PowerConnect 8132F Configuration seems strange
There are 128 interface port channels in the config is this normal. Ive never seen that before.
View ArticlePowerConnect Switches SNMP issue
Hello,A few times a day I am observing snmp fail on cpu and fan sensors. After a few minutes, it comes back up by itself.This happens on several powerconnect switches.Have anyone come across this...
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Confused on what I should be doing as far as VLAN vs PVID
I have a convoluted image which will be crazy to look at but I'm hoping I can explain it sufficiently:I currently have a single Powerconnect 2716 connected two Poweredge 2950's running as ESXi...
View ArticlePowerConnect 5524 ARP Cache Size
Does anyone know powerconnect 5524 ARP cache size? I used the command : "show arp" in PowerConnect 6248 , I got the information : cache size is 1024. I can't got the information from PowerConnect 5524....
View ArticleProblems with Powerconnect 5524
Hi I have problem with negotiation on Powerconnect 5548We have users on Enterasys 6000 and we want change to a power 5548When move user to 5548 the 5548 Ports don´t negotiate properly or negotiate at...
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PC 8032-F (SFP+ 10 Gb Eth) and brocade M5424 (FC) switch integration to...
Hi,Need your advice. I am about to design a network topology (TL4000& Tl200) both of which have only 2 FC ports which needs to be integrated with the blade servers via 8132-F (SFP+) TOR switch and...
View ArticleBare Metal Provisioning Force10 MXL switches - how to configure stacking.
I want to use BMP to configure two MXL switches in a stack, and then go on to complete the configuration of VLANs port tagging and the rest. My concern is this: afterMXLswitch A1 | FTOS(conf)#stack...
View ArticleProblem with Powerconnect 8024
iSCSI ServerA SPa-eth2 to Switch Port 9 (Vlan 1); iSCSI ServerA SPa-eth3 to Switch Port 1 (Vlan 20);iSCSI ServerB SPb-eth2 to Switch Port 10 (Vlan 1); - ping request failed from host. iSCSI ServerB...
View Articleconnect PowerConnect 2848 to 2824
What is the best way to connect a PowerConnect a 2848 to a 2824 with cooper cables.I think to use 2 cables in the 47/48 and 23/24 ports, but I doesn't now how configure the Dell OpenManage Switch...
View ArticleS50N Radius-server key
Hi All I tried to set Mac-based authentication on Force10 S50N. Plateform : force10 S50N version:8.4.2.7 I set the shared key 12345678 on Radius server First, I set switch radius-server key 12345678. I...
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6224 unusual reboot and lose of connection
I have 2 powerconnect 6224 stack using stacking module. the slave switch suddenly restart and lose connection. when i try to restart manually the slave switch it became available again. the problem...
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Is stack possible in this scenario with 4 x PC 8164 switches
Hi there!I want to know if i could setup stack between these 4 switches as in picture below.There are two sites, each site has two switches, and connection between switches is done with 4 x SFP fiber...
View ArticleForce10 MXL - VLAN is not routing.
I am trying to configure a simple layer3 setup on stacked Force10 MXL switches.ManagementEthernet 0/0 90.21.0.175 YES Manual up upVlan 33 10.1.33.1...
View ArticlePowerconnect 6224 Default Route
I am currently working on a pair of Dell PC6224. I have setup 4 vlans one of which has external access. They are currently configured for stacking and working properly with the exception of being able...
View ArticleHigh CPU for ipMapForwardingTask
I have a problem with Powerconnect 6248, which appeared recently. Time from time CPU for ipMapForwardingTask rises up to 30-40% instead of normal operation (average 6%) and PINGs to switch raises from...
View ArticleLACP Problem About SFP And RJ45
Dear dell expert:I got one problem about lacp.This is the case:We recently we got one dell PowerConnect 2848 which uplink to our cisco WS-C4506-E. We want to enable lacp between them.The lacp is a...
View ArticleUsing Voice LAN Feature
I am moving from some old HP/3Com v1910 switches to some new Dell PowerConnect 62xx and 55xx switches. The HPs and the 55xx's all have an "OUI" feature where I can specify the first six characters of...
View ArticleDell PC 6248 - Cannot ping
Hello,I have a switch stack of 7 Dell PC 6248 that I cannot ping or telnet to from a PC on another vlan / subnet. The strange thing is, I can ping it and telnet to it from another switch. I have my...
View ArticleForce10 S25 - Stacking. Is the stacking module required?
I would like to know if the S25N can be stacked using the SFP ports buit into chassis, or is purchasing the stacking module required?
View ArticleHP A5120 Series Switch JE074A - Comparable Dell Product?
I chose the HP A5120 SI switch for 3 reasons:1. Price - they cost about $13002. Warranty and Support - lifetime no extra charge3. Features: stacking Is there a Force10 switch that is comparable to...
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