I have owned a lot of enterprise and carrier gear and the POE version of the FCX is literally the loudest piece of gear I've ever owned. the power supply fans are like banshees, they're not software controlled. an ICX (any of them) will be about 1000x quieterI currently have a Brocade FastIron FCX648S-HPOE switch and it's too loud for my liking. I am thinking of replacing it with a 6450-48P switch. Will it be a good upgrade or a downgrade in terms of features, power consumption, heat and noise?
It's been only few weeks since I bough the FCX switch for really cheap (< $50) hoping it would power my home IP cameras. It did the job well and pretty easily, but I could literally hear it scream through the entire house. I guess the FCX switches are more suitable for datacenter usage provided how loud they are.I have owned a lot of enterprise and carrier gear and the POE version of the FCX is literally the loudest piece of gear I've ever owned. the power supply fans are like banshees, they're not software controlled.
I haven't got any licenses on my FCX. The only downside is that the FCX doesn't have 10GbE uplinks without installing a XFP module. It's a good thing that ICX6450 comes with 10GbE uplinks, but I can't find a ICX6450-48P as cheap as FCX648S-HPOE. The noise on the FCX makes the switch totally unusable, but on the contrary there are a lot of deals on these switches in eBay. ICX6450 is quite rare to find cheap these days. I might try a PSU fan mod someday and hopefully I can put these FCX switches to use till I wait for 6450's to drop in price.If your FCX does not have the advanced license (which it probably doesn't), the feature set to the icx6450 will be identical. If your FCX is licensed for the advanced routing features, the icx6450 will be missing VRFs and BGP, but I have a feeling you're not using those
sadly like the ICX6610, the PSU fans in the FCX are software monitored so it's not really doable. back when I only had FCX's they were actually the first switch I tried to fan-mod, I purchased the exact correct Delta model as the stock fan, just lower RPM. It would refuse to boot if the RPM didn't match what it expected (which is something absurd like 18,0000 RPM). Short of building a little arduino harness to fake an 18K PWM signal and somehow finding room for it in the cramped delta PSU's, you're out of luckI might try a PSU fan mod someday and hopefully I can put these FCX switches to use till I wait for 6450's to drop in price.
Along with everyone else to make this the largest thread in Networking.Anyway, I appreciate this thread @fohdeesha, and the effort you put into this, as well as that of the other contributors. I'll probably be sending you a PM soon
check to make sure you can actually get firmware for it without paying firstAnyone has the Ruckus R720 Unleashed AP? Looking to replace my 3 UniFi AP-AC-Pro APs with 1 Ruckus R720. Any advice?
Was able to create an account online. Chatted with online support and they upgraded my account to premium. I can download the software.check to make sure you can actually get firmware for it without paying first
Any one wants to try this Fake Fan RPM Sensor — www.TechIdiots.net - www.ElectronicInsanity.com ? Is there a Rotor-Lock signal on the sense pin?sadly like the ICX6610, the PSU fans in the FCX are software monitored so it's not really doable. back when I only had FCX's they were actually the first switch I tried to fan-mod, I purchased the exact correct Delta model as the stock fan, just lower RPM. It would refuse to boot if the RPM didn't match what it expected (which is something absurd like 18,0000 RPM). Short of building a little arduino harness to fake an 18K PWM signal and somehow finding room for it in the cramped delta PSU's, you're out of luck
Just wanted to know how this project turned out.. Are the temps ok now? I tried to put the Fans in, but they stop working after a few minutes (no rotation at all)..Modding my 6450 a bit.
- Fan swap to completely silent Noctuas
- mounting a 2nd fan in the provided mounting point (and fan header) (2 Noctuas slightly exceed the total CFM of the original fan, while remaining completely quiet)
- cutting hole in casing
- 3D printed insert for hole to provide less restrictive flow to both fans.
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The bottom-left screw hole lines up with the bottom-left screw hole in the case itself.
Wondering what the reason is for switching.. I just went Pro throughout my house last year.. the speeds are good, coverage too..Anyone has the Ruckus R720 Unleashed AP? Looking to replace my 3 UniFi AP-AC-Pro APs with 1 Ruckus R720. Any advice?
you could probably do it with just one. Don't turn it off just because the temperature's rising, it won't let itself get too hot. It doesn't even bother spinning the fans up full speed until it gets to like 70c, 50c is nothingUltimately my 6450-48p needs to POE a handful of devices (UBNT AP's and CloudKey).. so not too much.. -- is that doable with just 3x Noctua NF-A4x20 FLX 's ?
You can still do dual-mode, but then add the Untagged VLAN in the dual-mode command for the port to remove it from the default-vlan-idSorry, I guess my question wasn't very clear how do I avoid using dual mode in my config?
Thanks
vlan 10 name phone
tag e 1/1/1
vlan 20 name data
tag e 1/1/1
int e 1/1/1
dual-mode 20
aaa authentication enable default local
aaa authentication web-server default local
aaa authentication login default local
enable super-user-password <password>