XikeStor SKS8310-8X

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8 Ports 10G SFP+ L3 Managed Switch
3rd Party Firmware
dd-wrt Status Unknown
OpenWrt Supported
Tomato any flavor Incompatible
Gargoyle Status Unknown
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev XikeStor SKS8310-8X
CPU1 checkY Realtek RTL9303
CPU1 Type MIPS 34Kc
CPU1 Speed 800 MHz
Flash1 Size 32 MiB 33,554,432 B <br />262,144 Kib <br />32,768 KiB <br />256 Mib <br />0.0313 GiB <br /> (SPI NOR)
RAM1 Size 512 MiB 536,870,912 B <br />4,194,304 Kib <br />524,288 KiB <br />4,096 Mib <br />0.5 GiB <br /> (DDR3)
ETH chip1 Realtek RTL9303
Switch Realtek RTL9303
Ethernet connector unspecified
Auto-MDIX unspecified
Switch Class managed

Ethernet OUI: none specified

Expansion IF types SFP+
SFP ports 8
Stock bootloader U-Boot
Power 12 VDC, 2 A
Connector type barrel
Serial Port (UART) yes, Console, RJ-45, (115200 8N1)
3rd Party Firmware Support OpenWrt • (List | Dev | DLs)

For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.


Flashing

Flashing OpenWrt

Target: realtek
Subtarget: rtl930x
Package architecture: mips_24kc
Support started version: 25.12.0
Current supported version: 25.12.1
LAN Hardware: Realtek RTL9303
LAN Comment: 1G/2.5G/10G SFP+ Ports
WLAN Comment: No WLAN
Installation method(s):
see git-commit
Recovery method(s):
see git-commit
git • >>
realtek: add support for XikeStor SKS8310-8X
XikeStor (Seeker) SKS8310-8X is a 8 ports Multi-Gig switch, based on
RTL9303.

Specifications:

- SoC              : Realtek RTL9303
- RAM              : DDR3 512 MiB
- Flash            : SPI-NOR 32 MiB (Macronix)
- Ethernet         : 8x 1/2.5/10 Gbps (SFP+)
- LEDs/Keys (GPIO) : 1x/1x
- UART             : "Console" port on the front panel
  - type           : RS-232C
  - connector      : RJ-45
  - settings       : 115200 8N1
- Power            : 12 VDC, 2 A

Flash instruction using initramfs image:

 1. Prepare TFTP server & connect to serial port.
 2. Connect your computer to one of the ports on SKS8310-8X with a
    suitable SFP module (some work, some don't).
 3. Power on SKS8310-8X and interrupt autoboot with Shift + A.
 4. Use Shift + Q to drop from vendor CLI to U-Boot CLI.
 5. Enable networking within U-Boot.
	> rtk network on
 6. Set switch IP and TFTP server IP (optional, adjust to your setup).
	> setenv ipaddr <ip>
	> setenv serverip <ip>
 7. Download initramfs image from TFTP server.
	> tftpboot 0x82000000 <image name>
 8. Boot with the downloaded image.
	> bootm 0x82000000
 9. With rambooted OpenWrt, backup the stock firmware if needed.
10. Copy sysupgrade image to the device.
11. Perform sysupgrade with the sysupgrade image.
12. After reboot, you should have functional OpenWrt.

Reverting to stock firmware:

 1. Download latest firmware from XikeStor and upload to your device.
 1. Write firmware with 'sysupgrade -F'.
 2. After reboot, stock firmware should boot automatically.