[Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...

[Tubbs, Derric L]

GigaBit Interface Controller

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> From: 	Gregory Leblanc[SMTP:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
> Reply To: 	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 29, 1999 4:15 PM
> To: 	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> Subject: 	RE: [Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...
> 
> O.K.  Let me ask this again.  What is a GBIC????
> 	Thanks
> 		Greg
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jon Davis (EUS) [mailto:EUSJOND at am1.ericsson.se]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 29, 1999 5:55 AM
> > To: 'sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net'
> > Subject: RE: [Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...
> > 
> > 
> > We also had a GBIC fail in the last week on an E3500.  I 
> > believe a GBIC also failed on another E3500 in another 
> > department.  I hope this is not a trend.
> > 
> > Jon Davis
> > Systems Engineer
> > jon.davis at ericsson.com
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:	Tubbs, Derric L [SMTP:Derric.Tubbs at West.Boeing.com]
> > > Sent:	Wednesday, July 28, 1999 6:49 AM
> > > To:	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> > > Subject:	RE: [Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...
> > > 
> > > I had an individual GBIC fail on my A5000 just last week 
> > but it's the first
> > > in this ~2 year old system.  None have failed in the E3500 
> > itself.  We'll
> > > see if this starts a trend.  I'll post here if another 
> > fails within the next
> > > six months or so.
> > > 
> > > > ----------
> > > > From: 	Gregory Leblanc[SMTP:GLeblanc at cu-portland.edu]
> > > > Reply To: 	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> > > > Sent: 	Tuesday, July 27, 1999 6:31 PM
> > > > To: 	'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
> > > > Subject: 	RE: [Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...
> > > > 
> > > > What are the GBIC cards?  I don't get to work on 
> > enterprise systems at
> > > > work, but a friend of mine gets to play with a lot of 
> > nice bight shiny new
> > > > sun hardware, so I can ask...
> > > >     Greg
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Steel, Nick - TPNWS [mailto:NSteel at sempra.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 4:21 PM
> > > > To: 'sunhelp at ohno.mrbill.net'
> > > > Subject: [Sunhelp] GBIC Failures...
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > We've recently had a high number (4) failures of the GBIC 
> > cards in some
> > > > E450 and E3500 systems. We're begining to get a bit 
> > concerned that we're
> > > > not just seeing random failures, but some kind of problem 
> > with the GBIC
> > > > cards that are causing them to go out quickly (the 
> > replacement unit one
> > > > system lasted about 2 months). 
> > > > 
> > > > Is anyone else running into a high failure rate with the 
> > GBIC cards, or
> > > > have they been pretty stable for everyone? 
> > > > 
> > > > TIA 
> > > > 
> > > > -- Nick Steel 
> > > > Infrastructure Analyst 
> > > > Distributed Server Infrastructure 
> > > > Sempra Energy 
> > > > V. 323-780-5042 
> > > > E. nsteel at sempra.com 
> > > > 
> > > > 
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