Brocade ICX Series (cheap & powerful 10gbE/40gbE switching)
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Other end is an opnsense box. I think you hit the issue there is no route:
Code:
SSH@core-switch>show ip route
Total number of IP routes: 1
Type Codes - B:BGP D:Connected O:OSPF R:RIP S:Static; Cost - Dist/Metric
BGP Codes - i:iBGP e:eBGP
OSPF Codes - i:Inter Area 1:External Type 1 2:External Type 2
STATIC Codes - v:Inter-VRF
Destination Gateway Port Cost Type Uptime
1 192.168.1.0/24 DIRECT e mgmt1 0/0 D 0m23s
SSH@core-switch>This might be a silly question, but I haven't found an answer so far: Is there a way to permanently disable the paging, like the "skip-page-display" command does? For some reason that irritates me every single time I log in. Small problem, but if anyone has a solution...
So you are not doing any routing on your switch?
Are you trying to connect at L2 or L3?
What does OPN Sense configuration look like?
What are you trying to do?
I even have one still that I want to sell, but it ain't cheap. Of course some of that is I have multiple spare parts to go with it and it's fully licensed.
nothing permanent you can save to the config sadly, just the skip command for that session
I am a bit confused on what a "stacking cable" is. Id like to stack two brocades together (2x icx 6610, using the port 1 40Gb QSFP+.
Can I use any old 40G QSFP DAC, or is there a specific one that needs to be used? The guides/docs I find seem to be confusing.
thanks
Can I use any old 40G QSFP DAC, or is there a specific one that needs to be used? The guides/docs I find seem to be confusing.
thanks
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A "staking cable" is a common vampire hunter accessory used to immobilize a vampire.
I personally use a couple of "shorty" Netapp QSFP to QSFP cable that I think cost $10USD from the bay to stack 2 ICX6610's.
Ha ha thanks. Typed that too fast it seems.A "staking cable" is a common vampire hunter accessory used to immobilize a vampire.
I personally use a couple of "shorty" Netapp QSFP to QSFP cable that I think cost $10USD from the bay to stack 2 ICX6610's.
I was looking around so at some options and kept reading that i needed a "stacking cable" and could not use a reg 40G QSFP+ DAC. cool beans. thanks!
Regular QSFP+ DAC is perfectly fine.
Just take care which ports you link! If you mess up, you may get weird errors and behaviour.
Just take care which ports you link! If you mess up, you may get weird errors and behaviour.
Hi friends,
My 6610 started spinning up to fan speed 2. It would spin up for 10-30 seconds and slow back down to speed 1 for awhile. Rinse / repeat. It did this for a couple days and I finally got tired of it, so I took off the lid. It had been running for over 300 days in a garage rack, so some amount of dust had built up on the faceplate, but it wasn't blocked or anything terrible.
I opened the lid and found this:
Yeah, the spring loaded heatsink retention pin had broken due to age/heat/thermal stress. Luckily the metal spring landed on top of the heatsink and didn't short anything. And yes, it had been running like this for multiple days.
I couldn't get the remnants of the push pin out of the MB hole. So in a bind for time, I scientifically cut a piece of foam to squish between the top of the heatsink and the case lid, to push the heatsink back down. It's now been running like this for multiple days, staying at fan speed 1. Done.
Thanks again to fohdeesha for enabling such a great switch to be the backbone of my (and now several friends) home network.
Cheers
My 6610 started spinning up to fan speed 2. It would spin up for 10-30 seconds and slow back down to speed 1 for awhile. Rinse / repeat. It did this for a couple days and I finally got tired of it, so I took off the lid. It had been running for over 300 days in a garage rack, so some amount of dust had built up on the faceplate, but it wasn't blocked or anything terrible.
I opened the lid and found this:
Yeah, the spring loaded heatsink retention pin had broken due to age/heat/thermal stress. Luckily the metal spring landed on top of the heatsink and didn't short anything. And yes, it had been running like this for multiple days.
I couldn't get the remnants of the push pin out of the MB hole. So in a bind for time, I scientifically cut a piece of foam to squish between the top of the heatsink and the case lid, to push the heatsink back down. It's now been running like this for multiple days, staying at fan speed 1. Done.
Thanks again to fohdeesha for enabling such a great switch to be the backbone of my (and now several friends) home network.
Cheers
That kind of sucks! I was hopping to use the two 40Gb ports (1/2/1 and 1/2/6) for stacking (with the way my house is wired, it is MUCH better to have a stacked switch in the garage and another one in my server rack on the other side of the house) and use the other two 40Gb ports to connect my two servers to the switch. I know they had to operate as 4x10Gb, but I was hoping it was possible to use the "right" MPO cable so they appeared as 4 independent 10Gb ports on the switch and on the server. But with only a single MPO cable connecting them. That would work well in ESXI for my use case.
Hmm mine does the same thing, wonder if its the same issue..
Hi friends,
My 6610 started spinning up to fan speed 2. It would spin up for 10-30 seconds and slow back down to speed 1 for awhile. Rinse / repeat. It did this for a couple days and I finally got tired of it, so I took off the lid. It had been running for over 300 days in a garage rack, so some amount of dust had built up on the faceplate, but it wasn't blocked or anything terrible.
I opened the lid and found this:
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Yeah, the spring loaded heatsink retention pin had broken due to age/heat/thermal stress. Luckily the metal spring landed on top of the heatsink and didn't short anything. And yes, it had been running like this for multiple days.
I couldn't get the remnants of the push pin out of the MB hole. So in a bind for time, I scientifically cut a piece of foam to squish between the top of the heatsink and the case lid, to push the heatsink back down. It's now been running like this for multiple days, staying at fan speed 1. Done.
Thanks again to fohdeesha for enabling such a great switch to be the backbone of my (and now several friends) home network.
Cheers
During testing on mine, it did the same thing as well. Perhaps a little snooping is in order. Better to fix this now than after I put it into service.
Ya, have a new one coming.. well a new to me coming today. swapping it out then will take it apart and see.. hoping i can fix it and then stack them
Is it REALLY so bad? I see some good lots on ebay, and I am thinking about buying one.
What I need is: 8 or more 10GBase-T ethernet ports, SFP+ is optional, 40Gbit uplink port would be a big plus. I don't think I need L3 features, just need to connect several hosts with 10G/40G ethernet. I was thinking on getting Mikrotik CRS312-4C+8XG, it lacks QSFP+, but still good enough.
Maybe VDX 6740t is good enough for me? What should I ask seller before buying one (licenses, etc.)?
I might be misunderstanding your desired layout, but could you not use the breakout ports (e.g., 1/2/2) for stacking with MPO, and the 40Gbps ports (e.g., 1/2/1 and 1/2/6) to servers with cheap NetApp QSFP+ DACs and CX354?
I can license them, just be aware the copper version (the vdx6740t) draws significant power, it's first gen 10gbase-T PHY, so like a few watts per port. I think they idle around 180w but I don't have any numbers written down from when I had one. also not quiet