Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:49:10 -0400 From: Brian McCann <bjmccann@gmail.com> To: "H.Fazaeli" <fazaeli@sepehrs.com> Cc: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Broadcom bce interface problems Message-ID: <2b5f066d0910140849q696fd00bl83e4879a3179c9ec@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AD5C17B.1000102@sepehrs.com> References: <2b5f066d0910130531w7a7bf6aft81fd3782b7754e27@mail.gmail.com> <4AD5C17B.1000102@sepehrs.com>
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On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 8:18 AM, H.Fazaeli <fazaeli@sepehrs.com> wrote: > what type of blade switch you are using? > Are you using HS21 onboard ports or an expansion card? > > Make sure the corresponding internal ports of > the blade switch are at 'no shutdown' state. > > > Brian McCann wrote: >> >> I'm having problems with the bce interface on a FreeBSD 7.2 install, usi= ng >> an IBM BladeCenter HS21 machine. =A0The machine uses the NetXtreme II ca= rd. >> =A0The really strange thing here is, the switch shows a link, but the ca= rd >> shows no carrier in the setup. =A0It started working for a few seconds a= t >> one >> point when I reset the switch (at least, I think that's what I did), and >> it >> detected 1000BaseSX as the media and showed a status of active, but >> promptly >> went away. =A0If I try setting the media type manually, that doesn't app= ear >> to >> work. >> Has anyone seen this or have any ideas? >> Thanks! >> --Brian >> >> > > -- > > Best regards. > Hooman Fazaeli > > > > > Yes, I'm using an HS21 onbaord card...the Broadcom. The internal ports show a link (using the Nortel manager...it's got a the Nortel L3-7 switch in it). I found http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3D118238 last night...it looks like that change was never commited by anyone...I'm working on recompiling that into 7.1 now and plan on trying it once it's done. I'll post the results up here (and to freebsd-net as well if it works). I'm really hoping that works...since I really would like to avoid installing VMWare ESXi on 14 blades just to run 1 VM in each of them and loose performance. I'll keep y'all posted. --Brian --=20 _-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_-=3D-_ Brian McCann "I don't have to take this abuse from you -- I've got hundreds of people waiting to abuse me." -- Bill Murray, "Ghostbusters"
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