your
warranty.

This device should only be installed in or connected to systems that fulfill all necessary technical and spe­cific environmental requirements. This applies also to the operational temperature range of the specific
board version, which must not be exceeded. If batteries are present their temperature restrictions must be
taken into account.

In performing all necessary installation and application operations, please follow only the instructions sup­plied by the present manual.

Keep all the original packaging material for future storage or warranty shipments. If it is necessary to store
or ship the board please re-pack it as nearly as possible in the manner in which it was delivered.

Special care is necessary when handling or unpacking the product. Please, consult the special handling and
unpacking instruction on the previous page of this manual.

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Two Year Warranty

Kontron AG grants the original purchaser of Kontron’s products a TWO YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY as
described in the following. However, no other warranties that may be granted or implied by anyone on behalf
of Kontron are valid unless the consumer has the express written consent of Kontron AG.

Kontron AG warrants their own products, excluding software, to be free from manufacturing and material
defects for a period of 24 consecutive months from the date of purchase. This warranty is not transferable
nor extendible to cover any other users or long-term storage of the product. It does not cover products
which have been modified, altered or repaired by any other party than Kontron Modular Computers GmbH or
their authorized agents. Furthermore, any product which has been, or is suspected of being damaged as a
result of negligence, improper use, incorrect handling, servicing or maintenance, or which has been dam­aged as a result of excessive current/voltage or temperature, or which has had its serial number(s), any
other markings or parts thereof altered, defaced or removed will also be excluded from this warranty.

If the customer’s eligibility for warranty has not been voided, in the event of any claim, he may return the
product at the earliest possible convenience to the original place of purchase, together with a copy of the
original document of purchase, a full description of the application the product is used on and a description
of the defect. Pack the product in such a way as to ensure safe transportation (see our safety instructions).

Kontron provides for repair or replacement of any part, assembly or sub-assembly at their own discretion, or
to refund the original cost of purchase, if appropriate. In the event of repair, refunding or replacement of
any part, the ownership of the removed or replaced parts reverts to Kontron Modular Computers GmbH, and
the remaining part of the original guarantee, or any new guarantee to cover the repaired or replaced items,
will be transferred to cover the new or repaired items. Any extensions to the original guarantee are consid­ered gestures of goodwill, and will be defined in the “Repair Report” issued by Kontron with the repaired or
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Kontron Modular Computers GmbH will not accept liability for any further claims resulting directly or indi­rectly from any warranty claim, other than the above specified repair, replacement or refunding. In particu­lar, all claims for damage to any system or process in which the product was employed, or any loss incurred as
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Chapter 1

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1. Introduction

The Board described in this manual is designed for the Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture
(AdvancedTCA® or ATCA) defined by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG). The main
advantages of AdvancedTCA include high throughput, multi-protocol support, high-power capability, hot
swappability, high scalability and integrated system management. For further information regarding the
AdvancedTCA standards and their use, please consult the complete AdvancedTCA specification or visit the
PICMG web site.

1.1 Product Overview

The Kontron AT8404 is a PICMG 3.0 and 3.1 Option 9 compliant Carrier Board for Advanced TCA shelves,
designed according to the RoHS directive. It is a PICMG AMC.0 compliant Conventional Carrier providing four
mid-size AMC slots. A Gigabit Ethernet Switch provides connection to the base interface (BI) and fabric
interface (FI).

1.1.1 AT8404 Features

The main features of the AT8404 are:

• Gigabit Ethernet Switch

• Fat Pipe Interconnect

• Storage Interconnect

• Unit Computer and Memory

• Synchronous Clock Distribution

• Up to four mid-size AMC bays

• APS (Automatic Protection Switching) for AMCs

• RTM Connector (Zone 3)

•IPMI

• Power Supply Mezzanine incl. Hold Over Circuit

1.1.1.1 Ethernet Switch

• Broadcom BCM56502: 24 Port Gigabit Layer-2/3 Switch with 2 x 10GbE Uplinks

• PCI 32b/66MHz Management IF

• Line rate switching for all packet sizes and conditions

• Supports 2 Base channels 10/100/1000Base-T

• Supports 2 Fabric channels with 10GbE XAUI

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• Supports 5 AMC GbE interfaces per AMC slot

