Brocade VDX 6740

[Dhiru]

Hello STH,

I have recently bought 2 VDX6740 switches from a company that was being liquidated. They were never deployed and were brand new. I was wondering if anyone had any experience with these switches. I plan to use upto 10 ports for fiber connectivity across my servers and desktops in a homelab environment . I had few questions and I would be really thankful if someone helped me out with them.

1. Is there anything specific about this switch that I should know of?
2. Is it easy to get access to the firmwares.
3. Will non-brocade SFP+ transceivers work?
4. Is there any chance of unlocking all of the 48 ports and 4 QSFP ports? My switches appear to have come with only 24 SFP+ ports activated by the base license and none of the QSFP ports activated.
5. Booting the switch takes really long. I have disable the diag post, but still the switch takes considerably longer to boot. Is it intended or am I missing something?
6. Finally, the most important Question. Should I keep them or sell them?

 

[fohdeesha]

I never really liked the VDX line, for a few different reasons. it's incredibly hard to get the firmware, as a brocade/ruckus ex-customer and current customer I can't even get them as the VDX team and product line was obtained by Extreme networks. Last time I used them the VDX was the most picky of any switch I used regarding optics, they would take brocade only. However I saw a report here that someone had no issue with 3rd party optics, so maybe this has changed.

They were also extremely cash-hungry regarding licensing the ports, to unlock the rest you will need to find licenses to do so (good luck). If it were me personally I would sell them, but that's just me

the fastiron (ICX, etc) and VDX line were managed and ran by two polar opposite ends of the spectrum at brocade is what I was told, the fastiron guys kind of piled in all the cool shit they could think of and left a lot hidden (like marketing 40gbE ports as "stacking only" but leaving them totally unlocked to use as normal ports) while the VDX team locked the shit out of everything then nickel and dimed you to unlock them

 

[Roelf Zomerman]

I got a hold of one as well, without any additional licenses. I've been trying to get updated firmware, but unless you have a lot of spare time on your hand and you like to send emails and make calls.. forget it.. they won't give it without a support contract, and they won't sell you a support contract as the product is EOL. If you manage to get it, please share ...

The SFP's seem to be working for me (also non-Brocade) and the SFP direct cables usually work as well (at least between VDX and ICX). Mine is unlicensed as well (so 24 ports only by default) and it's because I could get it dirt-cheap else I would have left it..

The boot time is sooooo freakin' long as it seems to boots a linux environment first and then boot another VM in that environment that runs the switch. So the long wait seems normal.. obviously these switches where designed to just run 24/7 and boot times where not a problem but boy.. they are loud when they boot..

The management btw is a nightmare.. you have to top each command (you can't skip from interface level to vlan for example as you can on the VDX). When you have a VDX and ICX you get annoyed very quickly as the commands seem similar.. but not always are..

The advantage of the VDX over the ICX series is that these support FCOE so you could run your fiber channel SCSI over the ports too.. and even from VDX to VDX (if you have multiple). But if you don't have a fiber channel SAN... I agree with fohdeesha.. stick with the ICX series and see if you can get a 7450 with 2x 40Gb in the back and 4x SFP+ in the front or an older 6xxx series

 

[Dhiru]

I paid $100 for both the switches which seemed like a really good price. I got home and upon booting them up, I was a little disappointed that both the switches didn't have any port licenses and I am stuck with 24 ports on both the switches. With that being said, the purchase didn't seem like a really bad deal considering a 24 Port SFP+ 10G switch costs more than $50 for sure. I am definitely thinking of keeping these switches. They are not as loud as I expected they would be. I also picked up a ICX 6450-24P switch which had no licenses along with a FCX648S 48 Port POE switch which came with 2x10G XFP.

It's good to know that third party optics work fine on this switch. At the moment, I don't have any optics to test, but I have a few arriving in the mail. I have managed to get the console up and running along with configuring the management interface access.

VDX6740# show version

Network Operating System Software
Network Operating System Version: 5.0.1
Copyright (c) 1995-2014 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Firmware name:      5.0.1d
Build Time:         17:53:30 Jun 12, 2015
Install Time:       22:55:04 Apr 13, 2016
Kernel:             2.6.34.6

BootProm:           1.0.1
Control Processor:  e500mc with 4096 MB of memory

Slot    Name    Primary/Secondary Versions                         Status
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SW/0    NOS     5.0.1d                                             ACTIVE*
                5.0.1d                                            
SW/1    NOS     5.0.1d                                             STANDBY
                5.0.1d

VDX6740# show dpod
rbridge-id: 1
   48 10G ports are available in this switch
    4 40G ports are available in this switch
   No 10G Port Upgrade license is installed
   No 40G Port Upgrade license is installed
     Dynamic POD method is in use

