DYNES-Deployments

[Benjeman Meekhof <>]

Hi Jorge,

Since you didn't mention it specifically...do you always save your
"running configuration" to the "startup configuration" after
configuring the port?

thanks,
Ben

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 11:22 AM, Jorge L. Rodriguez 
<>
 wrote:
> 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