• Supports a 10/100/1000Base-T interfaces to the RTM

• Supports a GbE connection to the unit computer for fast packet transfer

1.1.1.2 Fat Pipe Interconnect

• AMC bays B1 and B2 as well as B3 and B4 are directly (copper) interconnected via AMC Fat Pipe ports 4-7

1.1.1.3 Storage Interconnect

• AMC storage ports are connected between pairs of AMC bays

• SAS/SATA HDD on RTM is supported for two AMC bays

• Flexible routing supports different configurations

1.1.1.4 Unit Computer and System Memory

• Socketless PowerPC IBM PPC405GPr-400 MHz

• Used for switch provisioning and diagnostics

• 256 MBytes of SDRAM memory, 133 MHz

• 128 MBytes of Flash memory

1.1.1.5 Synchronous Clock and PCI Express Clock Distribution

• PICMG AMC.0 Revision 2.0 compliant

• Configurable routing of Telecom clock lines between backplane and AMC bays

• PCI Express compliant clock source with optional Spread Spectrum Clock

• Switchable PCI Express clock source to all AMCs

1.1.1.6 IPMI

• PICMG 3.0 / IPMI 1.5 compliant

• Serial EEPROM for FRU storage (serial ID)

• Current, voltage and temperature sensors

• Base Board, AMC bays and RTM hot swap and power control

• Firmware update handling for field upgrades, rollbacks and watchdog functions

1.1.1.7 AMC Bays

• Up to four PICMG AMC.0 Revision 2.0 compatible mid-size AMC bays (see section 1.1.5)

• AMC B+ connectors

• 5 x 1 GbE connections (Common Option and Fat Pipe Regions)

• Full Telecom clocks and PCI Express clock support

• 7 Extended Options Region RTM links

• Update Channel (APS) link per AMC bay running at up to 2.5Gbps

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1.1.1.8 RTM Connector

• Support for 7 RTM lanes from each AMC

• FE and RS232 (RJ45) management ports

• 2x Storage connections

•1x GbE

• 12V and 3V3 sus Supply Voltage connections

• I²C support

• JTAG and production I/O support

1.1.1.9 Power Supply Mezzanine

• Isolated 48V to 12V Standard Quarterbrick intermediate bus converter

• Hot swap support

• Hold Over Circuit using high voltage capacitor and charge pump

• Isolated management power supply

• 48V power Supply 'ORing' circuit

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• Supplies point of load regulators for secondary supply voltages (derived from 12V intermediate rail) on
base board

1.1.2 General compliances

The AT8404 is conform to the following specifications:

• PICMG 3.0 AdvancedTCA Base Specification, Revision 2.0

• PICMG 3.1 Ethernet/Fibre Channel for AdvancedTCA Systems

• AMC.0 Advance Mezzanine Card Base Specification, Revision 2.0

• AMC.1 PCI Express and Advanced Switching

• AMC.2 AMC Gigabit Ethernet

•AMC.3 AMC Storage

• IPMI v1.5 Intelligent Platform Management Interface Specification

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1.1.3 Optional Accessories

1.1.3.1 AMC

Up to four mid-size single width or up to two mid-size double width AMC bays for standard or custom AMCs
are implemented.

AMC slots can be equipped with a:

• Processor-AMC

• HDD-AMC as mass storage device for the Processor-AMC

• Interface AMC, e.g. Quad GbE

1.1.3.2 RTM

The Kontron RTM8030 provides an additional GbE switch port and out-of-band management access via Fast
Ethernet or RS232. Two storage lines from the AMC bays are routed to a connector on the RTM’s face plate for
interconnecting two carriers. They may also connect to a SATA HDD located on the RTM. For more information
on the RTM8030, refer to chapter 3.2.

1.1.4 Hot Swap Capability

The board supports Full Hot Swap capability as required by PICMG 3.0 R1.0. It can be removed or installed
without powering-down the system. Please refer to the PICMG 3.0 R1.0 specification for additional details.

1.1.5 Board Options

The Kontron AT8404 is available with different AMC slot configurations.

