DYNES-Deployments

["Jorge L. Rodriguez" <>]

Hi Ty,

So my FDT server has two 10G connections to the Dell switch. One of the 
10G ports is connected to the 1/xg1 on VLAN 1. VLAN 1 is used as my 
private VLAN. The other FDT 10 Gig port is connected to 1/xg2. The 1/xg4 
port on the switch is presumably connected to AMPATH and is on VLAN 503. 
The 1/xg3 is unassigned and nothing is plugged in there other the SFP.

Now that 1/xg2 port is not on any VLAN  at least it isn't right now, 
which explains why my FDT server can't be contacted by its public 
address. I'm pretty sure though that if I switched that port to VLAN 503 
I would get access to the WAN. So its likely these OSCARS that are 
mucking with the settings on the switch... So I'd really like to learn 
what is going on. Perhaps a quick conversation would help?

My phone number is 786-325-6205 or you can send me yours.

Thanks

Regards
Jorge

On 04-Apr-13 01:22 PM, Ty Bell wrote:
> Hi Jorge,
>
> 1/xg2 is what OSCARS has been using and configuring, maybe we could use 1/xg1 
> instead?
>
> --Ty
>
> On Apr 4, 2013, at 11:31 AM, Benjeman Meekhof 
> <>
>  wrote:
>
> > 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