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tanr
tanr
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June 25, 2018
Question

FortiSwitch 124E-POE Stability and Function

  • June 25, 2018
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I noticed the following posts where people reported problems with FortiSwitch 124E having ISL timeouts, CAPWAP tunnels going down, disconnects followed by being unable to manage from the FortiGate, etc. up through firmware 3.6.3.

[link]https://forum.fortinet.com/tm.aspx?m=158915 [/link] [link]https://forum.fortinet.com/tm.aspx?m=159316 [/link]

 

I wanted to check if these problems have been resolved with the newer (3.6.6?) firmware, or by fixing up the switches time/date as bommi mentioned in one of the threads?  I've been considering getting a 124E-POE or 124E-FPOE for our satellite office but would like confirmation that it's stable first!

 

Also, could anybody running the 124E-POE or 124E-FPOE let me know how loud its "smart" fan is under low load?  Mine will only have about 15-18 ports connected, with max POE load about 50 watts and low bandwidth use during the day, but its rack is in an office about 3 feet from somebody's desk. 

 

I'll post a link in those other posts to connect back to here.

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    bommi
    bommi
    New Member
    July 24, 2018

    Hi tanr,

     

    the issue with the capwap tunnels going down remains the same.

    One of my customers gets this with fortios 5.6.4 / 6.0.1 and fortiswitches with 6.0.0 installed.

    The fortigates are FGT-100D and the switches are FS-248D.

     

    The problem only occurs on one switch which is on the "second-tier".

     

    We have a case open with TAC to check this.

     

    Regards

    bommi

    tanr
    tanrAuthor
    New Member
    July 27, 2018

    Thanks for the update bommi.  Too bad it's still an issue.  Please do let us know if you get a solution or a better description of what causes the problem from TAC.

     

    BTW, I got an answer back from Fortinet on the noise of the FortiSwitch 124E switches:

     

    124E-POE: 50.8 dBA maximum noise level, 1m in front of unit, at same horizontal level

    124E-FPOE: 52.9 dBA maximum noise level, 1m in front of unit, at same horizontal level

     

    Cheers.

    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    ede_pfau
    SuperUser
    July 28, 2018

    Regarding the noise, I wouldn't place it within 3 feet from anybody. It's more like a vaccum cleaner. But then again, this way it keeps cool (or so they say).

    Apart from that (which doesn't bother me at all if mounted in a rack) the switch is slick. Much more options and control than on a 3rd party switch. YMMV.

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