Table 1-1: AMC Slot Options

Option AMC Slot Configuration

A 4 x single width slots

B 2 x double width slots

C 2 x single width slots and 1 x double width slot on B1/B2

D 2 x single width slots and 1 x double width slot on B3/B4

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1.2 Technical Specification

Table 1-2: AT8404 Main Specifications

AT8404 SPECIFICATIONS

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IBM PowerPC® 405 32-bit RISC processor core operating up to 400MHz with 16KB I­and D-caches

•

PC-133 synchronus DRAM (SDRAM) interface

•

40-bit interface serves 32 bits of data plus 8 check bits for ECC applications

•

4KB on-chip memory (OCM)

•

DMA support for external peripherals, internal UART and memory

PowerPC IBM PPC 405
GPr-400MHz

Unit Computer and Memory

•

Scatter-gather chaining supported

•

Four channels

•

PCI Revision 2.2 compliant interface (32-bit, up to 66MHz)

•

Ethernet 10/100Mbps (full-duplex) support with media independent interface (MII)

•

Two serial ports (16550 compatible UART)

•

Internal processor local Bus (PLB) runs at SDRAM interface frequency

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Ethernet

Broadcom 56502

Ethernet

•

IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan

•

Advanced power management Line-side and MAC-side loopback

•

Ethernet@WireSpeed

•

Cable plant diagnostics that detects cable plant impairments

•

Automatic detection and correction of wiring pair swaps, pair skew, and pair polarity

•

Robust CESD tolerance and low EMI emissions

•

Support for jumbo packets up to 10 KB in size

•

IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan

• 24 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet ports

•

2 10GbE ports

•

Fifth generation of StrataSwitch and StrataXGS product line

•

Line-rate switching for all packet sizes and conditions

•

On-chip data packet memory and table memory

•

Advanced Fast Filter Processor (FFP) Content Aware classification

•

Advanced security features in hardware

•

Port-trunking and mirroring supported across stack

•

Advanced packet flow control:

•

Head-of-line-blocking prevention

•

Back pressure support

•

QoS queues per port with hierarchical minimum/maximum shaping per class of Ser­vice (CoS) per queue per port

•

Standard compliant 802.1ad provider bridging

•

IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) boundary scan

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Table 1-2: AT8404 Main Specifications

AT8404 SPECIFICATIONS

•

Base channels 1 and 2: 1 x GbE (1000BASE-T)

•

Backplane (Zone 2)

Fabric channels 1 and 2: 1 x 10 GbE (XAUI)

•

Synchronization Clock: 2 x CLK 1/2/3 (A/B)

•

Update channels 0-3: APS Path

• 7 generic RTM channels from each AMC Slot

• 2 SAS/SATA/FC interfaces for mass storage

•

Interfaces

RTM (Zone 3)

1 GbE interface to front board switch

• Serial port for Unit Computer management

•

Fast Ethernet for Unit Computer management

• I2C IPMI connection

Front Panel •

Serial port for Unit Computer management

•

8U form factor mechanically compliant to PICMG 3.0 and AMC.0

•

Single slot (6HP)

Introduction

Mechanical

General

Power Requirements

Temperature

•

Up to four mid-size/single width AMC slots

•

or up to two mid-size/double width AMC slots

• 280 mm x 322 mm (11.024“ x 12.677“)

•

150 mm cut away in AMC area

• Weight: 1.825 kg

•

Typical: 40W

•

Maximum (4 AMCs and RTM): 210W

•

AMCs may consume up to 140W

•

Operating Voltage: -38 to -72 VDC

Designed to meet or exceed the following (Characteristics without AMCs):

•

Air Flow: 30 CFM min

•

Operating:

• Non-operating: -40°C to +70°C

0°C to +55°C (32°F to 131°F)

(-40°F to 158°F)

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AT8404 SPECIFICATIONS

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

Humidity

Altitude

Vibration

General

Shock

Bellcore GR-63, Section 4.1

•

Operating: 15%-90% (non-condensing) at 55°C (131°F)

•

Non-Operating: 5%-95% (non-condensing) at 40°C (104°F)

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

Operating: 4000 m (13123 ft)

•

Non-operating: 15000 m (49212 ft)

