Nortel 10 GB uplink ESM (39Y9267) loses settings on reboot

Troubleshooting

Problem

Flow control (/cfg/port/gig/fctl) and autonegotiation (/cfg/port/gig/auto) settings are not saved on reboot of the switch if they differ from defaults. Defaults are autonegotiation on, which ignores flow control settings.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H195703

Symptom

Affected configurations

The system is configured with one or more of the following IBM Options:

Nortel Networks 10 Gigabit Uplink Ethernet Switch Module for BladeCenter, Option 39Y9267

This tip is not hardware specific.
This tip is not software specific.

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of the switch firmware.

The target date for this release is scheduled for third quarter 2009.

The file will be available from the IBM System x Support web site at the following URL:

	http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/

Workaround

If the switch must be rebooted, the user will need to apply the affected settings manually.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

BladeCenter:Operating system independent / None

System x Hardware Options:Operating system independent / None

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Tips

Nortel 10 GB uplink ESM (39Y9267) loses settings on reboot - IBM BladeCenter