  24 10G port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
        24 10G port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
   0 10G ports are assigned to installed licenses:
         0 10G ports are assigned to the base switch license
  10G ports assigned to the base switch license:
     None
  10G ports assigned to the 10G Port Upgrade license:
     None
  10G ports not assigned to a license:
     1/0/1, 1/0/2, 1/0/3, 1/0/4, 1/0/5, 1/0/6, 1/0/7, 1/0/8, 1/0/9, 1/0/10
     1/0/11, 1/0/12, 1/0/13, 1/0/14, 1/0/15, 1/0/16, 1/0/17, 1/0/18, 1/0/19, 1/0/20
     1/0/21, 1/0/22, 1/0/23, 1/0/24, 1/0/25, 1/0/26, 1/0/27, 1/0/28, 1/0/29, 1/0/30
     1/0/31, 1/0/32, 1/0/33, 1/0/34, 1/0/35, 1/0/36, 1/0/37, 1/0/38, 1/0/39, 1/0/40
     1/0/41, 1/0/42, 1/0/43, 1/0/44, 1/0/45, 1/0/46, 1/0/47, 1/0/48
  24 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

   0 40G port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
         0 40G port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
   0 40G ports are assigned to installed licenses:
         0 40G ports are assigned to the base switch license
  40G ports assigned to the base switch license:
     None
  40G ports assigned to the 40G Port Upgrade license:
     None
  40G ports not assigned to a license:
     1/0/49, 1/0/50, 1/0/51, 1/0/52
   0 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports

I guess FCOE on the other hand requires licenses too. My primary intention is to use these as simple L2 10G switches. I am not really concerned about the firmwares at the moment. It's just a matter of time before someone ends up sharing one. I am more concerned about the dynamic port and feature licenses. I hope someone eventually happens to find out a way to circumvent the licensing considering these switches are already EOL. It's ridiculous to imagine that a capable hardware can be handicapped by restrictive software.

 

[fohdeesha]

working on these, give me a couple weeks

 

[Jason Antes]

Well, he got it up and working. A lot of trouble (some self inflicted by me I'm sure) with it but he got the licenses and cracked it for me getting a new image on it. Problem is the flash went bad a couple days later! /sigh It still limps along but I have a new CF card coming early this next week. Big thanks to fohdeesha! This thing's been bugging me since last August.

 

[Jason Antes]

I believe I got this up and running correctly on the new flash card following the instructions from the Extreme page. Got the licenses put back on too. Man did this thing take forever to finish loading the NOS.

Welcome to the Brocade Network Operating System Software
admin connected from 127.0.0.1 using console on sw0
sw0# sho ver
Network Operating System Software
Network Operating System Version: 7.2.0
Copyright (c) 1995-2017 Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Firmware name:      7.2.0
Build Time:         10:52:47 Jul 10, 2017
Install Time:       00:34:25 Jan  1, 1970
Kernel:             2.6.34.6
BootProm:           1.0.1
Control Processor:  e500mc with 4096 MB of memory
Slot    Name    Primary/Secondary Versions                         Status
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
SW/0    NOS     7.2.0                                              ACTIVE*
                7.2.0
sw0# sho ha
SW/0: Active, Cold Recovered, Dual Partitions
sw0#

 

[fohdeesha]

looks good to me!

 

[Jason Antes]

Thanks again for all your help.

 

[Jason Antes]

Nuts. Still something wrong with this thing. Took 3 hours to boot into a usable state today after doing a cold recovery and then a kernel panic. Grrr.