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

Bellcore GR-63, Section 4.4

•

ETSI EN 300 019-2-3

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Operating: Sinusoidal 1.0G (5-100Hz), 0.2G (100-200Hz), each axis

•

Packaged: Random 0.89Grms (5-200Hz), each axis

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

DIN/IEC 60068-2-27

•

Bellcore GR-63, Section 4.3

•

ETSI EN 300 019-2-3

Introduction

Safety

EMC

Reliability •

LEDs

Board Management

HW Monitoring

•

Operating: 3G, half-sine 11ms, each axis

•

Packaged: 18G, half-sine 6ms, each axis

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

CB report to IEC 60950-1, complies with EN/CSA/ UL 60950-1

Designed to meet or exceed the following:

•

FCC 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B

•

EN55022, EN55024

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EN 300 386

MTBF: > 384,000 hours @ 40°C/104°F (Telcordia SR-332, Issue 1)

ATCA LEDs:

•

4 LEDs ("Ready for Hot Swap", "Out of Service", "Healthy", "Activity")

•

based on IPMI 1.5

•

FRU Management

•

Sensors (Voltage, Current, Temperature, Fuse)

•

Status and Alerting

•

Hot Swap Management for Base Board and AMC

•

Electronic Keying of Base and Fabric Interfaces and AMC ports

•

Local SEL

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1.3 Software Support

The following table contains information related to software supported by the AT8404.

Table 1-3: AT8404 Software Specifications

AT8404 SPECIFICATIONS

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Reliable field upgrades for all software components

•

Dual boot images with roll-back capability

•

General

Management via SNMP and Command Line Interface

•

System access via TELNET, SSH and serial line

•

Hot-Swap support (IPMI)

•

Hot-Plug support for AMC modules (IPMI)

•

Static link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad) on any port combination

•

Classic and rapid spanning tree algorithms supported (IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1w)

•

Quality Of Service on all ports (IEEE 802.1p)

•

Full Duplex operation and flow control on all ports (IEEE 802.3x)

•

Static MAC filtering

Introduction

Ethernet/Bridging

Applications

•

Port Authentication (IEEE 802.1X)

•

Auto negotiation of speeds and operational mode on all external GE interfaces
as well as on all base fabric interfaces

•

Layer 2 multicast services using GARP/GMRP (IEEE 802.1p)

•

VLAN support including VLAN tagging (IEEE 802.3ac), dynamic VLAN registration with
GARP/GVRP (IEEE 802.1Q) and Protocol based VLANs (IEEE 802.1v)

•

Double VLAN tagging

•

Port Mirroring

• NTP client for retrieving accurate time and date information

• DHCP server

• Onboard event management

• Test and trace facilities

• POST (power on self tests) diagnostics

• Standards based SNMP implementation supporting SNMP v1, v2 and v3

for monitoring and management purposes

• IPMI based management of the onboard AMC slots (AMC.*)

• Persistent storage of configuration across restarts

• Support for retrieving and installing multiple configurations

•

CoS (Class of Service )

QoS

•

DifffServ (Differentiated Services)

•

ACL (Access Control List)

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AT8404 SPECIFICATIONS

• Switching Package MIBs

• RFC 1213 - MIB-II

• RFC 1493 - Bridge MIB

• RFC 1643 - Ethernet-like -MIB

• RFC 2233 - The Interfaces Group MIB using SMI v2

• RFC 2618 - RADIUS Authentication Client MIB

• RFC 2674 - VLAN & Ethernet Priority MIB

• RFC 2819 - RMON Groups 1,2,3 & 9

Supported MIBS

• RFC 3291 - Textual Conventions for Internet Network Addresses

• IANA-ifType-MIB

• IEEE 802.1X MIB (IEEE8021-PAE-MIB)

• IEEE 802.3AD MIB (IEEE8021-AD-MIB)

• QoS Package MIB

• RFC 3289 - DIFFSERV-MIB & DIFFSERV-DCSP-TC MIBs

• FASTPATH Enterpr ise MIB

• Support for all managed objects not contained in standards based

MIBs.

u-boot Version 1.2.0

•

POST

Introduction

•

Bootloader

•

•

•

•

Operating System •

loadable bootimage via network (bootp/tftp)

reliable field upgradable

H/W protected

KCS interface to IPMC

serial console support

Wind River Linux PNE 2.0

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2. Installation

The AT8404 has been designed for easy installation. However, the following standard precautions, installa­tion procedures, and general information must be observed to ensure proper installation and to preclude
damage to the board, other system components, or injury to personnel.

