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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Hi Mikeld,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>This message should appear when the EAPS Master is losing EAPS
PDU that it has sent over the ring.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Loss of EAPS Health-Check Packets could happen:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
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style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>         
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Frames in error in the ring<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>A switch in the ring that is having some trouble and loosing frames<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Lot of frames going to CPU on the Master<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'>..<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Wireshark will not really help because EAPS PDU are isolated in
the Control VLAN.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If this happened on all rings, I will check the Common Link (or EAPS
Shared-Link) status/statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Fabian.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
extreme-nsp-bounces@puck.nether.net
[mailto:extreme-nsp-bounces@puck.nether.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dudek, Michael<br>
<b>Sent:</b> mardi 28 septembre 2010 09:08<br>
<b>To:</b> extreme-nsp@puck.nether.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [e-nsp] EAPS - Fail-timer-exp flag set. Domain state: Complete<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>No matter
whether it is XOS Version 12.4.1.7 v1241b7-patch1-7 nor EW-Version 7.8e.2.1, at
a certain time, mainly between 12.00 to 01.00 pm I get  hundreds of
messages in the syslogs like</span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:32.81 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag
cleared. Domain state: Complete</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:32.81 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag set.
Domain state: Complete</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:28.86 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag
cleared. Domain state: Complete</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:24.82 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag set.
Domain state: Complete</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:17.81 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag
cleared. Domain state: Complete</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>09/27/2010
12:47:17.81 <Info:EAPS.DmnInfo> EAPSD DSK33 - Fail-timer-exp flag set.
Domain state: Complete</span> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are
nearly all EAPS-Master from 24 EAPS-Rings affected. My investigations shows the
following:</span> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All the
eaps-rings have no configuration errors. </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>There are no
rx- or tx-errors on the uplinks. </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Network
performance is not affected. </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It must be a
certain vlan from which the interference comes, this vlan is known. </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>It happens only
on weekdays and during office hours </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have no
details found with wireshark, but I'm not an expert with wireshark </span><br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I found some
references about IPv6 neighbor discovery protocol, there are some W7 PCs in
that vlan. </span><o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My guess is
that something teases the cpu of the eaps-masters but how can I catch that
thing?</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Does anyone
have a suggestion how I can get this under control with EW or XOS or wireshark
or anything else?</span> <o:p></o:p></p>

<p><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks a
lot, Mikeld</span> <o:p></o:p></p>

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