in our case no, but reseating the sfp does, it sees it there, its just dead


On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 1:29 PM, Adam Moffett <[email protected]> wrote:

> I'd be curious if disable/enable the interface brings the SFP back to
> life, or re-inserting the SFP module.
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Adam Moffett" <[email protected]>
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: 8/23/2017 2:24:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Brown-outs, Power fluctuations lock up Mikrotik CRS
> units
>
> He's saying the switch is "up" but the SFP's stop communicating until a
>> reboot.
>> I assumed fiber SFP's.  Maybe in a brownout the SFP dies first because
>> it's farther from the power supply than other components in the switch.
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]>
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: 8/23/2017 2:03:52 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Brown-outs, Power fluctuations lock up Mikrotik CRS
>> units
>>
>> Glitches could come in through the ethernet side too.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Sterling Jacobson
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 11:59 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Brown-outs,Power fluctuations lock up Mikrotik CRS
>>> units
>>>
>>> I had about 10 of these units suffer from the disconnect problem this
>>> morning.
>>>
>>> Some were powered solely from DC wall plug directly to round connector.
>>>
>>> Some were powered solely from POE injector from included DC wall plug
>>> power supply.
>>>
>>> Some were actually powered by both direct DC round plug AND POE from the
>>> Ethernet/Ether1 port.
>>>
>>> So in essence I've ruled all of those combos out as individual
>>> immunity/culprits.
>>>
>>> Some of these were plugged in to small UPS units from APC or similar
>>> brand.
>>>
>>> Which I know don't do line conditioning, so that doesn't surprise me
>>> there.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Adam Moffett
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2017 11:56 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Brown-outs, Power fluctuations lock up Mikrotik CRS
>>> units
>>>
>>> We have at least 50 CRS and I've never seen that.
>>> We aren't using the wall warts though.  These are almost all on Traco
>>> 48v power supplies plus a 48 to 24 converter.  So I have a second layer of
>>> conversion between the device and the power.  That's just an observation
>>> and I don't know that it ought to make a difference.
>>>
>>>
>>> ------ Original Message ------
>>> From: "Sterling Jacobson" <[email protected]>
>>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
>>> Sent: 8/23/2017 1:39:43 PM
>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Brown-outs, Power fluctuations lock up Mikrotik CRS
>>> units
>>>
>>> I get power glitches from time to time in our city and it never fails
>>>> to cause one or more of our CRS units to glitch.
>>>>
>>>> They appear powered and running, but SFP+ modules don't communicate
>>>> until a power cycle.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone else see this?
>>>>
>>>> And generally, I don't understand how variations in 110v AC get through
>>>> the DC power wart and cause problems to the CRS.
>>>>
>>>> I mean, shouldn't the conversion from AC to DC inherently clean up some
>>>> of the crap of the AC power?
>>>>
>>>> Or is this a function of the power dipping low enough for brief time,
>>>> that the DC also goes almost out then surges back?
>>>>
>>>> The CRS handles a wide range of DC input voltage, so I thought it would
>>>> be more immune to fluctuations of DC voltage too.
>>>>
>>>> Is that what is causing problems with the CRS maybe?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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