Why ME60-X8 LPU or SFU Board Cannot Be Registered?

Sometimes ME60-X8 card LPU or SFU cannot to be registered, what are the caused and how to check the problems, thsi article will show how to troubleshot.

Common Causes

This fault is commonly caused by one of the following:

• The board has not finished start-up yet.
• The board type is not supported by the system software.
• The board fails to be powered on.
• The EPLD, BootROM, and BootLoad of the board have not been upgraded.
• The board is not securely inserted.

roubleshooting Flowchart

Figure 1 shows the troubleshooting flowchart.

Figure 1 Troubleshooting flowchart for the fault that an interface board or SFU such as SFUI-200-C ME0DSFUIE07C cannot be registered

Troubleshooting Procedure

Saving the results of each troubleshooting step is recommended. If your troubleshooting fails to correct the fault, you will have a record of your actions to provide Huawei technical support personnel.

Procedure

1. Check that the start-up time of the board has expired.

   The time required for a board to complete registration after it is powered on is called the start-up time.

   Normally, an SFU can complete the start-up process within 2 minutes. If the system software and related files need to be updated, an SFU can complete the start-up process within 5 minutes.

   Wait until the start-up time expires. If the board is still unregistered when the start-up time expires, go to Step 2.

2. Check that the board type is supported by the system software.

   Supported board types vary with system software versions. For the types of boards that are supported by this software version, see the chapter titled "Boards" in the HUAWEI ME60 Multiservice Control Gateway Hardware Description.

   If the board type is supported by this system software version but the board cannot be registered, go to Step 3.

3. Check that the board has been powered on.

   Run the power on slot ? command in the user view. If "<null>" is displayed, it indicates that all boards have been powered on.

   If the slot number of the board is displayed, it indicates that the board is not powered on. Check whether the power supply of the slot where the board resides is normal. If the indicator on the board is on, it indicates that the power supply of this slot is normal.

   • If the power supply of the slot is abnormal, contact Huawei technical support personnel.
   • If the power supply of the slot is normal but the system still prompts that the board is not powered on, it indicates that the power supply module on the board is faulty. In this case, you need to replace the board.

   If the power supply of the board is normal but the board cannot be registered, go to Step 4.

4. Upgrade the EPLD of the board.

   Run the upgrade lpu by-testbus slot-id startup lpu_epld and upgrade lpu by-testbus slot-id startup lpu_epld2 commands in the user view to upgrade the EPLD of the interface board.

   Run the upgrade sfu by-testbus slot-id startup mbus_epld, upgrade sfu by-testbus slot-id startup sfu_epld1, and upgrade sfu by-testbus slot-id startup sfu_epld2 commands in the user view to upgrade the EPLD of the SFU.

   If the board still cannot be registered after the EPLD is upgraded, go to Step 5.

5. Upgrade the BootROM and BootLoad of the board.

   Run the upgrade lpu by-testbus slot-id startup lpu_bootrom and upgrade lpu by-testbus slot-id startup lpu_bootload commands in the user view to upgrade the BootROM and BootLoad of an interface board.

   Run the upgrade sfu by-testbus slot-id startup sfu_bootrom and upgrade sfu by-testbus slot-id startup sfu_bootload commands in the user view to upgrade the BootROM and BootLoad of the concerned SFU.

   If the board still cannot be registered after the EPLD is upgraded, go to Step 6.

6. If a new board cannot be registered, remove the board and then insert it back. If the board still cannot be registered, go to Step 7.
7. Collect the following information and contact Huawei technical support personnel.
   • Results of the preceding troubleshooting operations
   • Configuration files, log files, and alarm files of the device

How to Configure Static MAC Address Entries on Huawei BRAS ME60?

After a static MAC address entry is configured on Huawei Router BRAS ME60, packets with the destination MAC address matching the entry are forwarded from the specified outbound interface. This configuration protects a device from attack packets with forged MAC addresses.

Usage Scenario

If a network has fixed users or a server connects to a switch on the network, static MAC address entries need to be configured on the switch to prevent hackers from attacking the switch or the server. On the network shown in Figure 1, you can configure a static MAC address entry on the switch containing the MAC address of the server so that the switch forwards packets destined for the server through only a specified interface. This configuration prevents hackers from attacking the server using forged MAC addresses and from stealing information from the server, as well as ensures the communication between users and the server.

Figure 1 Networking for static MAC address entry configuration

Pre-configuration Tasks

Before configuring a static MAC address entry, connect interfaces and set their physical parameters to ensure that the physical interface status is Up.

Procedure

1. Run system-view

   The system view is displayed.

2. Use either or both of the following methods to add static MAC address entries.
   • Run the mac-address static mac-address interface-type interface-number vlan vlan-id command to add VLAN-based static MAC address entries.

   • Run the mac-address static mac-address interface-type interface-number vsi vsi-name [ pe-vid pe-vid [ ce-vid ce-vid ] ] command to add VSI-based static MAC address entries.

   • Run the mac-address static mac-address interface-type interface-number vlanif vlan-id vsi vsi-name command to configure static MAC address entries for VSIs bound to the VLANIF interface.
    NOTE:

   Static MAC address entries take precedence over dynamic MAC address entries.

3. Run commit

   The configuration is committed.

Checking the Configurations

Run the following commands to check the previous configurations.

• Run the display mac-address [ mac-address ] [ vlan vlan-id | vsi vsi-name ] [ verbose ] command to check detailed information about MAC address entries.

• Run the display mac-address static [ vsi vsi-name | { vlan vlan-id | interface-type interface-number } ^* ] command to check static MAC address entries.

Run the display mac-address command to view all MAC address entries. The command output shows the static MAC address entry with static in the Type field.

<HUAWEI> display mac-address

MAC address table of slot 1:                                                                                                        
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAC Address    VLAN/BD/       PEVLAN CEVLAN Port            Type      LSP/LSR-ID
               VSI/SI/EVPN                                            MAC-Tunnel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0001-0001-0009 6              -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 7              -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 8              -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 9              -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 10             -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 11             -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 12             -      -      -               blackhole -                                                                
0001-0001-0010 54             -      -      GE1/0/1.1       static    -                                                                
0001-0001-0001 200            -      -      GE1/0/1.1       static    -                                                                
0001-0001-0020 v1             54     -      GE1/0/2.1       static    -                                                                
0001-0001-0003 vsa            3      4      GE1/0/2.1       static    -                                                                
0001-0001-0005 vsa            4094   4094   GE1/0/2.2       static    -                                                                
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  
Total matching items on slot 1 displayed = 12

Run the display mac-address static command to view static MAC address entries. The command output shows that the static MAC address entry is correctly configured.

<HUAWEI> display mac-address static

MAC address table of slot 1:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MAC Address    VLAN/BD/       PEVLAN CEVLAN Port            Type      LSP/LSR-ID
               VSI/SI/EVPN                                            MAC-Tunnel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0024-7f94-349e 1              -      -      GE3/0/1         static    -
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total matching items on slot 1 displayed = 1