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1.
How to configure OAM function in ES3528M-SFP

Console#sh efm oam status remote interface 1/1
Port MAC Address       OUI    Remote   Unidirectional Link    MIB Variable
                              Loopback                Monitor Retrieval
---- ----------------- ------ -------- -------------- ------- ------------
1/1  00-00-00-00-00-00 000000 Disabled Disabled       DisabledDisabled


Console(config)#int e 1/1
Console(config-if)#efm oam


Console#sh efm oam status remote interface 1/1
Port MAC Address       OUI    Remote   Unidirectional Link    MIB Variable
                              Loopback                Monitor Retrieval
---- ----------------- ------ -------- -------------- ------- ------------
1/1  00-12-CF-7C-2B-C8 000084 Enabled  Disabled       Enabled Disabled

 

Console#sh efm oam remote-port status interface 1/1
Configuration of remote port 1 on ethernet 1

ES3528M-SFP 2009/09/04
2.
How to restore the startup-config to L3 switch ?

1.Configure IP address of the switch
ES3628EA#config
ES3628EA(config)#int vlan 1
ES3628EA(Config-if-Vlan1)#ip add 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

2.Configure IP address of a PC running TFTP server to the same subnet of the switch

3.Try to ping the PC from the switch to make sure that the TFTP server is available

ES3628EA#ping 192.168.1.100
Type ^c to abort.
Sending 5 56-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.1.100, timeout is 2 seconds.
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/1 ms

4.copy the startup-config from the TFTP server to the switch and replace the exisiting startup-config

ES3628EA#copy tftp://192.168.1.100/startup-config startup-config
Confirm copy file[Y/N]:y
Begin to receive file, please wait...
#######
File transfer complete.
Recv total 37508 bytes
Begin to write local file, please wait...
Write ok.
close tftp client.

5. Show startup-config to make sure the restoring configuration is success
ES3628EA#sh startup-config
!
no service password-encryption
!
hostname ES3628EA
vendorlocation TaiWan
vendorContact
!
!
ip forward-protocol udp bootps
!
service dhcp
ip dhcp excluded-address 10.71.251.220 10.71.251.222
!
ip dhcp pool blk-8B-vlan200
 network-address 10.71.251.192 255.255.255.224
 default-router 10.71.251.222
 dns-server 203.194.239.32
:
:

6.Reload the switch to run the new startup-config
ES3628EA#reload
Process with reboot? [Y/N] y

ES3628EA 2008/04/09
3.
How to enable the http server function ?

1.Enable HTTP server

ES3628EA(config)#ip http server
web server is on

2.Configure a user and password for login to the web interface
ES3628EA(config)#username admin password 0 admin
add user of admin ok

3.Open the web browser and enter the IP address of the switch to login the web interface

 

ES3628EA 2008/04/09
4.
How to upgrade ES3628EA from bootrom mode

1. Connect a PC running hyperterminal to the console port and Press ctrl-B  after reboot the switch to enter the bootrom mode

ES3628EA Management Switch

Copyright (c) 2001-2006 by Accton Technology Corporation.
All rights reserved.

Testing RAM...             ---->Press Ctrl-B
67,108,864 RAM OK.


Loading BootROM...
Starting BootRom...
Attaching to file system ...
Initializing...
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DONE.
216.13 BogoMIPS

CPU: PowerPC MPC8245MH266, Revision 14
Version: 1.3.2
Creation date: Aug 21 2007, 13:36:52

 

Attached TCP/IP interface to sc0.
[Boot]:

2. Configure the IP address of the switch and TFTPserver and chose download protocol type


[Boot]: setconfig
Host IP Address: [10.1.1.1]
Server IP Address: [10.1.1.2]
FTP(1) or TFTP(2): [1] 2
Network interface configure OK.

3. Prepare a PC with IP address 10.1.1.2, running TFTP server software, specify the directory of the file in TFTP server

4.Loading boot.rom from TFTP server

[Boot]: load ES3628EA_1.3.2_boot.rom
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x16ecb0

5.Save ES3628EA_1.3.2_boot.rom as boot.rom

[Boot]: write boot.rom

6.Overwrite the existing file


File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y
Writing ...

Write file OK.

7.Loading config.rom from TFTP server

[Boot]: load ES3628EA_1.3.2_config.rom
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x6e88c

8.Save ES3628EA_1.3.2_config.rom as config.rom

[Boot]: write config.rom

9.Overwrite the existing file
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y
Writing ...

Write file OK.

10.Reboot the switch to use the new boot.rom and confi.rom

[Boot]: reboot

11. Press ctrl-B


ES3628EA Management Switch

Copyright (c) 2001-2006 by Accton Technology Corporation.
All rights reserved.

Testing RAM...---->Press Ctrl-B
67,108,864 RAM OK.