2.1 Safety Requirements

The following safety precautions must be observed when installing or operating the AT8404. Kontron
assumes no responsibility for any damage resulting from failure to comply with these requirements.

WARNING

Due care should be exercised when handling the board due to the fact
that the heat sink can get very hot. Do not touch the heat sink when
installing or removing the board.

In addition, the board should not be placed on any surface or in any form
of storage container until such time as the board and heat sink have
cooled down to room temperature.

ESD sensitive equipment

This ATCA board contains electrostatically sensitive devices. Please observe the neces­sary precautions to avoid damage to your board:

• Discharge your clothing before touching the assembly. Tools must be discharged

before use.

• When unpacking a static-sensitive component from its shipping carton, do not re-

move the component's antistatic packing material until you are ready to install
the component in a computer. Just before unwrapping the antistatic packaging,
be sure you are at an ESD workstation or grounded. This will discharge any static
electricity that may have built up in your body.

• When transporting a sensitive component, first place it in an antistatic container

or packaging.

• Handle all sensitive components at an ESD workstation. If possible, use antistatic

floor pads and workbench pads.

• Handle components and boards with care. Do not touch the components or con-

tacts on a board. Hold a board by its edges or by its metal mounting bracket.

• Do not handle or store system boards near strong electrostatic, electromagnetic,

magnetic, or radioactive fields.

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2.2 AT8404 Initial Installation Procedures

The following procedures are applicable only for the initial installation of the AT8404 in a system. Proce­dures for standard removal and hot swap operations are found in their respective chapters.

To perform an initial installation of the AT8404 in a system proceed as follows:

1. Ensure that the safety requirements indicated in section 2.1. are observed.

WARNING

Failure to comply with the instruction below may cause damage to the
board or result in improper system operation.

2. Ensure that the board is properly configured for operation in accordance with application requirements
before installing. For information regarding the configuration of the AT8404 refer to Chapter 4.

WARNING

Care must be taken when applying the procedures below to ensure that
neither the AT8404 nor other system boards are physically damaged by
the application of these procedures.

3. To install the AT8404 perform the following:

1. Carefully insert the board into the slot designated by the application requirements for the board un-

til it makes contact with the backplane connectors.

WARNING

DO NOT push the board into the backplane connectors. Use the ejector
handles to seat the board into the backplane connectors.

2. Using the ejector handle, engage the board with the backplane. When the ejector handle is locked,

the board is engaged.

3. Fasten the front panel retaining screws.

4. Connect all external interfacing cables to the board as required.

5. Ensure that the board and all required interfacing cables are properly secured.

4. The AT8404 is now ready for operation.

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2.3 Standard Removal Procedures

To remove the board proceed as follows:

1. Ensure that the safety requirements indicated in section 2.1. are observed.

WARNING

Care must be taken when applying the procedures below to ensure
that neither the AT8404 nor system boards are physically damaged by
the application of these procedures.

2. Unscrew the front panel retaining screws.

3. Lift the notch of the lower handle and pull the handle with the notch away from the faceplate until you
feel a resistance. The blue LED starts blinking.

4. Wait until the blue LED is fully ON, this mean that the hot swap sequence is ready for board removal.

5. Disengage the board from the backplane by using both board ejection handles.

6. After disengaging the board from the backplane, pull the board out of the slot.

2.4 AMC Installation

To install an AMC proceed as follows:

1. Remove the AMC filler panel.

2. Carefully engage the AMC into the card guide. Push the AMC until it fully mates with its connector. Se­cure the AMC handle to the locking position.

3. In normal condition, the blue LED shall turn ON as soon as the AMC is fully inserted. It will turn OFF at
the end of the hot swap sequence.

2.5 Software Installation

The AT8404 comes as a pre-installed system with all necessary OS, Filesystem, drivers and applications fac­tory-installed with default configurations.

