In this section:
The TDM cards come physically installed in an MA-RMS server; however, users must configure and install the software for the TDM cards. After the TDM cards are prepared, you can commission the TDM cards for the
The RPM files and the installation script are all bundled under the self-extracting script: install_tdm_io.sh
This self-extracting script is part of the software bundle.
The procedures in this section are valid on the DSC SWe using either the (VHE 1.0) iphwaeto-1.14.ribbon-14.x86_64-centos6-2-6-32.rpm, or the (VHE 3.0) iphwaeto-1.14.ribbon-14.x86_64-centos7-3-10-0.rpm rpm installation files.
Perform all the procedures in this section in the order they are presented.
The following information is required to complete the procedures.
TDM Information
Information needed | Value | Comments | ||||||||
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Slot number of the I/O card to be provisioned in the Unable to show "metadata-from": No such page "_space_variables" | If available, it is recommended to use slot value 4 or 5 for the first TDM card being added to your | |||||||||
Name of the HA subnet soft bridge | ||||||||||
Path to the IO card software image |
Start
Login to the MA-RMS server.
Execute the self-extracting installation script as follows to install the TDM IO software:
[root@bw22u0 dsc_swe_install]# ./install_tdm_io.sh Verifying archive integrity... 100% All good. Uncompressing DSC TDM I/O card installer 100% This script will install the driver rpm: iphwaeto-1.14.ribbon-14.x86_64-centos6-2-6-32.rpm which includes IO image: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img If these are not correct, please download the latest version of this script and the rpm. Press Enter to continue iphwaeto version installed is already at expected level. Reinstalling... Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:iphwaeto ########################################### [100%] Could only find 1 card(s) on this system. Verify this matches the expected number of cards.
Re-source environment variables:
su - root
Run dscvm_io_mgmt utility.
# dscvm_io_mgmt
Make sure both cards are showing as Unconfigured.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
The numbers in the above output can differ.
Select card/Index - 0
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 0
Select action - C
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: C
Enter the root password.
Please enter the root password for the DSC SWe root@192.168.240.1's password:
A list of cards is displayed. Enter the slot number 7.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe slot number from this list: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 or 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: 7
Enter HA subnet soft bridge - br2-103
The slot number will be applied when flashing the I/O card image. Please enter a KVM softswitch, 'NA' to skip, 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: br2-103
The error "bridge NA does not exist!" is expected.
bridge NA does not exist! DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Offline 7 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Configure the second TDM I/O card.
Select card/Index - 1
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 1
Select action - C
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: C
Enter the root password.
Please enter the root password for the DSC SWe root@192.168.240.1's password:
A list of cards is displayed. Enter the slot number 6.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:85:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe slot number from this list: 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 or 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: 6
Enter HA subnet soft bridge - br2-103
The slot number will be applied when flashing the I/O card image. Please enter a KVM softswitch, 'NA' to skip, 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: br2-103
The error "bridge NA does not exist!" is expected.
HOST1: DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:06:00.0 0000:07:04.0 Offline 7 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Offline 6 br2-103
Install Image and start the card.
This following steps require the information for the path to the I/O image on the server.
The TDM card will show up as online once this is complete. This procedure takes about 2 to 3 minutes to complete.
Select card/Index - 0
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 0
Select action - I
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: I
Press ENTER.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline DSC Slot 7 ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe I/O card image file [/opt/ribbon/dsc_io/tools/rel_11_00_p10.swe.img]: <press Enter and wait>
Select action - b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Online 7 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Offline 6 br2-103 Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Install the second TDM card.
Select card/Index - 1
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 1
Select action - I
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Online ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: I
Press ENTER.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:85:00.0 Offline DSC Slot 6 ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe I/O card image file [/opt/ribbon/dsc_io/tools/rel_11_00_p10.swe.img]: <press Enter and wait>
Select action - b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Online ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Online 7 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Online 6 br2-103 Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Stop the dscvm-io service.
# service dscvm-io stop
Bringing pci0 down Bringing pci1 down --------------------------------------------------------- /opt/ribbon/dsc_io/driver/iphwaetodrv 1.09 for Linux (C)Interphase Corp. 2008 iphwaeto driver remove ---------------------------------------------------------
Start the dscvm-io service.
