IXB28504XGBEFS Intel, IXB28504XGBEFS Datasheet - Page 114

• Manufacturer Part Number: IXB28504XGBEFS
• Manufacturer: Intel

Specifications of IXB28504XGBEFS

• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Compliant

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The Boot Manager work can be interrupted at any stage via console (Ctrl-C). In this
case, the Boot Manager finishes the currently executed command, then displays a
console prompt and waits for operator action.
Boot Monitor Console
The Boot Monitor uses the console as an output port following UART initialization. The
console is used to report the status (progress and errors) of the POST phases that
follow.
The console can also be used as an interactive Command Line Interface (CLI) that
allows the user to manage the boot process or run utilities built into the Boot Monitor.
The CLI is activated (that is, the Boot Monitor breaks normal execution and displays the
console prompt) in the following cases:
The CLI provided by Boot Monitor allows:
A detailed specification of the console commands can be found in the RedBoot User
Guide (see http://sources.redhat.com/ecos/docs-latest/redboot/redboot-guide.html).
• base interface - run-time image can be loaded from the external server over the
• After completion of POST, if the Boot Configuration parameter – run-time image
• When the user types Ctrl-C on the console during POST execution (after UART ports
• When all run-time imaged code loading attempts failed.
• When Ctrl-C was pressed during execution of a startup script.
• When Ctrl-C is received from the serial port at any time during Xmodem download.
• Execution of download utilities – The user can download a file into a selected
• Code execution – The user can execute the code located in the selected address
• Execution of flash tools – The user can write a selected area of memory into
• Definition of configuration – The user can change the Boot Configuration
IXB2850 Packet Processing Boards
base interface on the AdvancedTCA backplane using TFTP protocol. The 82546 Dual
Port Gigabit Ethernet Controller is used by the NPU to access the AdvancedTCA
base interface. The Boot Manager loads a network driver for this controller and
then configures MAC, PHY and an analog crosspoint switch on baseboard. The base
interface IP configuration necessary for TFTP protocol can be obtained from two
sources:
The selection of the appropriate configuration is determined by the Boot
Configuration parameter - base interface IP configuration type. If an automatic
configuration is selected, the Boot Manager attempts to obtain the IP configuration
for the base interface via BOOTP. The maximum number of BOOTP requests sent by
the Boot Manager is determined by the Boot Configuration parameter - base
interface BOOTP request number.
loading is set to the command prompt value
have been initiated and tested). In this case, the currently executing phase of POST
is completed and then the Boot Monitor enters the console prompt, waiting for
operator action.
memory area using Xmodem (via serial port) or TFTP (via Ethernet interface).
of RAM or flash.
flash (for example, a previously downloaded file into RAM). The image can also be
loaded from flash into RAM, or can be deleted from flash.
parameters stored in a dedicated sector of flash memory.
— Boot Configuration parameter - base interface IP configuration
— BOOTP
IXB2850—Network Processor Firmware
Document Number: 05-2443-006
January 2007