Loading BootROM...
Starting BootRom...
Attaching to file system ...
Initializing...
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DONE.
216.13 BogoMIPS

CPU: PowerPC MPC8245MH266, Revision 14
Version: 1.3.2
Creation date: Aug 21 2007, 13:36:52

 

Attached TCP/IP interface to sc0.

 

12. Configure the IP address of the switch and TFTP server and chose download protocol type

[Boot]: setconfig
Host IP Address: [10.1.1.1]
Server IP Address: [10.1.1.2]
FTP(1) or TFTP(2): [1] 2
Network interface configure OK.

13.Loading nos.img from TFTP server

[Boot]: load ES3628EA_5.3.0.33_nos.img
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x3f8fdc

14.Save ES3628EA_5.3.0.33_nos.img as nos.img

[Boot]: write nos.img
Writing ...

Write file OK.

15.Check the file system

[Boot]: dir
config.rom                                   452,764 1900-01-01 00:00:00 --SH
boot.rom                                   1,502,400 1900-01-01 00:00:00 --SH
boot.conf                                        255 1980-01-01 00:00:00 ----
nos.img                                    4,165,612 1980-01-01 00:03:56 ----
key                                               32 1980-01-01 00:07:44 ----

Total 6121063 byte(s) in 5 file(s).

16.Reboot the switch to run in new image file

[Boot]: reboot

ES3628EA 2008/04/02
5.
ES4626 can't boot up after update the firmware via bootrom mode

ES4626 can't boot up after update the firmware via bootrom mode because wrong boot.ram and config.rom were used.

we will add bootrom upgrade protect feature on 5.4.10x.0 version

Problem Description

I got the new 5.4.22 firmware and upgraded a 4626.

the system is no longer responding, it will not boot.

I took a second 4626 and tried to upgrade the firmware on that system.
same result.

I am able to load all 3 files.   Then the system hangs when i type "reboot"
I can power cycle the switch,  but it does not boot.

here is a log of what i did:

Loading BootROM...
Starting at 0xffc00100...


Attaching to file system ...
Initializing...

DONE.
266.38 BogoMIPS


                             VxWorks System Boot


Copyright 1984-2002  Wind River Systems, Inc.


CPU: Motorola MPC82xx ADS - HIP7
Version: 5.4
BootRom version: 1.1.2
Creation date: Feb  9 2007, 13:02:51


BootConfig.bootDev = sc

Attached TCP/IP interface to sc0.
[Boot]:
[Boot]:
[Boot]: setconfig
Host IP Address: [192.168.1.10] 192.168.1.1
Server IP Address: [] 192.168.1.10
FTP(1) or TFTP(2): [1] 2
Network interface configure OK.

[Boot]: load ES4624(26)-SFP_1.6.2_boot.rom  --->Using wrong boot.rom for ES4626
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x1f7c50

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write boot.rom
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y

Writing boot.rom...
Write file OK.

[Boot]: load ES4624(26)-SFP_1.6.2_config.rom--->Using wrong config.rom for ES4626
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x797e0

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write config.rom
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y

Writing config.rom...
Write file OK.

------>After you upgrade the boot.rom and config.rom, you MUST reload the
switch, then you can write the nos.img, otherwise the upgrade will fail

[Boot]: load ES4624(26)-SFP_5.4.22.0_nos.img
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x599984

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write nos.img

Writing nos.img...
Write nos.img OK.

[Boot]: reboot


======================

I am currently stuck with 2 dead 4626 switches.

ES4626 2008/03/31
6.
How to upgrade the firmware via bootrom mode ?

Connect a PC running hyperterminal program to the switch via console port

Reboot the switch

Testing RAM...                                 ------>  Press ctrl_b to enter the bootrom mode
0x03740000 RAM OK


Loading BootROM...
Starting at 0xffc00100...


Attaching to file system ...
Initializing...

DONE.
265.47 BogoMIPS
CPU:PowerPC MPC8248MH400, Revision 10
Version: 1.2.0
Creation date: Oct 29 2007, 19:44:04


BootConfig.bootDev = sc

Attached TCP/IP interface to sc0.
[Boot]:                                                           ---->Bootrom mode

 

[Boot]: setconfig                                         ---->  set ip config
Host IP Address: [192.168.1.1]              -----> enter switch IP address
Server IP Address: [192.168.1.52]        -----> enter tftp server IP
FTP(1) or TFTP(2): [1] 2                          ----> chose tftp
Network interface configure OK.

[Boot]: saveconfig                                   ----->save ip config

[Boot]:
[Boot]: load ES4626(50)_1.2.0_boot.rom    --->loading boot.rom file from tftp server
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x1d84e4

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write boot.rom       -->save boot.rom
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y     ---->overwrite old boot.rom

Writing boot.rom...
Write file OK.

