Hi,
received some demo unit MC3200 back from one of our customers and it seems the memory fails on boot , just opened the case and put some 1GB own memory with same speed (pc2-5300) into the case and voila it boots . but i found this info in the Top10 tips from TAC from vegas conf :
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Aruba 3200
– The 3200 is getting low on free memory due to ever
expanding feature set of ArubaOS.
– Aruba has released an “XM” (extra memory) version of the
3200 also a field kit (3200-MEM-UG) where you can upgrade
the memory yourself
• No you can’t use your own memory from local PC shop !
– A long running or heavily utilized 3200 controller may need to
be rebooted to ensure there is enough free memory for the
upgrade
– Non upgraded 3200 will not be supported for ArubaOS 6.2
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so whats right whats wrong, while it works with some kingston 1GB ram with same speed i would like to know whats the difference on the "expensive" 3200-MEM-UG module , for sure this is also some RAM from usual manufacturer.
while this is a demo unit , i would like to fix this quick/n/dirty instead of hassle-RMA only cause of the RAM for this particular MC3200.
anyone upgraded once his 3200 controller , while only a sort of quick-test is started , how i can start some extended memory test for test this particular ram ? for the interested guys here are the logs of the failed RAM :
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[quote]
CPBoot 1.2.0.0 (build 20527)
Built: 2009-01-20 at 18:55:40
DRAM: Operating at 533 MHz
Error: Unable to locate a working CMD and/or SLV_CMD strobe configuration for th
is channel.
DRAM: Channel 0: 512 MB
DRAM: Channel 2: 0 MB
DRAM: Total = 512 MB
POST: Memory test: Physical 0 - 0x10000000 - quick test
mtest_quick error: at:7ffffffd expect:1 , read:ff
mtest_quick error: at:7ffffffe expect:2 , read:ff
mtest_quick error: at:80000000 expect:4 , read:ff
mtest_quick error: at:80000004 expect:8 , read:ff
mtest_quick error: at:8000000c expect:10 , read:ff
mtest_quick error: at:8000fffc expect:10000 , read:ffffffff
mtest_quick error: at:8001fffc expect:20000 , read:ffffffff
mtest_quick error: at:8003fffc expect:40000 , read:ffffffff
mtest_quick error: at:8007fffc expect:80000 , read:ffffffff
mtest_quick error: at:800ffffc expect:100000 , read:ffffffff
[/quote]
and so on... then it hangs and reboots itself after a while... after exchanging the faulty RAM to some plain kingston 1GB DDR2 module then this comes :
[quote]
CPBoot 1.2.0.0 (build 20527)
Built: 2009-01-20 at 18:55:40
Info: ECC is not supported by the DIMMs
DRAM: Operating at 533 MHz
DRAM: Channel 0: 1024 MB
DRAM: Channel 2: 0 MB
DRAM: Total = 1024 MB
POST: Memory test: Physical 0 - 0x10000000 - quick test
Memory test: Physical 0x10000000 - 0x40000000 - quick test
PASS
CPU: XLR508 rev. C4 Clock: 800MHz
Board: A3200
CPLD: rev: 1.1
SMP: All 8 cpus successfully started
Boot: Primary bootflash partition
POST2: OK
Net: xlr_gmac0 xlr_gmac1 xlr_gmac2 xlr_gmac3
IDE: Bus 0: OK
Device 0: Model: CF 512MB Firm: 20080112 Ser#: 2009A 0000209269
Type: Removable Hard Disk
Capacity: 502.0 MB = 0.4 GB (1028160 x 512)
Hit any key to stop autoboot: 0
Loading image 0:0###############################################################
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Image is signed; verifying checksum...
passed
Signer Cert OK
Policy Cert OK
RSA signature verified.
Booting image...
Uncompressing core image files... 00:00:07 done. 00:00:42
Aruba Networks
ArubaOS Version 6.1.3.4 (build 34587 / label #34587)
Built by p4build@corsica on 2012-07-23 at 16:04:55 PDT (gcc version 3.4.3)
Copyright (c) 2002-2012, Aruba Networks, Inc.
<<<<< Welcome to Aruba Networks - Aruba A3200 >>>>>
Performing CompactFlash fast test... Checking for file system...
Passed.
Ancillary files are not present
Reboot Cause: User pushed reset.
Downloading SOS...done.
Restoring the database...done.
Generating SSH Keys......done.
Initializing TPM and Certificates
====================== E R R O R =======================
TPM Initialization or Certificate Initialization failed.
For debug information see /tmp/deviceCertLib.log.
If this message appears even after rebooting the device
couple of times, please contact Aruba Networks.
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Reading configuration from factory-default.cfg
***************** Welcome to the Aruba3200 setup dialog *****************
This dialog will help you to set the basic configuration for the switch.
These settings, except for the Country Code, can later be changed from the
Command Line Interface or Graphical User Interface.
Commands: <Enter> Submit input or use [default value], <ctrl-I> Help
<ctrl-B> Back, <ctrl-F> Forward, <ctrl-A> Line begin, <ctrl-E> Line end
<ctrl-D> Delete, <BackSpace> Delete back, <ctrl-K> Delete to end of line
<ctrl-P> Previous question <ctrl-X> Restart beginning
Enter System name [Aruba3200]: [/quote]
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anyone knows some extended RAM test commands ?
regards
ben
