Quanta LB6M (10GbE) -- Discussion
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So I just tried this with my Nexenta host, and the portchannel is showing up, but the hosts can't talk to each other.
Could this be a VLAN issue? Everything was talking fine until I set this up.
Code:
(FASTPATH Routing) #show port-channel 1/1
Local Interface................................ 1/1
Channel Name................................... ch1
Link State..................................... Up
Admin Mode..................................... Enabled
Type........................................... Dynamic
Port-channel Min-links......................... 1
Load Balance Option............................ 3
(Src/Dest MAC, VLAN, EType, incoming port)
Mbr Device/ Port Port
Ports Timeout Speed Active
------ ------------- --------- -------
0/1 actor/long 10G Full True
partner/long
0/2 actor/long 10G Full True
partner/long
Could be a VLAN issue. Could be an LACP issue. I don't know anything about Nexenta.
I did a quick google and found this:
Nexentastor/ESXi5/3750G/LACP/VDS/NFS/iSCSI - Part 1 - EverythingShouldBeVirtual
Looks like the Nexenta defaults to L3/L4 for LACP. I'm guessing the LB6M is L2, which is what is working with my Extreme Networks switch (I don't see a way to change to L2/L3/L4 on the LB6M).
Try looking at that article and see about changing your Nexenta to L2.
Hey guys is everyone using DAC's with their LB6M's? Or do we have folks using SFP+ Transceivers and if so what brands of transceivers seem to be compatible? Haven't bought any interconnects yet and thought I'd ask before I bought anything? Thanks in advance!
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Thanks, the article you linked is very informative. Unforunately I've been running into a lot of documentation issues with Nexenta especially for the community edition. I might give up on LACP because I'm already seeing some pretty amazing speeds and it might not be worth the headache and extra $40 DAC.
I hate to keep spamming this post with my noob questions, but I can't seem to get vlan routing to work. I followed the instructions and I can't ping the vlan or a host from the other vlan I created. Can anyone help me sort this out?
Here's my running config -
My vlans
And my routes
Here's my running config -
Code:
(FASTPATH Routing) #show running-config
!Current Configuration:
!
!System Description "Quanta LB6M, 1.2.0.11, Linux 2.6.21.7"
!System Software Version "1.2.0.11"
!System Up Time "2 days 14 hrs 38 mins 55 secs"
!Additional Packages FASTPATH QOS
!Current SNTP Synchronized Time: Not Synchronized
!
vlan database
vlan 10,20
vlan routing 10 10
vlan routing 20 20
exit
ip ssh server enable
configure
ip routing
aaa authentication enable "enableList" enable
line console
exit
line telnet
exit
line ssh
exit
spanning-tree configuration name "E8-9A-8F-13-B5-52"
--More-- or (q)uit
!
interface 0/1
no port lacpmode
description 'LAG to Nexenta'
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 0/2
description 'LAG to Nexenta'
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 0/3
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 0/4
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
--More-- or (q)uit
interface 0/5
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 0/6
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 0/7
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 20
vlan participation include 10,20
exit
interface 0/8
mtu 9216
vlan pvid 20
vlan participation include 10,20
exit
interface 0/26
vlan pvid 10
vlan participation include 10,20
exit
--More-- or (q)uit
interface 1/1
mtu 9216
vlan participation include 10
exit
interface 2/10
routing
ip address 192.168.5.1 255.255.255.0
exit
interface 2/20
routing
ip address 192.168.6.1 255.255.255.0
exit
router rip
exit
router ospf
exit
exit
Code:
VLAN ID VLAN Name VLAN Type
------- -------------------------------- -------------------
1 default Default
10 VLAN0010 Static
20 VLAN0020 Static
Code:
(FASTPATH Routing) #show ip route
Route Codes: R - RIP Derived, O - OSPF Derived, C - Connected, S - Static
B - BGP Derived, IA - OSPF Inter Area
E1 - OSPF External Type 1, E2 - OSPF External Type 2
N1 - OSPF NSSA External Type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA External Type 2
C 192.168.5.0/24 [0/1] directly connected, 2/10
C 192.168.6.0/24 [0/1] directly connected, 2/20I saw Patrick mention this switch in a different thread in this same forum this morning:
Dell B-TI24X Brocade TI-24X-AC with 24x Dual-Speed 10G SFP+ Ports
To me this switch looks almost identical to the LB6M. The only difference is 1 extra management port on the LB6M.