2020/04/17-19:02:00, [EM-1068], 346, SW/0 | Active | FFDC, ERROR, VDX6740, High Availability Service Management subsystem failed to respond. A required component is not operating.
2020/04/17-19:02:00, [RAS-1001], 347, SW/0 | Active, INFO, VDX6740, First failure data capture (FFDC) event occurred.
2020/04/17-19:02:16, [HASM-1005], 348, SW/0 | Active, WARNING, VDX6740, The standby peer has not booted up yet.
2020/04/17-19:02:23, [HSL-1012], 349, SW/0 | Active, INFO, sw0, Interface lo is link up
2020/04/17-19:02:43, [NSM-1019], 350, SW/0 | Active | DCE, INFO, sw0,  Interface Ve 4093 is administratively up.
2020/04/17-19:03:02, [MFIC-1002], 351, SW/0 | Active, INFO, sw0, Chassis FRU header not programmed for switch NID, using defaults (applies only to FICON environments).
MDD: Initialized DCMD Client Successfully
sw0# show chassis
%INFO : This command is not available in standby state.
sw0# sho ha
SW/0: Active, Cold Recovering, Dual Partitions
sw0# sho startup-con
This operation is not supported in logical chassis mode.
sw0# 2020/04/17-19:05:19, [SRM-1001], 352, SW/0 | Active, INFO, VDX6740, CPU usage reached 100 percent, exceeded the threshold.
2020/04/17-19:07:02, [HASM-1002], 353, SW/0 | Active | FFDC, CRITICAL, VDX6740, Error happens on service instance fcsw 0: command activate failed or timed out (Critical).
2020/04/17-19:07:02, [RAS-1001], 354, SW/0 | Active, INFO, VDX6740, First failure data capture (FFDC) event occurred.
cat: /var/log/fsslo.log: No such file or directory
2020/04/17-19:07:55, [SEC-1197], 355, SW/0 | Active, INFO, VDX6740, Changed account root.
2020/04/17-19:08:12, [SEC-1204], 356, SW/0 | Active, INFO, VDX6740, Root access mode is configured to default(SSH/Telnet/Console).
sw0# 2020/04/17-19:09:01, [SNMP-1005], 357, SW/0 | Active, INFO, sw0, SNMP configuration attribute, sysDescr, has changed from [Access Gateway.] to [Brocade VDX Switch.].
Broadcast message from root Fri Apr 17 19:09:34 2020...
The system is going down for reboot NOW !!
INIT: Switching to runlevel: 6
INIT: Sending processes the TERM signal
2020/04/17-19:09:52, [SEC-3022], 358, SW/0 | Active, INFO, sw0, Event: logout, Status: success, Info: Successful logout by user [admin].
Received SIGTERM, arpd exiting...
Received SIGTERM, bgpd exiting...closing socket with nsm
closing socket with nsm
Disabling wdt: Fri Apr 17 19:10:10 GMT 2020
Unmounting all filesystems: Fri Apr 17 19:10:11 GMT 2020
------------[ cut here ]------------
kernel BUG at /vobs/projects/springboard/linux_plat/linux_2_6_34/drivers/watchdog/booke_wdt.c:301!
Oops taken on: 2020-04-17 at 19:11:11
Oops: Exception in kernel mode, sig: 5 [#1]
PREEMPT SMP NR_CPUS=4 LTT NESTING LEVEL : 0
SILKWORM PB HV
NIP: 404071b4 LR: 404071b4 CTR: 40569024
REGS: 88857ca0 TRAP: 0700   Tainted: P            (2.6.34.6)
MSR: 10021002 <ME,CE>  CR: 24000028  XER: 20000000
TASK = 888449a0[0] 'swapper' THREAD: 88854000
Last syscall: -1  CPU: 1
GPR00: 404071b4 88857d50 888449a0 00000001 10021002 ffffffff 40798400 00006ba5
GPR08: 40798804 88854000 10021002 88857d50 24000024 00000000 00000000 c4653600
GPR16: 3b9ac9ff 88857e08 42d94368 1cc26b64 00000524 1cc26b64 88857d78 88857eb0
GPR24: 1cc26f8f 00000524 42d943d8 40088310 42d943d8 40780000 40881cd4 88857d50
NIP [404071b4] ppc_booke_sw_wdt_heartbeat+0xbc/0x10c
LR [404071b4] ppc_booke_sw_wdt_heartbeat+0xbc/0x10c
Call Trace:
STACK MAGIC 0x57ac6e9d
[88857d50] [404071b4] ppc_booke_sw_wdt_heartbeat+0xbc/0x10c (unreliable)
[88857d70] [40088388] tick_sched_timer+0x78/0x394
[88857dc0] [4007986c] __run_hrtimer+0x134/0x214
[88857df0] [4007aef4] hrtimer_interrupt+0x148/0x438
[88857e70] [4000eca0] timer_interrupt+0x1d8/0x448
[88857ea0] [40012b98] ret_from_except+0x0/0x18
[88857f60] [40794958] ppc_md+0x0/0xdc
[88857f70] [40009940] cpu_idle_simple+0x40/0x64
[88857f90] [400099a0] cpu_idle+0x3c/0xf4
[88857fb0] [4056e644] start_secondary+0x31c/0x338
[88857ff0] [40001974] __secondary_start+0x30/0x84
Instruction dump:
80093498 2f800000 419effbc 3c60406b 3863c6f0 48164d45 4be7e285 3d204079
8009349c 5463103a 7c1e192e 48164ad1 <0fe00000> 48000000 4be7e265 3d204088
last sysfs file: /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/topology/core_id
PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Shutdown soft timer
panic_dump_notifier nb=c15597b0 a=1
PD Start
[flash_or_ata_open_wrapper]: Dumper is writable
[panic_dump_save]: DOOPEN succeeded
+++++++++++++++++++++ collecting last 8k standby console +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 dump_standby_consolelog :5445 size
 this is quiet!
 end of DRAM 4294967296 memstart_addr0 total_lowmem 4294967296
Qman ver:0a01,01,02
Treating Qman ver:01,02 as 0x0101
  -> in standby mode
[silkworm_setup_pci_shared_memory]config_done  0 scandone 0 pcilcok 0x0
SLUB: dfree enabled
PRIMING SLUB: main caches
SLUB: export __kmalloc at 0x40113688 changed to 0x40113a90