[Boot]: load ES4626(50)_1.2.0_config.rom     ---->loading config.rom from tftp server
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x55aa8

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write config.rom                                    --->save ES4626(50)_1.2.0_config.rom as config.rom
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y                    --->overwrite old config.rom

Writing config.rom...
Write file OK.


[Boot]: boot                                                     ---->reboot the switch to run on new boot.rom and config.rom
Starting at 0xffc00100...

 

Attaching to file system ...
Initializing...

DONE.
265.47 BogoMIPS
CPU:PowerPC MPC8248MH400, Revision 10
Version: 1.2.0
Creation date: Oct 29 2007, 19:44:04

 

BootConfig.bootDev = sc

Attached TCP/IP interface to sc0.
[Boot]: setconfig                                         --->check ip config
Host IP Address: [192.168.1.1]
Server IP Address: [192.168.1.52]
FTP(1) or TFTP(2): [2]
Network interface configure OK.

[Boot]: load ES4626(50)_5.4.22.1_nos.img           ----> load nos.img from tftp server
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x595ca7

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write nos.img                                    ---->save ES4626(50)_5.4.22.1_nos.img as nos.img
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y           --->overwrite the old nos.img file

Writing nos.img.................................................................
...........................................................
Write nos.img OK.

[Boot]: load ACCTON-ES4626-1.0.0-vendor.cfg         ----> load vendor.cfg from tftp server
Loading...
entry = 0x10010
size = 0x9dd2

Loading file ok!

[Boot]: write vendor.cfg                          --->save ACCTON-ES4626-1.0.0-vendor.cfg as vendor.cfg
File exists, overwrite? (Y/N)?[N] y          --->overwrite the old vendor.cfg

Writing vendor.cfg....
Write vendor.cfg OK.

[Boot]: run                                                                           --->reboot the switch

Loading nos.img ...  done.
Booting......
Starting at 0x10000...

Attaching to file system ...


Switch Settings
vlan mac: 00-12-CF-3F-BB-60
serial number: DCKD0703000010
manufacture date: 2007/05/16


--- Performing Power-On Self Tests (POST) ---
DRAM Test....................PASS!
PCI Device 1 Test............PASS!
FLASH Test...................PASS!
FAN Test.....................PASS!
Done All Pass.
------------------ DONE ---------------------

Current time is SUN JAN 01 00:00:00 2006

ES4626 Series Switch Operating System
Software Package Version ES4626_Vco.5.4.22.1
Compiled Mar  6 2008 19:12:13


28 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s)

Mac Addr 00-12-cf-3f-bb-60

ES4626>setup
        ^
% Invalid input detected at '^' marker.

ES4626>Loading factory config ...
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/1, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
1, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/2, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
2, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/3, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
3, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/4, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
4, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/5, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
5, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/6, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
6, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/7, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
7, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/8, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
8, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/9, changed state to U
P
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
9, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/10, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
10, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/11, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
11, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/12, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
12, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/13, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
13, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/14, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
14, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/15, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
15, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/16, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
16, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/17, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
17, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/18, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
18, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/19, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
19, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/20, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
20, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/21, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
21, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/22, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
22, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/23, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
23, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/24, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
24, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/25, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
25, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/26, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
26, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/27, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
27, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINK-5-CHANGED: Interface Ethernet1/28, changed state to
UP
%Jan 01 00:00:19 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
28, changed state to DOWN
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
1, changed state to UP
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %DUPLEX-7-CHANGE: Interface Ethernet1/1, DUPLEX changed st
ate to FULL
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %SPEED-8-CHANGE: Interface Ethernet1/1, SPEED changed stat
e to 1G
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %LINEPROTO-5-UPDOWN: Line protocol on Interface Ethernet1/
23, changed state to UP
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %DUPLEX-7-CHANGE: Interface Ethernet1/23, DUPLEX changed s
tate to FULL
%Jan 01 00:00:21 2006 %SPEED-8-CHANGE: Interface Ethernet1/23, SPEED changed sta
te to 100M

ES4626>

ES4626 2008/03/27
7.
How to reset to factory default ?

Set default configuration

ES4626-SFP#set default
Are you sure? [Y/N] = y

Save to NVRAM
ES4626-SFP#write
ES4626-SFP#%Jan 01 18:36:13 2006 Write configuration success!

Reboot the switch to run the default configuration

ES4626-SFP#reload
Process with reboot? [Y/N] y

 

ES4626 2008/03/27
8.
The Multicast flooding behaviour

The mulitcast flooding behaviour:

1.Unknown multicast packets will be traped to CPU.

2.CPU will process them and write the mulitcast group mac address and router port (if any)  to the multicast registration table in chip.

3.Before written those information to chip, multicast traffic  will be flooded, this is switch behavior.

4.After written those information to chip, multicast traffic will only be flooded to router ports

5.If there is no router port, multicast mac address will associate to a non-existing port, and multicast traffic will be discarded.

