Switch offline after upgrade ER8411 V1 1.3.1

Hello,
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Two of my sites (with the same hardwares) had everything but the routers down after upgrading ER8411 V1 to 1.3.1.
I suspect it's the SFP link to the switch (SG2428P v5.30 5.30.7) that gets taken down.
I have 4 other sites were the issue didn't happen (same hardware, same versions). Possible clue : in all the sites, it's SFP+ cables (not SFP) but possibly from different brands (10Gtek, H!Fiber or Twinax). I've read "Fix the extremely low probability issue of SFP+ port failing to link during reboot." in the release notes, could it be a side effect ?
- With 1.2.3: port "SFP WAN/LAN3" is on and everything normal
- With 1.3.1 : port "SFP WAN/LAN3" is off and everything but the router is down (because everything is plugged in the main switch)
I rollbacked to 1.2.3 : everything was back to normal.
Then I tried to upgrade again to 1.3.1 in case it was an exceptional issue : everything down again.
I'll stay with 1.2.3 for now, and I disabled auto-updates on the other sites.
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Another very annoying issue regarding this matter : auto-updates apparently doesn't log in "Upgrade Logs", so no clear vision on what has happened and no easy rollback access (had to go for SSH).
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By trying to fix this, I first tried to disable the router port that links to the switch, but I made the mistake to disable the wrong one : the WAN one !
Now I'm stuck with no distant access and no one on site before tomorrow. Any idea on how re-enable the WAN4 port ? There is no other ethernet WAN port enable on the router.
Only option I see for now : local PC with Omada Discovery Utility to force the reprovisionning ?
Thanks ahead.
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BitSlinger wrote
Same problem here:
- SG2428P v5.30 5.30.8
- ER8411 v1.0 1.3.2
This combination was working fine with a DAC cable on WAN3 to the SG2428P until upgrading the ER8411 to 1.3.2.
Also no link from WAN3 to a Netgear SFP port via DAC cable.
I found the same workaround with a copper SFP.
Looking forward to a fix as this equipment needs to go into production soon.
Edit:
Tested working with:
- TP-Link TXM431-SR fiber SFP+
- D-Link DGS-712 copper transceiver
We are compatible with our SFP modules and DAC. For other models, we do not guarantee support and compatibility.
So, what's the DAC you use?
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I was using QSFPTEK DAC cables. Note that they worked until the firmware update. This is a regression. There are clearly deployments that were working and now don't, potentially causing significant inconvenience.
Note that the same cables also work on the SFP+ port (2).
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BitSlinger wrote
I was using QSFPTEK DAC cables. Note that they worked until the firmware update. This is a regression. There are clearly deployments that were working and now don't, potentially causing significant inconvenience.
Note that the same cables also work on the SFP+ port (2).
What's the model of the QSFPTEK DAC?
Is that SFP or SFP+?
Dev is aware of this situation you have reported. But they returned this to me and asked me to request further tests from you or others.
I need to know the model of the DAC you've used.
Do you try a 1G/10G DAC from us? The model you've tried seems to work properly.
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These cables don't work on the ER8411 SFP port 3 now after 1.3.2 (I did not test 1.3.1):
- QSPFTEK - QT-SFP+-CA-P2M
- 10GTEK - CAB-10GSFP-P3M
The above cables work on the ER8411 SFP+ port 2. These cables also work fine on the SG2428P and SG3428XPP-M2, just not the ER8411 SFP ports.
I have ordered a TP-Link SM5220-3M to test; it will arrive tomorrow and I will report back.
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BitSlinger wrote
These cables don't work on the ER8411 SFP port 3 now after 1.3.2 (I did not test 1.3.1):
- QSPFTEK - QT-SFP+-CA-P2M
- 10GTEK - CAB-10GSFP-P3M
The above cables work on the ER8411 SFP+ port 2. These cables also work fine on the SG2428P and SG3428XPP-M2, just not the ER8411 SFP ports.
I have ordered a TP-Link SM5220-3M to test; it will arrive tomorrow and I will report back.
Will see. I have reported this information to the team.
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BitSlinger wrote
These cables don't work on the ER8411 SFP port 3 now after 1.3.2 (I did not test 1.3.1):
- QSPFTEK - QT-SFP+-CA-P2M
- 10GTEK - CAB-10GSFP-P3M
The above cables work on the ER8411 SFP+ port 2. These cables also work fine on the SG2428P and SG3428XPP-M2, just not the ER8411 SFP ports.
I have ordered a TP-Link SM5220-3M to test; it will arrive tomorrow and I will report back.
I'll add my list of DAC cables that I've tested with and also don't work with SFP+ port 3 and the SG2428P:
- 10Gtek CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- 10Gtek CAB-1GSFP-P0.5M (SFP, 1G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P0.3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- Infinite Cables MS-400-0.5M (SFP+, 10G)
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BitSlinger wrote
These cables don't work on the ER8411 SFP port 3 now after 1.3.2 (I did not test 1.3.1):
- QSPFTEK - QT-SFP+-CA-P2M
- 10GTEK - CAB-10GSFP-P3M
The above cables work on the ER8411 SFP+ port 2. These cables also work fine on the SG2428P and SG3428XPP-M2, just not the ER8411 SFP ports.
I have ordered a TP-Link SM5220-3M to test; it will arrive tomorrow and I will report back.
I'll add my list of DAC cables that I've tested with and also don't work with SFP+ port 3 and the SG2428P:
- 10Gtek CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- 10Gtek CAB-1GSFP-P0.5M (SFP, 1G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P0.3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- Infinite Cables MS-400-0.5M (SFP+, 10G)
Thanks. I already summarized your previous reply with the model numbers specified.
Will share this as well.
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Confirmed TP-Link SM5220-3M also does not work between ER8411 port 3 and SG2428P SFP port.
Summary list (thanks @Clive_A):
- 10Gtek CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- 10Gtek CAB-1GSFP-P0.5M (SFP, 1G)
- 10GTek CAB-10GSFP-P3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P0.3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- Infinite Cables MS-400-0.5M (SFP+, 10G)
- QSPFTEK QT-SFP+-CA-P2M (SFP+, 10G)
- TP-Link SM5220-3M (SFP+, 10G)
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BitSlinger wrote
Confirmed TP-Link SM5220-3M also does not work between ER8411 port 3 and SG2428P SFP port.
Summary list (thanks @Clive_A):
- 10Gtek CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- 10Gtek CAB-1GSFP-P0.5M (SFP, 1G)
- 10GTek CAB-10GSFP-P3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P0.3M (SFP+, 10G)
- H!Fiber CAB-10GSFP-P1M (SFP+, 10G)
- Infinite Cables MS-400-0.5M (SFP+, 10G)
- QSPFTEK QT-SFP+-CA-P2M (SFP+, 10G)
- TP-Link SM5220-3M (SFP+, 10G)
Thanks for the list and new information about SM5220.
As I just received a message from the team, they are working on this.
I will keep you updated as I am.
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Thanks @Clive_A , we appreciate your help!
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