Turns out Sonicwall has a problem here :

When upgrading firmware in a PROvx to newer than 6.2.0.0, the new
features, such as QoS, ULA, routing etc. uses so much memory, that the
PROvx turns off various less significant processes (such as parts of the
web interface) when it is under "heavy" load.

The OS just forgets to turn on these processes again, when load returns
to "normal", making a reboot the only way to return the PROvx to normal
state again.

This, of course, probably means that the PROvx never will be able to
support 1000 SA's with firmware newer than v.6.2.0.0 (mine has less than
200 SA's defined).

Bottom line : replace the PROvx with a PRO300 which has more CPU power
and 4 times the RAM of a PROvx.

/jesper


-----Original Message-----
From: Jesper Bach 
Sent: 31. juli 2002 16:45
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [SonicWALL]- PROvx loosing all VPN info (and some more)


Hi

I have a PROvx running firmware 6.3.1.0.
About 200 configured SA's, but nothing on the DMZ.
Box is used for terminating private PC's to the corporate LAN, so not
much traffic in the daytime - not in the nighttime either.

Problem is, when loggin on to the web interface, the box has lost all
VPN info, and you cannot create a new SA (screen is simply missing).

Also you cannot do an import/export, but a techsup dump works nicely.

The VPN seems to work nicely anyways, as online users does not get
disconnected and started Sonicwall's also gets connected.

A reboot of the box will restore all SA's and functionality to correct
order.

Happened 2 times on this box, and one time on the box before, which i
switched out with the current one to rule out hardware.

Logfile contains a lot of these entries :
2002/07/31 16:41:06.624 IKE Initiator: No response - remote party
timeout or SA mis-match x.x.x.x, 500 y.y.y.y, 500
Where x.x.x.x is the PROvx WAN IP, and y.y.y.y is a various number of IP
addresses representing the remote Sonicwall's.
Any clues/suggestions to what may be wrong ?

Kind regards
Jesper Bach

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