[c-nsp] Cisco WS2960-X - Are these switches lemons or is there a stable release?

[Hagen AMEN]

Indeed, not only do they stop forwarding on the copper SFPs, the SFP tends
to drop off entirely (just generates that lovely HULC error when you query
the ethernet-controller phy detail).

And, for extra fun, some iterations of the hardware will also (when the SFP
fails) start generating:

"%ILET-1-AUTHENTICATION_FAIL: This Switch may not have been manufactured by
Cisco or with Cisco's authorization..."

Which causes the switch to stop forwarding all traffic. Requires a full
power cycle to restore.


On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Nick Cutting <ncutting at edgetg.co.uk>
wrote:

> I've never got over the bug that plagues copper SFP's in this model of
> switch.  They just stop forwarding traffic randomly.
>
> They keep promising a fix - I still haven't seen anything rock solid.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Ian Hiddleston
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> Subject: [c-nsp] Cisco WS2960-X - Are these switches lemons or is there a
> stable release?
>
> Hi guys,
>
> For reasons best left alone, I’ve ended up with a pair of Cisco 2960-X’s
> (WS-C2960X-48TD-L to be precise). I’ve had nothing but trouble with them so
> far, hence asking the list. Does anyone know if there is a stable software
> image for them that doesn’t crash when you SSH to it or drop the stack
> module offline and split brain for fun?
>
> Thanks,
> Ian
>
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