SLUB: export vmalloc at 0x400f72f4 changed to 0x400f70a8
SLUB: export vfree at 0x400f6400 changed to 0x400f6330
network namespace NR (VRF) started
  PCI_PROBE_DEVTREE
  PCI_PROBE_DEVTREE
Qman registered for failover, is currently standby
Qman err interrupt handler present
Treating Qman portal ver:0x0102 as 0x0101
Qman portal at c1020000:c1016000 (0:2,v0101)
Qman portal initialised, cpu 0
Treating Qman portal ver:0x0102 as 0x0101
Qman portal at c1028000:c101e000 (1:3,v0101)
Qman portal initialised, cpu 1
before calling: qman_release_fqid_range 768:256
Qman: FQID allocator includes range 768:256
Qman driver initialised
... MSI disabled
mmod_sys
 ited: 1
***** pcie_portdrv_init: standby completed
cpu1/1: Waiting for active partition to finish saving registers...
cpu1/1: failover_register() - registering notifiers...
cpu1/1: Waiting for active partition to initialize FMan...
default MII is 0xc10a0000 for tsec0
gtg_init:Coldboot case
gtg_init(2):Ring becf6800 Peer Ring bf4f6800
Uboot wdt counter value: 0
VSD Created with major number vsd_probe = 254
INIT: version 2.78 booting
Firmware Integrity Check is default off
Bypassing firmware validation.
mount: sysfs already mounted or /sys busy
mount: according to mtab, none is already mounted on /sys
mknod: /dev/fsl-hv: File exists
Hostname is sw0
INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
        FIPS-mode test application
1. Non-Approved cryptographic operation test...
        a. Excluded algorithm (MD5)...successful
        b. Included algorithm (D-H)...successful
2. Automatic power-up self test...
        2.a. FIPS RNG (AES_256_CTR_DRBG) selftest...successful
3. AES-128,192,256 CBC  encryption/decryption...succe
4. RSA key generation and encryption/decryption...successful
4.1. RSA 2048 with 'SHA256' testing...successful
5. TDES-CBC encryption/decryption...successful
6a. SHA-1 hash...successful
6b. SHA-256 hash...successful
6c. SHA-384 hash...successful
6d. SHA-512 hash...successful
6e. HMAC-SHA-1 hash...successful
6f. HMAC-SHA-224 hash...successful
6g. HMAC-SHA-256 hash...successful
6h. HMAC-SHA-384 hash...successful
6i. HMAC-SHA-512 hash...successful
7. Non-Approved cryptographic operation test...
        a. Excluded algorithm (MD5)...Not executed
        b. Included algorithm (D-H)...successful as expected
8. Zero-ization...Successful
9. TLS KDF 1.0...successful
9a. TLS KDF 1.2...successful
10.ECDSA ...successful
11.ECDH ...successful
11. SSH KDF...successful
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)12. SNMP KDF...successful
All tests completed with 0 errors
Waiting to starting configurati
 agement service
Starting configuration management service
[wmd_init]: chunk_size = 0xa00000
[wmd_init]: WM reset
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
Found 4(threshold 5) abnormal reboots within 5000 seconds window(threshold)
KernelSpace rastrace_register
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)alt IPC trigger state=1 LoadCommon
 DCM MODE:0x000400010
SWBD module launch ... Fri Apr 17 18:50:15 UTC 2020
CPLD INIT DONE
Cobra rev B found
Info: panic dump has been initialized!
Starting HASM ... Fri Apr 17 18:50:36 UTC 2020
LAUNCH HASMD 131 0x000400010 64Exisitng reboot reason fsize = 5 rb=
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_dsa_key
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_rsa_key
Could not load host key: /etc/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
Disabling protocol version 2. Could not load host key
sshd: no hostkeys available -- exiting.
Network OS (sw0)
sw0 console login: Global Fan Direction: Port Side EXHAUST
Star
 cmd ... Fri Apr 17 18:50:39 UTC 2020
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000001h
tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000002h
2020/04/17-18:50:49, [HSL-1012], 65,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface lo is link up
2020/04/17-18:50:49, [HSL-1012], 66,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface eth0 is link up
2020/04/17-18:50:49, [HSL-1012], 67,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface eth1 is link up
2020/04/17-18:50:49, [HASM-1004], 68,  INFO, VDX6740, Processor reloaded - Reset.
server starting
Restoring DCM database.........................done
waiting for server to shut down.... done
server stopped
Dcmd Database is corrupted. Hence, clearing the database.
2020/04/17-18:52:46, [DCM-3053], 69, SW/1 | Standby, INFO, VDX6740, Dcmd database corruption was detected. The system will startup with the default configuration for this database.
Fri Apr 17 18:58:26 UTC 2020 :: Confd: Waiting for Dcmd to become ready...
*** CORE FILES WARNING (04/17/20 - 19:00:05 ) ***
9 KBytes in  file(s)
 opy support" command to upload
*** FFDC FILES WARNING (04/17/20 - 19:00:05 ) ***
28 KBytes in  file(s)
use "copy support" command to upload
