Hello everyone,
our switch "Hp Procurve 5406zl J8697A" and "Hp Procurve 2810-48G J9022A" return an alert that says: "Excessive undersized/giant packets" every time that the replication start between the SAN equallogic PS4100XV and PS4100E to PS4000X (last is located in a remote location connected with a dedicated optical fiber).
The two switches are connected with a trunk on the fiber ports, but the error is returned on BOTH ports where the Equallogic controllers are connected!
What could be the problem? Is there some missing configuration on the SAN Equallogic?
Details about products:
Local switch: 5406zl J8697A (K.16.01.0004, ROM K.15.30)
Remote switch: 2810-48G J9022A (N.11.73, ROM N.10.01)
Local SAN:
Dell Equallogic PS4100E
Control model: 70-0476 (TYPE 12)
Firmware: V8.1.1 (R417753)
Local SAN:
Dell Equallogic PS4100XV
Control model: 70-0476 (TYPE 12)
Firmware: V8.1.1 (R417753)
Remote SAN:
Dell Equallogic PS4000X
Control model: 70-0120 (TYPE 8)
Firmware: V8.1.1 (R417753)
Details of the alert of both Hp Procurve Switch:
Status: Warning
Alert: Excessive undersized/giant packets
Description: Too many undersized/giant packets on port B14
Description:
A device on port is transmitting packets shorter than 64 bytes or longer than 1518 bytes (longer than 1522 bytes if tagged), with valid CRCs.
Possible causes:
The possible causes include a misconfigured NIC or malfunctioning NIC, NIC driver, or transceiver.
Actions:
1) Check the NIC for a misconfiguration.
2) Update the NIC driver software.
3) Replace the malfunctioning NIC or transceiver.
4) Check for a short-circuit in the cable path connected to this port.