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<p>So, yeah, Layer1 first, apply your fibre cleaning tools to the
fibres, SFPs, patch leads etc.</p>
<p>10gig gets very very twitchy if the cables and SFPs aren't
cleaned properly...</p>
<p>Better still, swap out all the patch leads for brand new ones and
see what happens...</p>
<p>Mike<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Mike Taylor
The Total Team
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 08/11/17 15:59, Robert Hudson wrote:<br>
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<div dir="auto">There is no trial and error. <span
style="font-family:sans-serif">Start at Layer 1, and work up
the stack.</span>
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<div dir="auto">Correct setup and good logging should resolve
it.</div>
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<div dir="auto">There are lots of potential issues. You can cut
some of them down immediately by selecting hardware on the
hypervisor supplier's HCL - they should have good drivers for
the 10Gbps NICs at that point.</div>
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<div dir="auto">Speed/duplex, frame size, etc, all need to be
consistent across the entire environment. Get wireshark or an
equivalent involved (using a mirror port if necessary).</div>
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<div dir="auto">If your hardware and software are all under full
support, involve your vendors in the issue.</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On 8 Nov. 2017 1:23 pm, "Burt
Mascareigne" <<a href="mailto:Burt@stormnetwork.com.au"
moz-do-not-send="true">Burt@stormnetwork.com.au</a>>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Noggers</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re having “fun” with 10GB NICS,
Switches and SFPs.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We can’t work out which is causing
drop out, packets.. we are somewhat certain packets
are vanishing into the Ether..</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We don’t know which is causing
what. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’m not after troubleshooting, I am
curious what people’s view on this.
</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Do you buy 1 Vendor for all your
10GBs, A-Z, is there some hidden rule about mixing
vendors, is this all trial and error (and very
expensive at best)?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any recommendations on set ups?
Preferred Vendors, Vender to avoid like the plague. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We’re talking Servers to Switch
kind of thing. Not SANs etc. Good ol’ HyperVisor to
the switch.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks </p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">Regards,</span></p>
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lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US">Burt Mascareigne<br>
Mobile</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"
lang="EN-US"> 0414 450 962 <b>Office</b> (02) 9965
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<b>Address</b> Level 19, 1 O’Connell Street, Sydney
NSW 2000<br>
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