DYNES-Deployments

["Jorge L. Rodriguez" <>]

Hi,

Our Dell switch has once again decided to reconfigure itself. I am not 
sure what is happening but I noticed today when I couldn't access the 
FDT server through its public interface (XG2) that the switch has 
apparently was no longer in the configuration it needs to be in for it 
to work. What discovered through the switch's management interface was 
that the port XG2 thats supposed to provide public access to the 10gig 
interface was set to "Trunk". You get to the port through
Switching -> VLAN ->Port Settings menu. When this happens the public 
link goes down on the FDT server (srm.hep.fiu.edu). I've gone ahead and 
rest things as follows: Port (XG2 = Trunk) and then go to VLAN 
Membership (Switching -> VLAN -> VLAN Membership) to "U" (503). Now 
things seem to be working again.

So the question to you guys is 1. Is there some DYNES service or 
application running somewhere that goes around and modifies switch 
settings? or 2. Is this an indication that there is something wrong with 
the switch and I should contact Dell to try to get them to replace it or 
send a fix?

This particular problem seems to happen periodically here. In the last 
couple of weeks its already happened twice. The switch firmware is at 
3.3.6.4. I've asked Joe to upgrade the firmware but it has happened yet. 
However, its just one minor revision number behind the latest I think so 
its probably not going to help much.

Regards

Jorge