Help identify switch

[StormX]

I have got a switch with no id labels & logos. It had no RAM and boot disk.
I would like to get some information about this box and try to restore it with ONIE and SONIC

I installed 8GB DDR4 2133 SODIMM and was able to get into the BIOS which says the system runs on Xeon D-1557 CPU.

There is a small Ericsson logo on cover. It has the same top cover, fans, and PSU as Celestica DX010. LED shape, layout and color look Celestica-style as well.

One label says NRU 0301, which points to Ericsson as well but there is 0 information about it on the internet.

Any help is appriciated.

 

[altmind]

http://files2.altio.us/files/NRU 0301 Network Rack Unit.pdf

 

[klui]

Celestica Seastone2E DX031.

 

[StormX]

You are both awesome! Thanks a lot! )


I found out that this switch uses ONIE + Netvisor ONE operating system developed by Pluribus (now Arista).
Since it is an Ericsson-branded Selestica I am sure it is a bare metal switch which can run ONIE + SONIC.

As i mentioned before, the switch came with no ram and system disk. It errors on failed BMC. I suppose it is due to some missing part, which is probably "DDR4 1GB/SPI 32MB Flash for dual boot" referenced in Celestica Seastone2E DX031datasheet.

Please, help identify missing component

 

[fyx]

Looks like it's missing the BMC board based on the DX030 Seastone2 design.

Here's some internal pictures I've taken:

Celestica DX030 “Seastone2”

Our own public documentation on how to do things in SONiC

kamelnetworks.github.io

 

[StormX]

Looks like it's missing the BMC board based on the DX030 Seastone2 design.

Here's some internal pictures I've taken:

Celestica DX030 “Seastone2”

Our own public documentation on how to do things in SONiC

kamelnetworks.github.io

Thank you! This is the information i was looking for.

So, now I need to identify and get this missing bmc board, does it have any id, labels or references?

 

[fyx]

There's a identifier in the last picture.

 

[StormX]

Thank you! This is the information i was looking for.

So, now I need to identify and get this missing bmc board, does it have any id, labels or references?

Do you mean R1156-B0004-02?

 

[klui]

@fyx, I looked at the community source for ONIE and there's nothing for Seastone2. Does your DX030 use a custom build of ONIE or does it work with Seastone(1)?

Are you guys working on any newer version of SONiC other than 202012?

 

[StormX]

@fyx, I looked at the community source for ONIE and there's nothing for Seastone2. Does your DX030 use a custom build of ONIE or does it work with Seastone(1)?

Are you guys working on any newer version of SONiC other than 202012?

I have seen an image for Seastone2 on official website. See 40:

SONiC/supported_devices_platforms.md at sonic_image_md_update · sonic-net/SONiC

Landing page for Software for Open Networking in the Cloud (SONiC) - https://sonic-net.github.io/SONiC/ - sonic-net/SONiC

github.com

 

[klui]

These images are of the NOS not ONIE. The NOS binary has a header script that assumes ONIE is already installed in the storage device. There are also post installation commands that obtains ONIE-generated metadata.

 

[StormX]

This switch runs onie + netvisor one OS by default. So it has built in onie. I think it is stored on the BMC board i am trying to identify

 

[klui]

While I don't have any experience with BMC-enabled switches, non-BMC-enabled switches have ONIE installed on the storage device. I would think BMC is used for remote management (power on, off, monitoring, console access, OS install) like on a server.

It's silly the thing can't function without a BMC.

 

[StormX]

While I don't have any experience with BMC-enabled switches, non-BMC-enabled switches have ONIE installed on the storage device. I would think BMC is used for remote management (power on, off, monitoring, console access, OS install) like on a server.

It's silly the thing can't function without a BMC.

There is a flash chip for "dual boot" (according to the datasheet) on BMC board. I suppose it stores bootloader.

 

[StormX]

This is the missing BMC board. I do not believe it is proprietary.

 

[Stephan]

The quick swap plastic chip holder in the bottom corner should be a flash. The firmware in that flash should be highly proprietary. Even if the module isn't, which I slightly doubt. No Aspeed image compiled for one board works with any other. Make sure to understand the Aspeed flash layout before spending more money on this. Like buying such a module and trying to cross-flash it. Afraid 80% chance this switch is for the dumpster. See if you can return it, because too gutted to get it working again, and seller didn't tell you.

 

[StormX]

The quick swap plastic chip holder in the bottom corner should be a flash. The firmware in that flash should be highly proprietary. Even if the module isn't, which I slightly doubt. No Aspeed image compiled for one board works with any other. Make sure to understand the Aspeed flash layout before spending more money on this. Like buying such a module and trying to cross-flash it. Afraid 80% chance this switch is for the dumpster. See if you can return it, because too gutted to get it working again, and seller didn't tell you.

Thank you for info! I have got it for 100 bucks