WARN   : Fri Apr 17 19:09:35 2020 : WaveClientReceiverThread::start : Dropping this connection since forward connection is not available (Peer Server Is Not known)
++++++++++++++++++++++End of standby console+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PowerPC Book-E Watchdog Shutdown soft timer
panic_dump_save: Saving DIE...
[panic_dump_save]: collecting panicdump
panic_dump_save: Dumping OOM_DUMP...
OOM_DUMP
panic_dump_save: Dumping PDTRACE...
PDTRACE
Start WM tracedump
End WM tracedump
panic_dump_save: Dumping reboot_reason...
reboot_reason
set_reboot_reason reason=Software Fault:Kernel Panic
flush reboot_reason reason=Software Fault:Kernel Panic
panic_dump_save: Dumping PLATFORM...
PLATFORM
sysmodPanicdump size=512032
panic_dump_save: Dumping MLT...
MLT
panic_dump_save: Dumping MLT_KL...
MLT_KL
panic_dump_save: Dumping MLT_VM...
MLT_VM
panic_dump_save: Dumping PD_MISC...
PD_MISC
panic_dump_save: Dumping CONSOLE_LOG...
CONSOLE_LOG
panic_dump_save: Dumping KERNEL_STACK_DUMP...
KERNEL_STACK_DUMP
panic_dump_save: Dumping HSL...
HSL
panic_dump_save: Dumping PANIC_DUMP_LOG...
PANIC_DUMP_LOG
[panic_dump_save]: dump the trailer
panic_dump_save: Panic dump completed
Dump Started at: 000000076b535813
Dump Ended at: 000000076b6a51ea
Dump Time Taken (in 100MHz) = 000000000016f9d7
[panic_dump_save]: Panic dump completed
hv restart
[1] Clearing standby console log
[2] get_rpn: mem-range has discontiguity at guest address 0x58000000.
[2] get_rpn: mem-range has discontiguity at guest address 0x68000000.
HV> cpu0/0: failover_notifier_cb() - I'm Standby, pre-DMA-stop
MSI failover callback done
cpu0/0: failover_notifier_cb() - I'm Standby, post-DMA-stop
receive takeover signal
 start_guest set event
[0] loading binary image from 0x79fff000 to 0x3000000
[0] Loading uImage from 0x78000000 to 0
HV> 2020/04/17-19:11:10, [HASM-1001], 70, SW/1 | Standby | FFDC, CRITICAL, VDX6740, An unexpected failover event occured.
[0] branching to guest p1-linux, 2 cpus
HV> GTG Peer GOS reset
2020/04/17-19:11:10, [RAS-1001], 71, SW/1 | Standby, INFO, VDX6740, First failure data capture (FFDC) event occurred.
 disk->start 0  cmd->start 0 nstart 0 disk name /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda00
create_new_partition_table part_no 0 no_of_parts 2
HV> Confd: No need to wait for Ccmd...
Fri Apr 17 19:11:31 UTC 2020 :: Triggering confd load phase1 after waiting for 20 secs
[1] Hypervisor Resetting due to: hcall_system_reset
[1]
Hypervisor Reset Flush:
HV>
BootROM version: 1.0.76
Copyright (C) 2011 Brocade Communication.
CPU0:  P3041, Version: 2.0, (0x82110320)
Core:  E500MC, Version: 3.2, (0x80230032)
Clock Configuration:
       CPU0:1499.400 MHz, CPU1:1499.400 MHz, CPU2:1499.400 MHz, CPU3:1499.400 MHz,
       CCB:749.700 MHz,
       DDR:499.800 MHz (999.600 MT/s data rate) (Asynchronous), LBC:46.856 MHz
       FMAN1: 374.850 MHz
       PME:   374.850 MHz
L1:    D-cache 32 kB enabled
       I-cache 32 kB enabled
Model ID: 131
Board: P3041 CASTOR, 36-bit Addressing
reset reason was 0x00000002: CPU request
I2C:   ready
DRAM:  Initializing....
Enabled DHC_EN
FSL_ERRATUM_DDR_A003 workaround applied
DIMM 0 [0xfe008174=0x8675a607] [0xfe008f38=0x10100d0b] [0xfe008f3c=0x0a0b0d0e] [0xfe008f40=0x0c004004]
6 GiB left unmapped
    DDR: 8 GiB (DDR3, 64-bit, CL=7, ECC on)
testdram value not set, dram test not run
Now running in RAM - U-Boot at: 7ff20000
FLASH: 4 MiB
L2:    128 KB enabled
Corenet Platform Cache: 1024 KB enabled
SERDES: bank 2 disabled
PCI: gd->brcd_flags = 0, PCI init
    PCIE1 connected to Slot 1 as Root Complex (base addr fe200000)
               Scanning PCI bus 01
    PCIE0 on bus 00 - 01
MMK configuring pit regs
In:    serial
Out:   serial
Err:   serial
    SRIO1: disabled
    SRIO2: disabled
NVRAM/RTC oscillator already turned on in a previous boot
Net:   Fman: Uploading microcode version 101.6.0.
FM1@DTSEC4, FM1@DTSEC5
usb reset 0
(Re)start USB 0...
USB:   Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... Manufacturer u-boot
Product      EHCI Host Controller
SerialNumber
Manufacturer Generic
Product      Flash Card Reader
SerialNumber 000000225001
2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
setting prt to 1
Hit ESC to stop autoboot:  0
Loading Environment 1 from NVRAM...
(Re)start USB 0...
USB:   Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... Manufacturer u-boot
Product      EHCI Host Controller
SerialNumber
Manufacturer Generic
Product      Flash Card Reader
SerialNumber 000000225001
2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
setting prt to 1
Loading file "boot/zImage.tree.initrd" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
3488372 bytes read
Loading Environment 0 from NVRAM...
(Re)start USB 0...
USB:   Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
USB EHCI 1.00
scanning bus for devices... Manufacturer u-boot
Product      EHCI Host Controller
