That's a stretch there Steve for not being way OT: J
Wow do let us know how it goes. I don't use power connect switches anymore but I have plenty of equallogics. Good luck. dave From: Steven M. Caesare [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 3:44 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Dell PowerConnect & iSCSI Just to advise the list: Dell has pulled their 4.x.x.x versions of firmware for their 10Gb PowerConnect switches. There are known issues with flow control, and they can fail under high load after having been in service for extended periods of time. This is particularly triggered in iSCSI environments. In our case it was Dell's own EqualLogic SAN's that killed them for us. For some time the EqualLogic and PowerConnect groups disagreed on which firmware was "good". We finally got them to talk and v3.1.4.16 has their blessing. Of course, the syntax was changed significantly between v3.x.x.x and 4.x.x.x, thus if you are already at 4 you cannot export your current configuration and re-import on the downgraded v3 chassis. You must manually reconfigure. Here's pulling for a successful downgrade tonight... -sc PS- I claim this is NT related because we have NT boxen mounting iSCSI LUN's via these switches J ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin This email and any attached files are confidential and intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute, copy or alter this email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the author and do not represent those of the company. Warning: Although precautions have been taken to make sure no viruses are present in this email, the company cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage that arise from the use of this email or attachments. ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
