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Hi, I have a weird issue with an ICX6610-48P, I gave it an IP and a default gateway. Most of the time it responds to pings from beyond the gateway, but at some random interval it will not accept traffic. If you are on the same subnet with it, you don't see this problem. I have other devices in that same subnet that do not experience this problem.
ICX6610 ------- Gateway -------- Computer -> Random Drops
ICX6610 ------- Computer -> No Drops
Has anyone experienced this before ? Thanks for any and all suggestions
EDIT: So I configured OSPF on the 6610 and started feeding it routes from my gateway and this problem seems to have disappeared. I'm glad the problem is gone, just uneasy as to what it might have been.
Update: As it turns out, if you have two devices with the same IP, this is less than optimal. It's almost always the easy stuff that gets us.
ICX6610 ------- Gateway -------- Computer -> Random Drops
ICX6610 ------- Computer -> No Drops
Has anyone experienced this before ? Thanks for any and all suggestions
EDIT: So I configured OSPF on the 6610 and started feeding it routes from my gateway and this problem seems to have disappeared. I'm glad the problem is gone, just uneasy as to what it might have been.
Update: As it turns out, if you have two devices with the same IP, this is less than optimal. It's almost always the easy stuff that gets us.
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guide updated from 8095k to the latest 8095, 08095m. Thought I did this months ago but I guess not. all icx7xxx documentation updated to match as well
And again the guide saved my butt 
(I got about three weeks ago a new integrated router from my isp and it came with dhcp enabled and caused a lot of trouble becuase it was using another network address and the lease was for 3 weeks... I wanted to assign static ip addresses to my "fixed" hosts/devices and accidentally deleted the ip address on the ve 1 interface on my 6450 and it "disappeared")
(I got about three weeks ago a new integrated router from my isp and it came with dhcp enabled and caused a lot of trouble becuase it was using another network address and the lease was for 3 weeks... I wanted to assign static ip addresses to my "fixed" hosts/devices and accidentally deleted the ip address on the ve 1 interface on my 6450 and it "disappeared"
)I have an ICX 7250 running 08095m. Is there any way to specify the LAG load balancing type?
I have a Cisco 1852i AP (I know I'm asking for trouble) I'm trying to LAG to the 7250. Cisco docs state to use method "src-dst-port" and that "If one doesn't configure L4 port load balancing (for example when using a switch model which does not support this feature) then the port channel will still come up but all the traffic will go through the same port. One will not have 2 gigabits of speed but there will be redundancy."
On the Ruckus docs it does speak to LAG Load Sharing but I cannot see any way to specify it explicitly. I haven't done any testing to see if it's balancing yet but when running "show ap config general" I see the following:
AP LAG Configuration Status ..................... Disabled
LAG Support for AP .............................. Yes
edit: that above said -- traffic is definitely passing through both interfaces after some testing. Not sure if it's capable of >1 Gbps but we'll see.
I have a Cisco 1852i AP (I know I'm asking for trouble) I'm trying to LAG to the 7250. Cisco docs state to use method "src-dst-port" and that "If one doesn't configure L4 port load balancing (for example when using a switch model which does not support this feature) then the port channel will still come up but all the traffic will go through the same port. One will not have 2 gigabits of speed but there will be redundancy."
On the Ruckus docs it does speak to LAG Load Sharing but I cannot see any way to specify it explicitly. I haven't done any testing to see if it's balancing yet but when running "show ap config general" I see the following:
AP LAG Configuration Status ..................... Disabled
LAG Support for AP .............................. Yes
edit: that above said -- traffic is definitely passing through both interfaces after some testing. Not sure if it's capable of >1 Gbps but we'll see.
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Are the breakouts on a 6610 1/2/2-1/2/5 able to be configured back to a single 40G link? I'd prefer that over an LACP connection.
I have an icx 6610, followed the directions, everything seems to have installed fine. When I go to boot, it keeps ending with "Process [1] stopped by sds monitor. Any suggestions on how to fix?
