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Thanks for those comments. Yes, my home network is very much a flat topology - I'm retired so I don't need to build out a full homelab that resembles what is done at the corporate/enterprise level. As it turns out, as @Dave Corder mentioned earlier in this thread, it appears that it's the Wiitek SFP module that's causing my issues. As the 10G ports on the 6610 can only negotiate a 1 or 10 Gbps connection, it's up to the SFP module to rate limit to 5Gbps. My Wiitek modules apparently aren't as compatible with the 6610 as they are with other switches. They're listed as capable of 1, 2.5, 5 and 10Gbps connections, but there's some incompatibility with it based on this thread:
If on the 6610 port with the mgig sfp, can you do a "rate-limit output shaping 4000000" and see if you get 4Gbit/s throughput ?
ICX7250-Boot> update_uboot
Loading image to Uboot Partition 1
Using bcmiproc_eth-0 device
TFTP from server 10.22.102.17; our IP address is 10.22.102.200
Filename 'ICX7xxx/spz10118.bin'.
Load address: 0x61007dc0
Loading: #################################################################
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########################
done
Bytes transferred = 786944 (c0200 hex)
sf erase 0x0 0x100000
copying uboot image to flash, it will take sometime...
sf write 0x61007fc0 0x0 0xc0000
TFTP to Flash Done.
ICX7250-Boot>
//
ICX7250-Boot> update_primary
Updating PRIMARY image over TFTP
Using bcmiproc_eth-0 device
TFTP from server 10.22.102.17; our IP address is 10.22.102.200
Filename 'ICX7xxx/SPR08090mc.bin'.
Load address: 0x1000000
Loading: #################################################################
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(100 lines cut)
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#######################################################Primary image download failed
ICX7250-Boot>
can you try to run that again (mainly the update u boot command), then reset the switch, (just send the command "reset" but be sure to stop it back into the bootloader again (if it boots all the way into the OS, it may downgrade uboot again). once you stop it back in uboot after the reboot, it should hopefully be in the new version of uboot, then try the update primary command again
If you can't ping the switch's IP address (192.168.88.100 in your example) from the computer running the TFTP server, something isn't connected properly.
Probably not; only the designated stacking ports can be used for stacking.
I'm a novice when it comes to configuring a managed switch like the 6610. I did a bit of reading and tried this command:
You know that *all* of them are stacking ports?
support.ruckuswireless.com
it sounds like you haven't actually plugged the switch into your network? The usb-c serial connection is not a network connection, as the guide states you need to connect the switches dedicated management ethernet port (NOT any of the regular ports) to your network
yes they're regular 40gbe ports. instead of expensive annoying mtp you can grab these BiDi optics and run 40gbE over cheap regular singlemode duplex LC fiber XQX2502 KAIAM QSFP+40G-LR4 Lite OPTICAL MODULE NEW PULLS | eBay
On the ICX, the ports are just ports. Optics are probably safest; I don't know if they QSFP on a 7450 can understand a QSFP28 (is that what the CX4 is?).
Thanks for the response and the link! I had been looking at these Brocade optics on eBay and was going to try out these Arista MTP-MTP 12 fibers OM4 (also eBay), but I much prefer the idea of cheap LC. I really appreciate your guidance on this! Will post back when everything arrives.
I thought that made the most sense, but after living through various licensing hells I was spooked somehow they wouldn't allow them to be used as non-stacking ports. Thanks for the reassurance. I actually have no idea myself if the 7450 can handle the QSFP28, but I'll report back with my findings even if this all blows up in my face spectacularly.
The ICX7450 does not support breakout. If you want 10G, you have to use the 4x10g module.
Sorry I probably didn't explain this the right way - I'm saying the breakout goes from card to switch so the QSFP side plugged into the Mellanox and 1 of the 10G plugged into the 4x10g module, but the more I type this out the more I realize the adapter is the way to go here. I completely believe that the breakout doesn't work from the switch side since it doesn't say anywhere in the software or on the hardware that breakout is doable.