# service dscvm-io start
--------------------------------------------------------- /opt/ribbon/dsc_io/driver/iphwaetodrv 1.09 for Linux (C)Interphase Corp. 2008 iphwaeto driver load --------------------------------------------------------- Loading PCI network. Success
Stopping and Starting the dscvm-io service attaches the PCI device to the bridge configured on the cards.
Proceed to the appropriate procedure
Start
Login to the MA-RMS server.
Execute the self-extracting installation script as follows to install the TDM IO software:
[root@bw22u0 dsc_swe_install]# ./install_tdm_io.sh Verifying archive integrity... 100% All good. Uncompressing DSC TDM I/O card installer 100% This script will install the driver rpm: iphwaeto-1.14.ribbon-14.x86_64-centos6-2-6-32.rpm which includes IO image: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img If these are not correct, please download the latest version of this script and the rpm. Press Enter to continue iphwaeto version installed is already at expected level. Reinstalling... Preparing... ########################################### [100%] 1:iphwaeto ########################################### [100%] Could only find 1 card(s) on this system. Verify this matches the expected number of cards.
Re-source environment variables:
su - root
Run dscvm_io_mgmt utility.
# dscvm_io_mgmt
Make sure both cards are showing as Unconfigured.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
The numbers in the above output can differ.
Select card/Index - 0
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 0
Select action - C
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: C
Enter the root password.
Please enter the root password for the DSC SWe root@192.168.240.1's password:
A list of cards is displayed. Enter the slot number 9.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe slot number from this list: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 or 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: 9
Enter HA subnet soft bridge - br2-103
The slot number will be applied when flashing the I/O card image. Please enter a KVM softswitch, 'NA' to skip, 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: br2-103
The error "bridge NA does not exist!" is expected.
bridge NA does not exist! DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Offline 9 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Unconfigured NA NA Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Configure the second TDM I/O card.
Select card/Index - 1
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 1
Select action - C
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: C
Enter the root password.
Please enter the root password for the DSC SWe root@192.168.240.1's password:
A list of cards is displayed. Enter the slot number 8.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:85:00.0 Unconfigured ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe slot number from this list: 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 or 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: 8
Enter HA subnet soft bridge - br2-103
The slot number will be applied when flashing the I/O card image. Please enter a KVM softswitch, 'NA' to skip, 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: br2-103
The error "bridge NA does not exist!" is expected.
HOST2: DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:06:00.0 0000:07:04.0 Offline 9 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Offline 8 br2-103
Install Image and start the card.
This following steps require the information for the path to the I/O image on the server.
The TDM card will show up as online once this is complete. This procedure takes about 2 to 3 minutes to complete.
Select card/Index - 0
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 0
Select action - I
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: I
Press ENTER.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline DSC Slot 9 ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe I/O card image file [/opt/ribbon/dsc_io/tools/rel_11_00_p10.swe.img]: <press Enter and wait>
Select action - b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 0: pci0 0000:04:00.0 Offline ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Online 9 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Offline 8 br2-103 Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Install the second TDM card.
Select card/Index - 1
Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit: 1
Select action - I
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Online ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: I
Press ENTER.
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:85:00.0 Offline DSC Slot 8 ------------------------ Please enter a DSC SWe I/O card image file [/opt/ribbon/dsc_io/tools/rel_11_00_p10.swe.img]: <press Enter and wait>
Select action - b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Card 1: pci1 0000:04:00.0 Online ------------------------ (C)onfigure (I)nstall Image and Start (S)top (R)estart (U)nconfigure Boot (F)irmware Debug Access (A)pplication Debug Access Please select an action [C,I,S,R,U,F,A], 'b' for back, or 'q' to quit: b
DSC SWe I/O Cards Index Location PCI Address Status Slot KVM Bridge ----- -------- ----------- ------ ---- ---------- 0 0000:04:00.0 0000:05:04.0 Online 9 br2-103 1 0000:85:00.0 0000:86:04.0 Online 8 br2-103 Please select a card [0-1] or 'q' to quit:
Stop the dscvm-io service.
# service dscvm-io stop
Bringing pci0 down Bringing pci1 down --------------------------------------------------------- /opt/ribbon/dsc_io/driver/iphwaetodrv 1.09 for Linux (C)Interphase Corp. 2008 iphwaeto driver remove ---------------------------------------------------------
Start the dscvm-io service.