SerialNumber
Manufacturer Generic
Product      Flash Card Reader
SerialNumber 000000225001
2 USB Device(s) found
       scanning bus for storage devices... 1 Storage Device(s) found
setting prt to 1
Loading file "/boot/fastloading.mdt" from usb device 0:1 (usbda1)
155 bytes read
Image: [uImage]
 Image: [hv.uImage]
 Image: [silkworm.dtb]
 Image: [silkworm_hct.dtb]
 WARNING: adjusting available memory to 30000000
## Booting kernel from Legacy Image at 02000000 ...
   Image Name:
   Image Type:   PowerPC Linux Kernel Image (uncompressed)
   Data Size:    473624 Bytes = 462.5 KiB
   Load Address: 00000000
   Entry Point:  00000000
   Verifying Checksum ... OK
## Flattened Device Tree blob at 04000000
   Booting using the fdt blob at 0x4000000
   Loading Kernel Image ... OK
OK
   Loading Device Tree to 00ff7000, end 00fff22b ... OK
=======================================
Freescale Hypervisor 0.8-004
Hypervisor command line: config-addr=0x3000000 p1-linux="root=/dev/sda1  rootfstype=ext4 quiet" p2-linux="root=/dev/sda1  rootfstype=ext4 quiet"
[0] malloc_init: using 31 MiB at 0x7e0e38b0 - 0x7fffffff
Brocade PB device tree:brocade,SILKWORM_PB
Got liodn 125
[0] assign_callback: device serial0 in serial0 not found
[0] assign_callback: device /hvcpld in fpga not found
USB:
Static Qhead=0x4d60c0 Qhead list=0x4d6140 Qtd base=0x4d61c0
Static Qhead Align=[0] Qhead list Align=[0] Qtd base=[0]
Register 10011 NbrPorts 1
hv scanning bus for usb devices... 2 USB Device(s) found
[0] watchdog enabled with period 38
Hypervisor scanning bus for storage devices...
========Storage Device Details==========
Mfr=Generic, Product=Flash Card Reader, SerialNumber=000000225001
1  HV Storage Device(s) found
Init hypervisor timer init_timer:8
[1] watchdog enabled with period 38
[2] watchdog enabled with period 38
[3] watchdog enabled with period 38
[2] Virtual Storage thread=7e2600a8
[0] get_rpn: mem-range has discontiguity at guest address 0x68000000.
 part_start 2  2
dev_name vs_attach_guest   /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda01 part_start 2 no_of_parts 2
 [vs_attach_guest]vdisk->start 0x7197ff vdisk->size 0x719001
 [vs_attach_guest]vdisk->start 0x7197ff vdisk->size 0x719001
Bootargs set for cpu = 2 guest p2-linux bootagrs = root=/dev/sda1  rootfstype=ext4 quiet
 part2 STANDBY
 part_start 0  2
dev_name vs_attach_guest   /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda00 part_start 0 no_of_parts 2
 [vs_attach_guest]vdisk->start 0x0 vdisk->size 0x719000
 [vs_attach_guest]vdisk->start 0x0 vdisk->size 0x719000
Bootargs set for cpu = 0 guest p1-linux bootagrs = root=/dev/sda1  rootfstype=ext4 quiet
 part1 ACTIVE
patch_pcie_msi_guest_node:set p2-linux msi0
[0] Clearing standby console log
patch_pcie_msi_guest_node: set msi-address-64 f0000740
[0] loading binary image from 0x79fff000 to 0x3000000
[2] loading binary image from 0x79fff000 to 0x3000000
[0] Loading uImage from 0x78000000 to 0
[2] Loading uImage from 0x78000000 to 0
[2] branching to guest p2-linux, 2 cpus
[0] branching to guest p1-linux, 2 cpus
HV> this is quiet!
 end of DRAM 4294967296 memstart_addr0 total_lowmem 4294967296
Using /devices/qman property 'fsl,qman-fqd'
  it's a 'zero-pma', not zeroing from s/w
Using /devices/qman property 'fsl,qman-pfdr'
Qman ver:0a01,01,02
Treating Qman ver:01,02 as 0x0101
  -> DMA enabled
[silkworm_setup_pci_shared_memory]config_done  0 scandone 0 pcilcok 0x0
SLUB: dfree enabled
PRIMING SLUB: main caches
SLUB: export __kmalloc at 0x40113688 changed to 0x40113a90
SLUB: export vmalloc at 0x400f72f4 changed to 0x400f70a8
SLUB: export vfree at 0x400f6400 changed to 0x400f6330
network namespace NR (VRF) started
 PCI_PROBE_DEVTREE
 PCI_PROBE_DEVTREE
Qman registered for failover, is currently active
Qman err interrupt handler present
Treating Qman portal ver:0x0102 as 0x0101
Qman portal at c1020000:c101e000 (0:0,v0101)
Qman portal initialised, cpu 0
Treating Qman portal ver:0x0102 as 0x0101
Qman portal at c1028000:c1026000 (1:1,v0101)
Qman portal initialised, cpu 1
before calling: qman_release_fqid_range 512:256
Qman: FQID allocator includes range 512:256
Qman driver initialised
mmod_sysctl_inited: 1
***** pcie_portdrv_init: active completed
cpu1/1: failover_register() - registering notifiers...
 Fman microcode       51       45       46
 FMAN microcode UC size 0x1b64
default MII is 0xc10a8000 for tsec0
gtg_init:Coldboot case
gtg_init(1):Ring bf4f6800 Peer Ring becf6800
Castor i2c unlock, ret=-2
Uboot wdt counter value: 0
VSD Created with major number vsd_probe = 254
 disk->start 0  cmd->start 0 nstart 0 disk name /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda00
create_new_partition_table part_no 0 no_of_parts 2
 disk->start 7444479  cmd->start 0 nstart 7444479 disk name /vsmgr/vd@usb0/vda01
create_new_partition_table part_no 2 no_of_parts 2
INIT: version 2.78 booting
