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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5
Features ................................................................................................................................................... 5
Enterprise class performance ............................................................................................................. 5
Configuration and management ........................................................................................................ 5
Diagnostic tools ............................................................................................................................... 5
Pass-thru module architecture ...................................................................................................................... 5
Port mapping .................................................................................................................................. 6
Dual pass-thru modules ..................................................................................................................... 6
Redundant paths to server bays ......................................................................................................... 6
XModem .................................................................................................................................................. 6
Component identification ............................................................................................................... 7
10GbE Pass-Thru Module front panel ........................................................................................................... 7
Installing the pass-thru module ........................................................................................................ 9
Manually configuring the pass-thru module ................................................................................................... 9
Module security ............................................................................................................................... 9
Installing the module .................................................................................................................................. 9
Accessing the pass-thru module CLI ............................................................................................................ 10
Accessing the pass-thru module CLI remotely ..................................................................................... 10
Accessing the pass-thru module CLI locally ........................................................................................ 11
Production mode CLI ...................................................................................................................... 11
CLI menu ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Installing SFP+ transceivers ....................................................................................................................... 12
Replacing a pass-thru module ....................................................................................................... 13
Replacing an existing module ................................................................................................................... 13
Updating the 10GbE pass-thru firmware ........................................................................................ 14
Methods for updating the 10GbE Pass-Thru Module firmware ....................................................................... 14
Updating the firmware image using the Onboard Administrator CLI ............................................................... 14
Updating the firmware image using a USB key and the Onboard Administrator CLI ......................................... 17
Updating the 10GbE Pass-Thru Module firmware using the pass-thru serial port ............................................... 18
Performing a serial firmware image download .................................................................................. 18
Updating the firmware image using the serial port ............................................................................. 18
For more information ................................................................................................................... 20
Additional references ............................................................................................................................... 20
Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 21
Health LED on the pass-thru module is not on .............................................................................................. 21
Health LED on the pass-thru module stays amber for more than 30 seconds and pass-thru module does not boot . 21
No link LED appears, even after you plug the cable into the SFP+ module ...................................................... 21
Cannot access the pass-thru module serial console interface using an RS232 connection from a PC Terminal
Emulation Program .................................................................................................................................. 22
Error message appears on the serial console screen that the pass-thru module failed to complete the system self-test
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The keyboard locks up when you use HyperTerminal to log in to the pass-thru module through the console interface
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