6.The dynamic learned entries will age out every  5 min by default.

7.Before they were learned again, unknow multicast will be flooded

8.We have a command to prevent unknow multicast flooding by configuring switch block multicast at interface.

Test 1

ES3528-WDM connected to switch 1 enabled IGMP Querier with port 27, Windows Media  Server (Multicast stream) attached to switch 1.
PC connected to port 1 of ES3528-WDM running ethereal and media player to play video from Server.

port 27 mrouter port

packet 85 PC send report to 224.2.211.39, then receiving multicast traffic till 1101, PC send out leave packet at 1071
packet 1337 PC send report to 224.2.208.246 then receiving multicast traffic till 3037 after sending leave packet at 2035

no flooding was seen.   (igmp snooping 2 file)

Test 2

If I connected W indows Media Server to port 28

packet 274 PC send report to 224.2.232.21, then receiving multicast traffic till 906, PC send out leave packet at 808
packet  922 PC send report to 224.2.211.39 then receiving multicast traffic till 1689 after sending leave packet at 1657

then I saw flooding of multicast to other group 224.2.208.246, 233.122.10.40   (multicast 2)

Need to configure switch block multicast at interface showing below so port 1 won't receive unknown multicast anymore.

Console(config-if)#int e 1/1
Console(config-if)#switchport block multicast
Console(config-if)#end

Console#sh ip igmp snooping mrouter
 VLAN M'cast Router Ports Type
 ---- ------------------- -------
 1    Eth 1/27            Dynamic

Console#sh mac-address-table multicast
 VLAN M'cast IP addr. Member ports Type
 ---- --------------- ------------ -------
    1   224.2.140.170     Eth 1/27 Dynamic-----> unknown multicast group bind to router port
    1    224.2.145.34     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1   224.2.199.186     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1   224.2.201.171     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1   224.2.208.246     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1    224.2.211.39     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1     224.2.223.9     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1    224.2.232.21     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1   224.2.239.122     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1     224.2.247.8     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1   233.122.10.40     Eth 1/27 Dynamic
    1 239.255.255.250     Eth 1/28 IGMPSNP
    1 239.255.255.254     Eth 1/ 1 IGMPSNP

ES3528-WDM 2007/11/16
9.
Why rate-limiting not so accurate while using FTP to do the test?

During FTP test, the rate  was not so accurate, sometime far below the rate limited.  There are several factor affecting it,
1.Performance of the server and testing PC,
2. The other main reason is that FTP is using TCP protocol, if there is any packet drop during rate limiting, the dropped packet need to be resend, this will take extra time, so the the rate will be lower since the time increase, especially limited with lower rate, more packets will be dropped.
So by using FTP to verify rate-limiting function is only for reference, If you want to have a accurate result, it is recommend that you use Smart bit or Ixia to do the test.
The Switch controller chip have a fixed buffer (leaky bucket or token bucket) . It does buffer the packets temporarily, if the number of packets exceed the buffer, the overflow packet still will be dropped. 

A simple test ,download 174MB (customer using 176MB) file from ftp server, the result   rate limit 512kbps come out to with 490.32 Kbps

 

ES3526XA V2 2007/11/16
10.
How to upgrade the ES4704BD firmware

1.Check current Firmware version

CS11#sh ver
  ES4704BD Device, Feb 24 2006 09:28:33
  HardWare version is 1.2, SoftWare package version is ES4704BD_2.3.9.0, BootRom    --->current version is 2.3.9.0
 version is ES4704BD_1.5.9
  Copyright (C) 2001-2006 by Accton Technology Corp..
  All rights reserved.
  Last reboot is cold reset
  Uptime is 0 weeks, 0 days, 0 hours, 21 minutes


2.Check if there is space in flash

CS11#sh flash
boot.rom                                     341,960 1900-01-01 00:00:00 --SH
boot.conf                                         83 1900-01-01 00:00:00 --SH
nos.img                                    6,611,501 2006-05-23 16:26:12 ----
startup-config                                 4,572 2007-11-09 12:03:26 ----

Total 6958116 byte(s) in 4 file(s).

3. Start TFTP server program in a PC

4. Ping TFTP server from Switch to make sure that TFTP server is reachable

5.copy ES4704(10)BD_5.4.10.1_nos.img from TFTP server  to switch and replace the nos.img

CS11#copy tftp://192.168.1.100/ES4704(10)BD_5.4.10.1_nos.img nos.img
Confirm copy between local and remote[Y/
N]:y
Begin to receive file, please wait...
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File transfer complete.
Recv total 11264118 bytes
Begin to write local file, please wait...

Write ok.
Close tftp client.
CS11#

6. Reload the switch for using new firmware

CS11#reload
Process with reboot? [Y/N] y

ES4704BD 2007/11/16
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