Firmware Integrity Check is default off
Bypassing firmware validation.
mount: sysfs already mounted or /sys busy
mount: according to mtab, none is already mounted on /sys
mknod: /dev/fsl-hv: File exists
Hostname is sw0
INIT: Entering runlevel: 3
        FIPS-mode test application
1. Non-Approved cryptographic operation test...
        a. Excluded algorithm (MD5)...successful
        b. Included algorithm (D-H)...successful
2. Automatic power-up self test...
        2.a. FIPS RNG (AES_256_CTR_DRBG) selftest...successful
3. AES-128,192,256 CBC  encryption/decryption...successful
4. RSA key generation and encryption/decryption...successful
4.1. RSA 2048 with 'SHA256' testing...successful
5. TDES-CBC encryption/decryption...successful
6a. SHA-1 hash...successful
6b. SHA-256 hash...successful
6c. SHA-384 hash...successful
6d. SHA-512 hash...successful
6e. HMAC-SHA-1 hash...successful
6f. HMAC-SHA-224 hash...successful
6g. HMAC-SHA-256 hash...successful
6h. HMAC-SHA-384 hash...successful
6i. HMAC-SHA-512 hash...successful
7. Non-Approved cryptographic operation test...
        a. Excluded algorithm (MD5)...Not executed
        b. Included algorithm (D-H)...successful as expected
8. Zero-ization...Successful
9. TLS KDF 1.0...successful
9a. TLS KDF 1.2...successful
10.ECDSA ...successful
11.ECDH ...successful
11. SSH KDF...successful
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)12. SNMP KDF...successful
All tests completed with 0 errors
(none)
GTG Peer GOS reset
Waiting to starting configuration management service
Starting configuration management service
[wmd_init]: chunk_size = 0xa00000
[wmd_init]: WM reset
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
KernelSpace rastrace_register
sysmodAttach open failed: No such device or address
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)alt IPC trigger state=1 LoadCommon
 DCM MODE:0x0
SWBD module launch ... Fri Apr 17 19:16:19 GMT 2020
CPLD INIT DONE
SEEPROM Read Done!
Cobra rev B found
pdcheck: info: found new pd: mtd_ts=1587150671 DIE Fri Apr 17 19:11:11 2020, cf_ts=1587146447
Starting HASM ... Fri Apr 17 19:16:55 GMT 2020
LAUNCH HASMD 131 0x0 0Global Fan Direction: Port Side EXHAUST
Network OS (sw0)
sw0 console login: Castor: PCIe Err handler init plat_pci_init[800]
bhpc_irq_init: Using default device map. Size 10
bhpc_irq_init: Pcie domain 0 err interrupt handler Installed
Starting Dcmd ... Fri Apr 17 19:16:58 GMT 2020
system_parameter_init: sysModInit() failed(2)tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000001h
tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000002h
2020/04/17-19:17:08, [HSL-1012], 359,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface lo is link up
2020/04/17-19:17:08, [HSL-1012], 360,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface eth0 is link up
2020/04/17-19:17:08, [HSL-1012], 361,  INFO, VDX6740, Interface eth1 is link up
2020/04/17-19:17:08, [FW-1410], 362,  WARNING, VDX6740,  Disk usage is greater than 60 percent and max number of Core file limit [5] has been exceeded. Deleting the oldest core file: /core_files/bgpdd/core.4109.gz
2020/04/17-19:17:08, [HASM-1004], 363,  INFO, VDX6740, Processor reloaded - Auto reboot recovery.
Fri Apr 17 19:19:06 GMT 2020 :: Confd: Waiting for Dcmd to become ready...
Services starting COLD recovery
CHASSIS RECOV_ACTIVE
Activating Route Profile [RTPROFILE_TYPE_DEFAULT], ecmp [0]
Activating HW Profile [HWPROFILE_TYPE_DEFAULT]
Activating KAP Profile [DEFAULT]
ISNS trace initialization success 0
SNMP Research EMANATE/Lite Agent Version 16.2.0.9
Copyright 1989-2006 SNMP Research, Inc.
dcm init successful
Confd: No need to wait for Ccmd...
Fri Apr 17 19:19:24 GMT 2020 :: Triggering confd load phase1 after waiting for 10 secs
pcap_master_init - sm is NULL after ha_calloc
Subsribed successfully for NSMPORTDECFGMSG in rmond
Passed :: register_for_publisher_notification for MSG_TNL_GW_CONF_NOTIFY passed for NSMD.
radv trace initialization succeeded.
arp trace initialization succeeded.
rps trace initialization succeeded.
ribmgr trace initialization succeeded.
ARP trace init Successful
srm trace initialization succeeded.
 L2SYS!!!!!!!! l2sys_bgp_init: Listen succeeded
vrrp_tha_init: regdone handle 1
VRRP_tha_Init: stage 1 done
radv: Done socket init
Sock Thread initialised
tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000003h
radv: Done init 0
tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000003h
tp_register, got none fss tp handle=10000003h
Passed :: register_for_publisher_notification passed from QOS client...
main:Starting cmsd
cmsrv started...
Registering with FSS, svc: ethsw, inst: 1, atom: cms
local_cms_main:fss_init done
openflow_mi6_open:: Opening MI6 socket OF_MR_AT_MI6
openflow_mi6_open:: MI6 open successful
Fri Apr 17 19:19:06 GMBefore config clear
Executing test "dump"
SUCCESS operations.

