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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    with 'mtu 9000' set in /etc/network/interfaces , jumbo needed to be set on the switch. that fixed all our issues. note this was not a multi cast issue. in addition nfs clients could not access nfs mounts so to enable mtu 9000 on the switch: telnet@quanta-1#configure terminal...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    Note after setting up brocade firmware - as you predicted - we have the same issue. before doing that we'd tried a lot of things . so will of course continue to debug until fixed. also thank you for the Brocade TurboIron firmware . these are great switches with now excellent software...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    Will I tried using the stock firmware - cluster communications issue I could not solve. I tried setting up IGMP snooping and Multicast . Searched , tried settings etc.. anyway I'll change to Brocade as I have documentation for setting up igmp etc. I knew you were just dying to know that.
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    also this was the network config , the only difference from the normal one used is the address #iface enp129s0f0 inet manual #iface enp129s0f1 inet manual #auto bond2 #iface bond2 inet static # address 10.11.12.2 # netmask 255.255.255.0 # slaves enp129s0f0 enp129s0f1 #...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    thank you for the reply. It could very well have been a configuration issue. It was almost working, drives mounted, multicast test worked. I may give it another try . Multicast tests worked [ very fast ] . ceph drives mounted. I'll check logs and try to debug. I did have...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    I tried using native firmware with ceph cluster. there were cluster communication issues. after an hour - gave up. next will install Brocade TurboIron firmware.
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    New Question - we just received two Quanta LB6M - that we will use for a ceph storage network. The network does not need vlans or routing etc. I've read a lot of people change the firmware to something else. For our use - are there speed and reliability or other good reasons to...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    searched and found a connections is needed. We've done this before - it was at the end of one of those really long days when i asked.. so for anyone reading my question in the future: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt 11.2 High Availability in a Multiple...
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    with active/backup and non stacking switches - does a patch cable need to connect the two switches? the two switches are for an isolated storage network.
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    thanks, active/backup is all we need.
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    I assume then linux bond is not possible using two non stacked switches. hopefully am I wrong?
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    Hello tjk - thank you for the fast response you wrote ' LB8M' we have LB6M . Which I assume is the same - not stackable.
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    Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion

    Are these switches stackable? Looking to set up LAGS between switches for linux network bonding.
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    [solved] Quanta LB6M connection to Mellanox ConnectX-4 /5

    Hello Terry Wallace. It is for future proofing. I based my decision on the following: the refurbished X5's are reasonably priced . the latest Mellanox IB linux driver does not support ConnectX-2 . See release notes at...
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    [solved] Quanta LB6M connection to Mellanox ConnectX-4 /5

    I spoke to Mellanox pre sales support - and standard sfp+ cables will work. So will purchase ConnnectX-5 cards .