Hi Pawel, We may be able to take a look. Could you please double check your module model? We could not find any data on SP-SM31010-GB (only -GP came up.)
Stephen > -----Original Message----- > From: Paweł Gołaszewski [mailto:bl...@gda.pl] > Sent: Monday, November 26, 2012 2:30 AM > To: Ko, Stephen S > Cc: 'e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] ixgbe with X520-DA2 problem > > On Tue, 20 Nov 2012, Ko, Stephen S wrote: > > If you connect port A and port B and leave it for some time, do you > > still see the link flap? I understand you couldn't be able to pass > > traffic but with this test we can at least prove that stable link can > > be established for a period of time. > > It seems that the problem is while using particular SFP+ module: > GBC Photonics SP-SM31010-GB (1310nm SM, Juniper compatible) > > I tried few more SFP+ modules I could get (even from GBC Photonics too) > without any problems. > > What can we do about that? How can it be debugged and fixed? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paweł Gołaszewski [mailto:bl...@gda.pl] > > > Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 1:15 PM > > > To: Ko, Stephen S > > > Cc: 'e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net' > > > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] ixgbe with X520-DA2 problem > > > > > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2012, Ko, Stephen S wrote: > > > > We tried another one of our Cisco switches over the weekend and > > > > have not been able to recreate the problem in our lab. > > > > > > How can I help debuging it? > > > > > > > Just to rule out the switch as an issue, would you happened to > > > > have another NIC you can connect to back-to-back? > > > > > > No chance - no second 10G card, yet. This one is testing one before > > > we'll decide to but (many) more... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Paweł Gołaszewski [mailto:bl...@gda.pl] > > > > > Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 6:18 AM > > > > > To: Ko, Stephen S > > > > > Cc: 'e1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net' > > > > > Subject: RE: [E1000-devel] ixgbe with X520-DA2 problem > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, 14 Nov 2012, Ko, Stephen S wrote: > > > > > > Just to make sure this is not an in-kernel only issue, could > > > > > > you please try our out-of-tree driver? > > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/ixgbe%20stable/3.1 > > > > > > 1.33 / At least that way we may be able to isolate the issue > > > > > > to in-kernel driver. > > > > > > > > > > It does not solve my problem, but reduces the severity of. > > > > > 2 days and only 3 up-donw flaps. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 12 Nov 2012, Ko, Stephen S wrote: > > > > > > > > > > When we saw a link flap/reset like this in the past, > > > > > > > > > > it was against a certain switch vendor. > > > > > > > > > Which one? :) > > > > > > > > > > Which switch or link partner is this NIC connected to? > > > > > > > > > This is Juniper EX4500. > > > > > > > > It was Arista 7124SX switch with certain DA cables only. > > > > > > > > :) But we have not seen it on other switches. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've never tried them :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Have you tried connecting the NIC to another link partner? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Tried to connect to Juniper MX-series but with earlier > > > > > > > kernel (about 3.0.x or 3.2.x, I don't remember). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > And how about using different DA cables? (length or brand) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried: few SFP+'s (Single-mode fiber), ports in switch, > > > > > > > two patchcords (10m and 12m). > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Also, can you please provide us with following info? > > > > > > > > > > This will help us debug your issue. dmesg > > > > > > > > > http://www.blues.gda.pl/dmesg.txt.gz > > > > > > > > Also could you please send us copy of your NIC's eeprom: > > > > > > > > "ethtool -e ethX" ? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.blues.gda.pl/eth2.eeprom > > -- > pozdr. Paweł Gołaszewski jid:blues<at>jabber<dot>gda<dot>pl > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > If you think of MS-DOS as mono, and Windows as stereo, then Linux is Dolby > Pro-Logic Surround Sound with Bass Boost and all the music is free. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov _______________________________________________ E1000-devel mailing list E1000-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/e1000-devel To learn more about Intel® Ethernet, visit http://communities.intel.com/community/wired
