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FCX Poe Firmware Upgrade

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On some of the latest FCX Code Ive seen a PoE firmwre update file along with the standard update image.  My question is how do I update the PoE firmware on my FCX switches?  Ive looked over the usual documentation and havent found any

control packet exchange off

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I am looking at switch configuration requirements for vifs(netapp virtual interface) and see the following for static multimode   you switch must support "aggregates (but must not have control packet exchange for configuring an aggregate)"  

How to configure round-robin channel-group load balancing

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How do I configure channel-groups to support round-robin (linux bonding mode 0) load balancing?   We run a Brocade VDX 6720 and the folowing config works with linux bonding mode 4     interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/0/9 description hv4

MCT best practise regarding Spanning Tree

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Hello all.   NetIron MLX MCT is of course avoiding STP to the switches connected via MC-LAG.   But STP is still a recommended point to be run at least on the MCT edge switches to detect and block loops.   But.... what is the best

Cannot ping/ARP Entries not exist

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Hi all,   I got problem where I cannot ping server from another server, both connected to the BigIron RX 16. It occur in random time, and in random server. When it occur the ARP entries are not exist on server's ARP table.   I have checked

What is danger of using "trunk hash-options include-layer2" for LACP connection

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Here is our config. We would like more balanced utilization across two 1 gig links trunked together using LACP. Someone suggested using the "trunk hash-options include-layer2" command, but:   (A) Will that help our situation? (B) Why wouldn't this

Access, Voice and Trunking with VLANs

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Hello,   I am very new to Brocade.  I come from a Cisco world where you configure vlans. Then set the access vlan, and voice vlan of a port.  Or if it is a trunk port then you simply pick the trunk encapsulation and then set the port to

FWS 624G Setup for SAN

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I'm new to these switches and was wondering if I could get a little help. First, do these switches have web interfaces for management? I was trying to setup the management IP on the switch but when I try to get into the configuration by typing the

ICX6650 and Dell PowerEdge R720xd

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I'm having the strangest issue with a new ICX6650 I'm setting up as a top-of-rack switch with a bunch of Dell PowerEdge R720xd servers. Some ports simply don't establish a link (not even the link LED illuminates). Swapping SFP cables and servers around

Upgrading a Stack of FCX switches

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What is the process for  upgrading a stack of FCX's? As I discovered, if the software versions  are not the same on all of the switches in the stack, you have problems. I have not been able to find any documentation covering upgrading a

New Virtual Interface

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I have a FastIron 1500 and I'm tryign to create a new VE.   There are currently 2 setup already since we had it installed 6 years ago. However I can't seem to create a new one:   BR-telnet@FOUNDRY(config)#int ve 4 Error - invalid virtual

Problem connecting a TurboIron 24X to a FastIron CX

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We have following set of switches:   TurboIron 24X (IBM B24X)FastIron CX (IBM 48Y)NetIron CES 2048FX (IBM 50C)   After extreme debugging, we are still unable to access the TurboIron from the FastIron and the other way around (neither ICMP via

Assign mgmt IP address for only specific VLAN

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Hello all,   I have few FWS624G switches, i need assign mgmt IP adress on this devices to specific vlan only (for example vlan 3130).   My problem is that switches are learning IP/MAC address via diffirent vlan and vlan number is changing at

Flow Control

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Can someone explain to me why Foundry/Brocade has Flow Control enabled by default???? I am having a hard time coming up with a solid reason for this. If I need Flow Control on my network, I will enable it where I need it.   I also had two PC's that

Device hardening

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Are there any docs from Brocade that recommend best practice hardening for their switches and routers?

BigIron RX-16 setting up separate management network

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Hi!   We have a RX-16 as core router. We are trying to separate management access to the BigIron from the normal routing. The problem is that the management network can't be physically isolated from the BigIron, i.e. part of the management VLAN is

SNTP won't work with Linux server running ntpd

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Hello,   I'm running 4 Stackable FES2402-PREM switches and they're set to use a local server as their sntp server.   The server is working and it's pingable from the switches, but sntp doesn't seem to be working.   I get error logs

MRP & PB & ESI

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Hi everyone, I have a ring topology and I want to run MRP and use PB with ESI, but I wondering how to configure MRP. I need one instance of MRP (in seperate ESI) for all ESIs, or for each ESI I must configure MRP?   BR, Zbigniew.

Configure Uplink Port in VLAN

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Is it possible to configure the uplink port on FESX624HF to be a member of a VLAN? If so what command would I use? Many thanks in advance for any help.

Gaining access via SSH

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Hello,         I have a FESX448 and FESX424 switch in my network. I have enabled SSH on these devices and wish to access them using SSH. When I SSH to the devices via putty I get a login prompt but when I add my user
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