Anyone have any ideas about the ESD issue? Been eyeing the Mikrotik CRS328-24P-4S+RM as a possible replacement for the lower noise, lower power usage, and due to the perception of lack of reliability in the Brocade (my other switch is currently full because I've tried to keep as much as possible off the Brocade due to this issue), but that's an expensive pill to swallow.
It appears you have a ground potential difference that's causing you problems. If both ends are on a different circuit that could be why. But it looks like the 6450 doesn't have any ground posts at its rear/sides. If you're not using any ears then you can try bonding the switch to your rack (somehow) or try replacing your cables with non-shielded variety. First, use a ground tester to see receptacles for your switch and the equipment on the other end of that shielded cable are properly grounded. If the other end is connected to a switch that has no ground plug then look for a grounding screw and bond that to ground. Even Netgear consumer switches have these ground posts, which is why I'm surprised the 6450 doesn't.
Shielded configurations are challenging and that's why people don't recommend them unless they understand how to deploy them.
Thank you for the response. This switch is not connected to anything outside of my rack, and everything within it is connected to the same PDU. It was purely from static electricity (I live in a dry area) from me. I've had other times where it seemed like just touching the front of the switch around where the cables are (disconnecting an un-shielded cable) would do the same thing. Internally, is the chassis not grounded to the ground of the power cable coming into it? I would think ESD would go out that, but not very familiar with how that works.
I once thought the same way and because I'm not trained as an EE/electrician the only reason I could see why there are bonding points in DC equipment is they facilitate a better path for ESD to be routed away from sensitive components. When installing equipment to racks the paint is supposed to be scratched off ears during this time to facilitate the bond. Even if you have the bond but your body has accumulated a charge, by touching a port cage that charge could pass through components you don't want before it exits through the plug or bonding wire.
This "electricity follows all paths" is why some equipment has an ESD point that one should touch/connect an ESD strap before the equipment is serviced. Ideally your rack and all equipment should be bonded to a grounding bar (which in turn bonded to your electrical ground) and you either touch it or wear an ESD wrist strap connected your grounded rack before you service any equipment in your high static environment.
See: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/hardware/srx550-hm/srx550-hm.pdf, pg 14 (#13).
This "electricity follows all paths" is why some equipment has an ESD point that one should touch/connect an ESD strap before the equipment is serviced. Ideally your rack and all equipment should be bonded to a grounding bar (which in turn bonded to your electrical ground) and you either touch it or wear an ESD wrist strap connected your grounded rack before you service any equipment in your high static environment.
See: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/hardware/srx550-hm/srx550-hm.pdf, pg 14 (#13).
Anyone able to help? Tried everything but just keep getting "Process [1] stopped by sds monitor" when it tries to boot
What is the current recommendation for SFP+ to RJ45 adapters?
This is for wiring an ICX-6450 to a few PCs that (will soon) have 10GbE NICs.
This is for wiring an ICX-6450 to a few PCs that (will soon) have 10GbE NICs.
Just got an ICX7750-48F, which seems to be dead as a brick (there's some initial console output, aka bootloader version + SVR: 0x82100120, PVR: 0x80230032, but then just silence)
Any idea what this could be? I'd guess memory issue maybe?
If you power cycle the switch, there are two different bootloader versions. Neither of them works.
Does anyone have a spare XW1648E8GMNE-AO DIMM (8GB DDR3 SODIMM Registered(!))?
Any idea what this could be? I'd guess memory issue maybe?
If you power cycle the switch, there are two different bootloader versions. Neither of them works.
Does anyone have a spare XW1648E8GMNE-AO DIMM (8GB DDR3 SODIMM Registered(!))?
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I'm setting up one of the ICX 7250 switches, and when I do the licensing, it says that I have a trial period of 45 days and then I have to buy a license. This is for a home lab, so I'm not all that interested in paying $1k for licensing. In the licensing guide, it says that it's honor-based, so I'm confused. Does it stop working after 45 days? Does it just keep on? Is this something that changed with the more recent version of the firmware and I need to downgrade the switch to an older firmware?
Thanks!
Thanks!
my suggestion is to worry about it in 45 days and see if it all still works.
No
Yes
Legally you‘d have to remove the trial license after 45days if you don‘t buy it. But they don‘t enforce it, hence „honor based“