So after getting the switch back up and running (very much in testing mode here).. The fan was not sufficient to keep the ASIC temps in low-range territory. I'm going to either 3d print a duct to work with a few extra 12V low noise fans from the side vent, or I'm going to have to put something directly on the ASIC.
Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)
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With a low-profile fan on top of the ASIC my temperature is fine. The Sunon MF60101V3-1000U-A99 is 10 mm in high. I fixed it with a simple elastic band to the cooler. I connected it in parallel to one of the chassis fans. So, it also will at reduced voltage. My backup plan was to go to permanent 12 V. Sunon MF60101V1-1000U-A99 would be another option I red here in this thread.
My concern is the PSU temperature. My unit is with PoE. Im am not planning to use a lot of PoE power. But even in idle mode the PSU of this device needs more cooling. I am not far away from fan level 2 jump in temperature. Now it is winter. In summer I guess this will not work.
Cutting out the metal in front of the outlet fans is a recommendation for better air flow and for lower noise. But as long I am not yet sure if I will keep my device, I do not want to do anything I cannot revert.
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So I have a question about redundancy. I picked up a second ICX6610 and have two fiber links run to my cabinet. My plan was to set them up as follows:
Switch A with uplink A connected to each server's eth0 interface
Switch B with uplink B connected to each server's eth1 interface
Is there any way to set this up so that if uplink A fails, switch A can use uplink B? Would a stacking configuration accomplish that?
Switch A with uplink A connected to each server's eth0 interface
Switch B with uplink B connected to each server's eth1 interface
Is there any way to set this up so that if uplink A fails, switch A can use uplink B? Would a stacking configuration accomplish that?
Thanks! So you can setup LAG across stacking and that would accomplish redundancy if either one of the switches failed OR one of the uplinks failed?
Also, does a secondary switch automatically mirror configurations from the main one?
Yes to all of your questions. I have a second ICX6610 on my watch list right now to do exactly the same thing on my homelab. I have 5 servers with dual 10G SFP+ ConnectX-3's each and want to maximize reliability, specifically on the occasions when I reset the switch - it takes almost 5 minutes to get fully booted again and I don't like screwing with Proxmox cluster corosync and Gluster cluster sync. I'd much prefer to ensure they always have network access during a switch reboot.
doing the yearly update/patching of my hypervisor pool in chicago, all my websites will be down for an hour or so
edit: fell asleep. make that ETA whenever I wake up tomorrow
edit: fell asleep. make that ETA whenever I wake up tomorrow
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Having a hell of a time getting SSH login to work with publickeys on this, passwords and empty passwords work fine
Settings on desktop:
and on the switch
Generated new RSA hostkeys, imported a copy of my pubkey from a tftp server, and I keep getting packet 51 errors. What other things do I need to add?
Settings on desktop:
Code:
#-----------------------------------------
#
# Brocade
#
#-----------------------------------------
Host brocade
HostName 192.168.1.2
User root
Port 22
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/brocade_rsa
PreferredAuthentications publickey
KexAlgorithms +diffie-hellman-group1-sha1
HostKeyAlgorithms +ssh-dss,ssh-rsa
Code:
ruckus0#show ip ssh config
SSH server : Enabled
SSH port : tcp\22
Host Key : DSA 1024, RSA 2048
Encryption : aes256-cbc, aes192-cbc, aes128-cbc, aes256-ctr, aes192-ctr, aes128-ctr, 3des-cbc
Permit empty password : No
Authentication methods : Public-key
Authentication retries : 3
Login timeout (seconds) : 120
Idle timeout (minutes) : 5
Strict management VRF : Disabled
SCP : Enabled
SSH IPv4 clients : 192.168.1.11 (my desktop)
SSH IPv6 clients : All
SSH IPv4 access-group :
SSH IPv6 access-group :
SSH Client Keys :
Client Rekey : 0 Minute, 0 KB
Server Rekey : 0 Minute, 0 KB
You didnt bump the site to another vhost during upgrades ? What are you using for a hypervisor ?
HW and storage upgrades, it's a very small pool in chicago. Some of the VMs had been up 700+ days so it was time for a power cycle
Is there an idiots guide to updating an already 6610-48P stack?
I’m due to shut down the lab for a dust/tidy up and may as well update the switches during this time.
I updated them to 08030t when originally setting them up, not sure if that makes it easier or harder.
Thanks!
I’m due to shut down the lab for a dust/tidy up and may as well update the switches during this time.
I updated them to 08030t when originally setting them up, not sure if that makes it easier or harder.
Thanks!
What fan replacement are you guys using for the icx 6450?
has anyone tried these: Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (40x10mm, Brown): Amazon.ca: Computers & Tablets
Edit: ended up purchasing these from digikey: MF40101VX-1000U-G99 Sunon Fans | Fans, Thermal Management | DigiKey
I will report back once I get my switch and these fans.
has anyone tried these: Noctua NF-A4x10 FLX, Premium Quiet Fan, 3-Pin (40x10mm, Brown): Amazon.ca: Computers & Tablets
Edit: ended up purchasing these from digikey: MF40101VX-1000U-G99 Sunon Fans | Fans, Thermal Management | DigiKey
I will report back once I get my switch and these fans.
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Those are waaaaaaay underpowered and too thin to actually move any appreciable amount of air through the chassis. Avoid those, as it basically equate to running the unit fanless.
Lol, seems easy enough then, I assume it will update both switches in the stack at the same time?
Is there no need to update the boot or Poe firmware with this release?
Thanks!
Ended up picking up these: MF40101VX-1000U-G99 Sunon Fans | Fans, Thermal Management | DigiKey
Do you think these will work out ok? Not planning on using much of the poe budget and really won't be loading the switch too much.
I don't think those are the best choice.
Why are you looking at the 40x10mm? Those can't provide a great static pressure, and there isn't any space constraints inside the case (the original are 28mm deep).
Try looking inside this thread, there are some suggestions. I've bought two Sunon Maglev KDE1204PKVX with an appreciable noise improvement, but it's by no means silent (and it can't be, those aren't engineered to be silent). If you want to put any IT enterprise gear in your living room well... you haven't heard other devices, some are more powerful than an airdryer.
