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Upload config to DELL PowerConnect 6248 & 7048 not working

Greetings,

I am having some challenges uploading configs to my DELL PowerConnect 7048 & 6248 switches using NCM v7.2.1

I can successfully download configs, however upon upload, the transfer is listed as complete, but no configs are changed on the switch.

When I view the running config in CLI after the upload, there are no changes, if I select the option to reboot when uploading a startup config, the device is not rebooted (I have run a continuous ping to test)

I have an SNMP RW community configured on the switch which allows UDT to shutdown and turn-on interfaces, so I know that write actions are being executed

Switch config for SNMP communities:

IT_Test_3(config)#show snmp

Community-String Community-Access View Name IP Address
-------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
TESTRW Read/Write DefaultSuper 192.168.5.145

Community-String Group Name IP Address
-------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------
TESTRW DefaultSuper All

Traps are enabled.
Authentication trap is enabled.

Version 1,2 notifications
Target Address Type Community Version UDP Filter TO Retries
Port name Sec
---------------- ------- -------------------- ------- ------ -------- --- ------

Version 3 notifications
Target Address Type Username Security UDP Filter TO Retries
Level Port name Sec
--More-- or (q)uit
---------------- ------- ------------------ -------- ------ -------- --- -------

System Contact: Shawn_B
System Location: IT Lab

IT_Test_3(config)#

When I test the RW community in the "Edit Node > Polling Method" page it tests successfully for the RW community in the Community String field

Test Successful.JPG
but fails when I test against the Read\Write Community String

Test Failed.JPG

I have created a Connection Profile where I have entered the admin and enable password for NCM to connect to the switch and tested that it works:

I can manually upload a backed-up config to the running or startup config from the CLI of the switch and view the changes immediately in the CLI without problem via telnet, so I know that there isn't a communication problem between the TFTP server (Solarwinds) and the switches.

HELP Please, I'm not sure what I am not doing right

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shawn_b

Anyone?

zyl

Hello,

Did you tried debugging this?

NCM Settings -> Advanced Settings:

Enable Session Tracing

Session trace files in Session-Trace directory.

Try different upload method (e.g. TFTP).

Regards,

Mateusz

shawn_b

Here's an update on this,

I can successfully upload backed-up configs to a switch, if the switch is set to factory defaults, with the original IP address re-configured.

I would connect to the switch via console cable, reset to factory defaults, set the management IP address to what is configured in Solarwinds, use NCM to upload a backed-up config and it WORKS

However, if I attempt to upload a previously backed-up running-config to the switch while it already has a running-config, it does NOT WORK

cvachovecj

Hi shawn_b,

I suggest opening a support case.

Regards,

Jiri