Updating the Software with new Operating System or applications or new versions is provided by a dedicated
update mechanism, which is described in Chapter 4.

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2.6 Quick Start

This section gives instructions for (initially) accessing the CLI (Command Line Interface) of the AT8404 using
either in-band access via the BI or the out-of-band management interfaces (serial port or Fast Ethernet)
accessible from the front plate serial connector or via an appropriate RTM. The CLI is required for configuring
the GbE switch, as well as the storage interconnect.

2.6.1 In-Band CLI Access

The GbE switch on the AT8404 is pre-configured with a management VLAN. This VLAN is accessible over the
BI. Telnet accesses to port 23 of this VLAN connect to the CLI. The VLAN is configured for DHCP and retrieves
its IP address automatically when a DHCP server is found in the network. The procedure to obtain the issued
IP from the DHCP server is beyond the scope of this document.

The management VLAN is configured with VLAN ID 1. The following Ethernet ports are members of the man­agement VLAN ID 1 by default:

• Interface 0/23 connected to base interface switch in ATCA logical slot 1

• Interface 0/5, 0/10, 0/15, 0/20 connected to AMC bay B4, B3, B2, B1 on port 0

Thus connectivity to the management VLAN ID 1 is by default possible through the base interface switch in
ATCA chassis logical slot 1.

For more information on the management VLAN and how to assign a fixed IP address, refer to the AT8404 CLI
Reference Manual.

2.6.2 Out-of-band CLI Access

The CLI can also be accessed via serial port (using the front plate connector and provided cable or an appro­priate RTM like the RTM8030) or Fast Ethernet (only via RTM). The serial port is ready to use offhand without
further configuration.

To connect to the CLI via the Fast Ethernet serviceport on the RTM, a telnet session must be established to
the IP address of this interface, port 23.

Using the default configuration, it is necessary to assign an IP address statically to the serviceport. Because
the required configuration steps are done in the CLI, an initial access using the serial port or in-band con­nectivity via the BI is required. The procedure for assigning an IP address to the serviceport is described in
the following. User input is printed in bold letters.

1. Connect to serial port on the front plate (using the Kontron DB9 adapter cable) or RTM (using a RJ45
straight cable).

Port settings are:

• 115200 bps (serial speed might be different for customized board variants)

• 8 bit, no parity, 1 stop bit (8N1)

• no flow control

2. Ensure that the board is powered up.

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3. Wait for boot process to complete, i.e. until the console selection menu appears.

b - connect Base Fabric console
c - connect Custom Application console
! - shell escape
r - reset system

4. Type ’b’ to connect to the Base Fabric console.

Connected to Base Fabric console
Press ^X or ^V to get to menu again
Base Fabric switching application release GA 2.00 starting

(Unit 1)>

User:

5. Log in as admin and enter privileged mode by typing ’enable’ (no passwords required by default).

User:admin
Password:
(Ethernet Fabric) >enable
Password:

(Ethernet Fabric) #

6. Set IP address and netmask. (see below for an example IP address setting)

(Ethernet Fabric) #serviceport ip 192.168.50.107 255.255.255.0

The FE management interface is available from now on.

7. Save configuration by copying it to the flash, confirm by typing ’y’

(Ethernet Fabric) #copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config

This operation may take a few minutes.
Management interfaces will not be available during this time.

Are you sure you want to save? (y/n) y

Configuration Saved!

(Ethernet Fabric) #

To access the CLI via Fast Ethernet management port, open a telnet connection to the configured IP address,
port 23.

For additional information on the system configuration, refer to the AT8404 CLI Reference Manual.

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2.6.3 Storage Configuration

The storage connection on Port 2 of AMC B4 is linked to AMC B2 (port 2) by default. To establish a storage
connection between AMC bays 1 (port 3) and 4 (port 2), use the following command in privileged mode:

(Ethernet Fabric) #set board storage connect amcb4 amcb1

To reset the configuration to the default settings, use the following command:

(Ethernet Fabric) #set board storage connect amcb4 amcb2

For an overview of the current configuration, use the CLI boardinfo command:

(Ethernet Fabric) #show boardinfo storage
The AMC B4 (port 2) is connected to AMC B2 (port 2)

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