 

[fohdeesha]

well that's odd, is this with a new CF card?

 

[Jason Antes]

Yes. Bought a Verbatim 8GB card. Seemed to install ok but either I did something wrong or this switch doesn't like me very much.

 

[fohdeesha]

did you flash the latest 7.4.0a? could be a bug or something, thats the "bleeding edge" version, maybe try flashing a more stable one like 7.2.0

 

[Jason Antes]

I flashed it with the one you used before. Is the other available somewhere?

 

[Jason Antes]

I just noticed I've been posting this stuff in someone elses thread. Sorry Dhiru.

 

[bogi]

I got mine long time ago and that ownership transition happened so evrything is messed up. It was on the shelf as a backup solution. Mine is VDX6740B EMC dell version. Can anyone share firmware or any guide for unlocking ports? I also have Cisco Nexus no problems with that one evrything unlocked running smooth and takes all possible modules and cables, but this VDX guy is a bit picky.

Please share if you have anything for updating it. Thanks!

 

[fohdeesha]

I got mine long time ago and that ownership transition happened so evrything is messed up. It was on the shelf as a backup solution. Mine is VDX6740B EMC dell version. Can anyone share firmware or any guide for unlocking ports? I also have Cisco Nexus no problems with that one evrything unlocked running smooth and takes all possible modules and cables, but this VDX guy is a bit picky.

Please share if you have anything for updating it. Thanks!

pm me

 

[Kartoff]

Hello, i have a little funny question... Can someone provide me some information about how loud is VDX6740 ? I need to compare with Nexus 6000 for a friend... He thinks Cisco is louder but i am not so sure about that...

 

[Jason Antes]

If you know how loud a 6610 is, it is quieter than that at idle. Having been around Cisco switches too, I'd say it depends on model. I've been around ones louder and quieter. My 6740 is noticeably quieter than the 6610 I have without the use of a db meter.

 

[Kartoff]

As i know there are db meter apps for smartphones... I can try to measure my Nexus 6000 I think about doing video to upload on youtube for comparison as well
P.S. Just did a measurement and it is average 77db for N6K-C6001-64P (50cm from switch)