Dell 6248: hot swapping and upgrade stack links
I have a set of Dell 6248 switches. I have a few questions to explore:1) Can I add/remove CX4 cables while the switch is running? (I assume this is the same rules as a normal Ethernet cable...)2) Can...
View ArticleWorkflow to replace a failed stack member Force10 s25N
In my last post I found out that my stack-member0 was bad. I have a switch that I can use to replace that member in the stack, but I am not certain of the workflow. Is it posible that I can just flash...
View ArticlePowerConnect 5524 routing
Adding a second Sonicwall on the same subnet - SW1 - Existing NSA3600 LAN: 192.168.44.254SW2 - New TZ400 LAN: 192.168.44.253Seperate WAN connections:SW1 -- ComcastSW2 -- ATTAfter changing...
View Articleenable ssh service just from web UI? Powerconnect 5548
HiI have a DELL 5548 , i have access to the web UI but no access to the console port, and this switch never setup SSH access before, is that possible for enable SSH service just with the web UI?...
View ArticleSetting with Cisco switch.
Hi there,I'm a beginner engineer.Maybe its problem is so easy to you guys.. , please help me.I wonder why around "WS-C3560E-24TD-S" ports are Designated port.. even though Dell 8024F is Root...
View ArticleNon-disruptive firmware/software update of M8024k, M6348 and M6220...
We have multiple blade chassis (M1000e) with 2 M8024k (and some m6220 and M6348) PowerConnect Switches per chassis. We stack them together within the chassis. So we can configure both switches within...
View ArticleN2000 IGMP snooping filtering
I have a Dell N2024 switch connected to a headend that provides with multicast streams. The Dell switch is layer 2 only. The problem I have is that the multicast traffic is not being correctly filtered...
View Articlepowerconnect vlan tagging
i have a number of powerconnect 3348, 3448 and 3548.. these are used as our user switches and the switches for a POE phone system. We are making some changes on our cisco core switches and will be...
View ArticleMXL switches config
Hello,I'm not a network engineer and I'm trying to configure a m1000e with it's MXL switch.I succeed in configuring the management network for cmc and idrac.But I'm lost when I try to start the network...
View ArticleSwitch airflow 8024F
Hi guys,I've got a couple of Dell 8024F switches and was wondering if it was possible to change the airflow for these from front to rear into rear to front? Would like to mount these at the back of the...
View ArticleN4000 & 1G SFP
Dell Networking N4064 UTP with "4-port SFP+ module" supports 1GbE SFP short-range tranceiver?Tks
View ArticleDell PowerConnect 5448 Internet Explorer Not responding?
Hi, I can connect to the switch with IE and it opens up the login screen, after I login it will display the home page but not the left side panel, it then freezes up and displays the message that...
View Articleswitch
HII have a dell switch that we bought in January, i cant recall the model at top of my head but it was a 24 port 10Gbit SFP+ switchI have console access to the switchwhat commands can i run to list the...
View ArticleN2000 Temperature SNMP
Is it possible to query for system temperature (what's seen in sh system temp) over snmp?
View ArticleVRRP ARP/MAC/IP address conflict when I shouldn't be getting one.
Why would VRRP be freaking out about a shared MAC/IP address and complaining about the MASTER switch? We actually haven't seen the Master/Standby fail over at all yet either.Switch YYYYinterface vlan...
View ArticleN2000 10GBASE SFP+ options
I have a stack of two N2048 and want to expand the LAN to next building (100' to 150' cabling) with a third N2000 switch. Looking at the 10GBE options when I configure an N2024 or N2048 I can see the...
View ArticlePowerconnect 6224
I have 2 Powerconnect 6224s that I need to update the firmware on... they are both revision 2.2.0.3Can I use the web interface to update to the latest version 3.3.13.3 or should I be using the CLI as...
View ArticleHow to configure a stack. (3 1548P)
I have 3 1548P switches. The top one is the master and is configured with and IP address. The next two are new (reboot after config delete startup-config). I have link cables connected 1:1-2:2,...
View ArticleCWDM Between Powerconnect 6200's
Hi,I'm trying to get CWDM working between two sites in London on Dell Powerconnect 6224 and a 6248. I've got the 2x 10GB SFP+ modules in the back of both and some tuned SFP+ CWDM optics which are coded...
View ArticleSNMP for Stack Ports on Dell 6248? (xg1..4)
I have 5x 6248 stacked together in a ring ... I can view the Stack Point Counters through the web UI. I'm using munin to graph system attributes, and it finds all of the regular ethernet ports on each...
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