XikeStor SKS8300-8X

XikeStor SKS8300-8X 8-Ports 10G L3 Managed Switch with 8 SFP+ Slots and 1 Console Port

Supported Versions

Experimental Versions

None at this time.

Hardware Highlights

Installation

→ Install OpenWrt (generic explanation)

Please add the installation procedure here.

Flash Layout

Find out flash layout, then add the flash layout table here (copy, paste, modify the example).

Please check out the article Flash layout. It contains examples and explanations that describe how to document the flash layout.

OEM easy installation

OEM installation using the TFTP method

Flash instruction using initramfs image:

1. Prepare TFTP server with an IP address “192.168.2.36”

2. Connect your PC to Port1 on SKS8300-8X

3. Power on SKS8300-8X and interrupt by Ctrl + B

4. Login to the vendor CLI by Ctrl + F and “diagshell_unipoe_env”

5. Login to the U-Boot CLI by “debug_unish_env” command

6. Enable Port1 with the following commands

  rtk 10g 0 fiber1g (or fiber10g if 10GBase-*R)
  rtk ext-devInit 0
  rtk ext-pinSet 2 0

  Note: the last command sets tx-disable to low

7. Download initramfs image from TFTP server

  tftpboot 0x82000000 <image name>

8. Boot with the downloaded image

  bootm

9. On the initramfs image, backup the stock firmware if needed

10. Upload (or download) sysupgrade image to the device

11. Erase “firmware” partition to cleanup JFFS2 of stock FW

  mtd erase firmware

12. Perform sysupgrade with the sysupgrade image 13. Wait ~120 sec to complete flashing

Upgrading OpenWrt

→ generic.sysupgrade

Debricking

→ generic.debrick

Failsafe mode

→ failsafe_and_factory_reset

Basic configuration

→ Basic configuration After flashing, proceed with this.
Set up your Internet connection, configure wireless, configure USB port, etc.

Specific Configuration

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Network interfaces

The default network configuration is:

Interface Name	Description	Default configuration
br-lan	EXAMPLE LAN & WiFi	EXAMPLE 192.168.1.1/24
vlan0 (eth0.0)	EXAMPLE LAN ports (1 to 4)	EXAMPLE None
vlan1 (eth0.1)	EXAMPLE WAN port	EXAMPLE DHCP
wl0	EXAMPLE WiFi	EXAMPLE Disabled

Switch Ports (for VLANs)

Please fill in real values for this device, then remove the EXAMPLEs

Numbers 0-3 are Ports 1-4 as labeled on the unit, number 4 is the Internet (WAN) on the unit, 5 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: Port 1 on the unit is number 3 when configuring VLANs. vlan0 = eth0.0, vlan1 = eth0.1 and so on.

Port	Switch port
Internet (WAN)	EXAMPLE 4
LAN 1	EXAMPLE 3
LAN 2	EXAMPLE 2
LAN 3	EXAMPLE 1
LAN 4	EXAMPLE 0

Buttons

The XikeStor SKS8300-8X has the following buttons:

BUTTON	Event
Reset	reset

Hardware

Info

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Photos

Front:
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Back:
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Backside label:
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Opening the case

Note: This will void your warranty!

Describe what needs to be done to open the device, e.g. remove rubber feet, adhesive labels, screws, ...

To remove the cover and open the device, do a/b/c

Main PCB:
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Serial

Serial connection parameters for XikeStor SKS8300-8X :

UART	“Console” port on the front panel
type	RS-232C
settings	9600n8

JTAG

→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.

How to connect to the JTAG Port of this specific device:
Insert photo of PCB with markings for JTAG port

Bootloader mods

→ bootloader

Hardware mods

None so far.

Bootlogs

OEM bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRMWARE

OpenWrt bootlog

COPY HERE THE BOOTLOG ONCE OPENWRT IS INSTALLED AND RUNNING

Notes

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