Does anyone have the firmware for the Dell B-TI24X or Brocade TI-24X-AC?
Dell has no firmware published for their B-TI24X version.
Product Support | Dell US
Edit: oh and if this listing is accurate, this switch actually maybe started its life as a Foundry.
Brocade TurboIron 24X HD-TI-24X-AC 24-Port Managed Switch
Brocade acquired Foundry.
So this Dell/Brocade/Foundry/Quanta switch I think are all pretty much the same switch.
Dell B-TI24X Brocade TI-24X-AC with 24x Dual-Speed 10G SFP+ Ports
To me this switch looks almost identical to the LB6M. The only difference is 1 extra management port on the LB6M.
Does anyone have the firmware for the Dell B-TI24X or Brocade TI-24X-AC?
Dell has no firmware published for their B-TI24X version.
Product Support | Dell US
Edit: oh and if this listing is accurate, this switch actually maybe started its life as a Foundry.
Brocade TurboIron 24X HD-TI-24X-AC 24-Port Managed Switch
Brocade acquired Foundry.
So this Dell/Brocade/Foundry/Quanta switch I think are all pretty much the same switch.
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It is effectively identical. This Dell switch, the LB6M, and many others (the Juniper EX-2500 or Pica8, for example) are all "Broadcom reference design" switches. They start with the merchant-silicon switch chips from Broadcom and add the appropriate CPU, memory and packaging. In many cases they just take Broadcom's design docs and send them off to a foundry (Foxconn, etc) and paint the chassis the right color.
Broadcom even delivers the reference software. The OEMs are supposed to add their own value somewhere (hardware design mods, software tweaks, etc) but some of them just change the logos on the web-gui and call that a value add.
Broadcom even delivers the reference software. The OEMs are supposed to add their own value somewhere (hardware design mods, software tweaks, etc) but some of them just change the logos on the web-gui and call that a value add.
Yeah I know this stuff happens a lot. But I'm trying to figure out if there is any better software we could run on this LB6M. Specifically, something that supports IPv6. I really don't care about a GUI or anything.
It's working well for me as is, but I'd love to be able to move IPv6 over to it instead of my Extreme Networks switch.
Yes it's Layer 3 I'm looking for. This switch lacks it. It doesn't have the IPv6 module from what I can see.
I am working in getting ipv6, dos-control, http and all the rest working (including bgp, switch stacking).... have a little patience.
Thus far I managed to start https on a switch that did not have the option ( actually I have all available commands (including ipv6) ) but they need to be tested and I still need to do some more work. At the moment I still need to fix http's issue as it always returns 404 now.
How are you managing this? Do you have the code from a different switch that you're trying to merge into this one?
Once we ( me and somebody else from the form whom will remain nameless for now ( as he owns a switch like this) ( I don't yet) ) have it all working I will post here the result.
What I can tell you is that I managed to start a https server on the switch using "ip http secure-server" command and that "dos-control" is also working, but we do have all the options available ( some of them: http, https, license, classofservice, dot1p-mapping, ip-precedence-mapping, auto-voip, cut-through, dot1q-tunnel, dos-control, dvlan-tunnel, environment, switchport, irdp, ipv6, llpf, logging, sflow, sntp, datacenter-bridging and priority-flow-control ) and most of them need testing but I want to have a full working thing before I post the solution
OK! Sorin that sounds fantastic! It would be awesome to get some of those added features on the switch. I wish i knew abit more about networking, coding and programming to help out. I am ready and willing to be a beta-tester for any new modified firmware or instructions if you need one my good sir! Keep us updated whenever you can! Awesome work!
Has anyone looked into what it would take to reverse the fans on an LB6M (for back-to-front airflow). Mine is mounted to in rear of my rack and as springtime temps come up its getting too hot ingesting the hot air in the rear area - fans spin up to 100% and its just too loud.