# service dscvm-io start
--------------------------------------------------------- /opt/ribbon/dsc_io/driver/iphwaetodrv 1.09 for Linux (C)Interphase Corp. 2008 iphwaeto driver load --------------------------------------------------------- Loading PCI network. Success
Stopping and Starting the dscvm-io service attaches the PCI device to the bridge configured on the cards.
Proceed to the appropriate procedure
Use this procedure to confirm the virtual vSP2000 cards map to the correct physical HOST IO cards.
Start
Prerequisites
Start
If the
Once the TDM is commissioned, you can access the cards from within the
From the Main Menu, select System, and press ENTER.
# startmenu
Select I/O Versions, and press ENTER.
AVAILABLE SOFTWARE VERSIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IO (current) PCE382 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20200721 OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img IO (current) AMC348 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20200721 OS: rel_12_00_p06.x511edge.img (Servicepack) [none applied] RUNNING SOFTWARE VERSIONS (*=update required, ?=update unknown) CARD BUILD SERVICE O/S -SLOT----TYPE----------RELEASE-VERSION------PACK-----IMAGE------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slot 6 IO --TBD-- Not_Available SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 7 IO --TBD-- Not_Available SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 8 IO --TBD-- Not_Available SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 9 IO --TBD-- Not_Available SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img (p=servicepack is partially applied) No IO cards. To update the IO software stored on the CPU enter 'u'. Select IO slot number (6 7 8 9) to begin commissioning of individual card(s). Enter slot # or ENTER to cancel:
Enter the required slot number, and press ENTER.
Navigate to the Available Software Versions screen and confirm that the card(s) is commissioned as required.
AVAILABLE SOFTWARE VERSIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IO (current) PCE382 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20201005 OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img IO (current) AMC348 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20201005 OS: rel_12_00_p06.x511edge.img (Servicepack) [none applied] IO (prev) PCE382 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20200721 OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img IO (prev) AMC348 dsc_vm_19_0_0_nb20200721 OS: rel_12_00_p06.x511edge.img (Servicepack) RUNNING SOFTWARE VERSIONS (*=update required, ?=update unknown) CARD BUILD SERVICE O/S -SLOT----TYPE----------RELEASE-VERSION------PACK-----IMAGE------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Slot 6 IO PCE382 19.0.0 (nb20201005) SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 7 IO PCE382 19.0.0 (nb20201005) SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 8 IO PCE382 19.0.0 (nb20201005) SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img Slot 9 IO PCE382 19.0.0 (nb20201005) SP: OS: rel_11_00_p13.swe.img (p=servicepack is partially applied) Select IO slot number (6 7 8 9) to begin upgrade or decommissioning of individual card(s).
Consider doing a complete system backup (using a USB key). For more information, refer to Complete System Backup for DSC 8000.
Prerequisites
Start
If there is no
Add the IP address and the Netmask to the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br2-103 file.
# vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-br2-103 # Interface managed by CCM DEVICE=br2-103 TYPE=Bridge IPV6_AUTOCONF=no ONBOOT=yes PEERDNS=yes USERCTL=no HOTPLUG=no BOOTPROTO=none IPADDR=192.168.240.30 NETMASK=255.255.254.0
Restart the network services by issuing the command.
# service network restart
Verify the IP is assigned properly.
# ip addr show br2-103
27: br2-103: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN link/ether 00:20:00:22:65:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff inet 192.168.240.30/23 brd 192.168.241.255 scope global br2-103 inet6 fe80::220:ff:fe22:6500/64 scope link valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
Ping the first TDM card
# ping 192.168.240.4
PING 192.168.240.4 (192.168.240.30) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 192.168.240.30: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=10.1 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.240.30: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.752 ms ^C --- 192.168.240.4 ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 1294ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.752/5.455/10.158/4.703 ms
The Ping test can be repeated for any other TDM card within the same network.
Prerequisites
Start
Populate the Primary IP. For example, 192.168.240.4
Use the base IP of 192.168.240 plus x = the slot position of the IO card.
For example, 192.168.240.4 for an IO in slot 4.
Click Continue.