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Ethernet switch Oracle ES2-64

The ES2-64 is Oracle's 10/40 Gb/sec Ethernet switch. It's interfaces are:

The ES2-64 has a Service Processor (SP), it's like ILOM on Sun/Oracle server and its prompt is " -> "
There is also HOST (SEFOS), its prompt is " ES2-> ". SEFOS stands for Sun Ethernet Fabric Operating System.

Once you get new switch you probably want to upgrade a software. The SP upgrade can be via FTP, HTTP, but HOST upgrade is only via FTP. Default login for both SP and HOST is root / changeme. The SEFOS should be upgraded first, just read readme file that comes with the patch.

But now we can setup hostname and IP for SP. 
->  show /SP/ hostname 
  /SP
    Properties:
        hostname = myswitch-ilom

->  show /SP/network/ 
    Properties:
        commitpending = (Cannot show property)
        dhcp_clientid = none
        dhcp_server_ip = none
        ipaddress = 10.x.x.x
        ipdiscovery = static
        ipgateway = 10.x.x.1
        ipnetmask = 255.255.254.0
        macaddress = 00:10:E0:6A:28:A0
        pendingipaddress = 10.x.x.x
        pendingipdiscovery = static
        pendingipgateway = 10.x.x.1
        pendingipnetmask = 255.255.254.0
        pendingvlan_id = (none)
        state = enabled
        vlan_id = (none)
Then setup hostname and IP and some other stuff for HOST. 
->  start /SYS 
Are you sure you want to start /SYS (y/n)? y
Starting /SYS

->  start /HOST/console 
Are you sure you want to start /HOST/console (y/n)? y

.. look how the switch boots ....

localhost login: root
Password: changeme

Last login: Tue Mar  1 03:50:37 on ttyS0
Detecting screen size; please wait...done
Oracle(R) Integrated Lights Out Manager
Version 3.2.5.60 r104179
Copyright (c) 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Warning: password is set to factory default.
Warning: HTTPS certificate is set to factory default.
Hostname: localhost
ES2->
ES2-> cd /SP 
/SP

ES2->  set hostname=myswitch 
Set 'hostname' to 'myswitch'

ES2->  set system_location=room-10 
Set 'system_location' to 'room-10'

ES2->  cd services 
/SP/services

ES2-> ls

 /SP/services
    Targets:
        http
        https
        ipmi
        snmp
        ssh
        sso

ES2->  cd snmp 
/SP/services/snmp

ES2-> ls

 /SP/services/snmp
    Targets:
        communities
        mibs
        users

    Properties:
        engineid = (none)
        port = 161
        servicestate = enabled
        sets = disabled
        v1 = disabled
        v2c = disabled
        v3 = enabled

    Commands:
        cd
        set
        show

ES2->  set v1=enabled 
Set 'v1' to 'enabled'

ES2->  set v2c=enabled 
Set 'v2c' to 'enabled'

ES2->  cd communities 
/SP/services/snmp/communities

ES2-> ls

 /SP/services/snmp/communities
    Targets:
        private
        public

    Properties:
    Commands:
        cd
        create
        delete
        show

ES2->  create ca-public 
Created /SP/services/snmp/communities/ca-public

ES2-> show ca-public
 /SP/services/snmp/communities/ca-public
    Targets:

    Properties:
        permission = ro
    Commands:
        cd
        set
        show

Software upgrade for Host (SEFOS)

Note the prompt is "ES2->".
Download a patch from Oracle site, here we need ES2-72_64_SEFOS_2.0.0.7.pkg 
ES2->  load -o verbose -source  ftp://user:passwd@10.z.z.z/export/ES2-72_64_SEFOS_2.0.0.7.pkg 

NOTE: An upgrade takes several minutes to complete. ILOM
      will enter a special mode to load new firmware. No
      other tasks can be performed in ILOM until the
      firmware upgrade is complete and ILOM is reset.

Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)? y
Preserve existing configuration (y/n)? y
Version: 2.0.0.7
Date: fri Apr 15 12:25:26 PDT 2016
Finished updates

Firmware update is complete.
The system must be reset for the new image to be loaded.

ES2-> reset /SP
Are you sure you want to reset /SP (y/n)?

Check new version 
ES2->  version 
SP firmware 3.2.5.60
SP firmware build number: 109278
SP firmware build date: Mon Apr  4 12:42:38 PDT 2016
SP firmware install date:  Wed May 25 22:32:35 UTC 2016
SP filesystem version: 2.0.0.7

ES2->  cd /SYS/fs_cli/ 
cd: Connecting to Fabric Switch CLI

myswitch SEFOS#  show system information 

Hardware Version                  : patch-319710_3.3.11_00306215
Firmware Version                  : ES2-R72-2.0.0.7
Hardware Part Number              : 1-0-0
Software Serial Number            : 1-0-0
Software Version                  : 7.3.2
Switch Name                       : Oracle-ES2-64
System Contact                    :
System Location                   :
Logging Option                    : Console Logging
Device Uptime                     : 0 Days, 0 Hrs, 0 Mins, 25 Secs
Login Authentication Mode         : Local
Config Save Status                : Not Initiated
Remote Save Status                : Not Initiated
Config Restore Status             : Not Initiated
Traffic Separation Control        : none

Software upgrade for SP

Note the prompt is "->"
Here the new file is ES2-72_64_SP_3.2.5.60_r109079.pkg 
-> load -o verbose -source  ftp://user:passwd@10.z.z.z/export/ES2-72_64_SP_3.2.5.60_r109079.pkg

NOTE: An upgrade takes several minutes to complete. ILOM
      will enter a special mode to load new firmware. No
      other tasks can be performed in ILOM until the
      firmware upgrade is complete and ILOM is reset.

Are you sure you want to load the specified file (y/n)? y
Preserve existing configuration (y/n)? y
Version: 3.2.5.60
Build: r109079
Date: Fri Mar 25 14:55:49 PDT 2016
.................................
Start update of: Service Processor Firmware
................................................
Finish update of: Service Processor Firmware
.
Finished updates

Firmware update is complete.
ILOM will now be restarted with the new firmware.

-> /sbin/reboot

Check new version 
Hostname: myswitch-ilom

-> version
SP firmware 3.2.5.60
SP firmware build number: 109079
SP firmware date: Fri Mar 25 14:26:21 PDT 2016
SP filesystem version: 0.2.10


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