Hello,

I'm coming back to you with my problem.
I have tried some solutions provided by Dell without success (essentially updates).
Here's the last answer from them (translated by me)
Have you tested OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.17.7.1.4.5.1.1 on Cisco hardware, does it change vlan ID in access mode ?

interface Gi1/0/40
switchport access vlan XXX

The OID 1.3.6.1.2.1.17.7.1.4.5.1.1 is the same for Dell and Csico. I would like to know if on Cisco it modifies vlan ID in access mode, as on Dell Equipement it modifies PVID port in general mode, that is 2 different things.
If you download the last version FW 6.3.3.10, in the directory oh the extracted file you will find a file named Release-6.3.3.10-mibs containing informations that could be usefull to Uninett team.

https://downloads.dell.com/FOLDER04638308M/1/N2000v6.3.3.10a31.zip

Julien Guillou
Dell EMC | Network Analyst, Ent Tech Support
Email julien_guillou@Dell.com

Cordialement,
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basé à Bordeaux, bureau F108 (IOA, Rue François Mitterrand, 33400 Talence)

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Le 15/06/2017 à 11:21, Vinsonnaud Ludovic a écrit :
I've just received an answer from Dell support :
J’ai discuté avec un ingénieur du Niveau 3 qui m’a dit que c’est un bug connu qui est en cour de correction.
Le correctif pourrais être inclus dans la prochaine version du firmware en juillet mais je n’en suis pas certain.

De mon cote  je pense que l’OID dot1qPvid requière que le port soit en mode général car le pvid est base sur le mode général, mais à
ce que je vois le mode du port ne semble pas être modifie et les anciennes commandes persistent.
 
Vers la fin juillet regardez si une nouvelle version est disponible et si le correctif est inclus dans celui-ci.
Here's the translation.
I talked with a level 3 engineer who told me it was a known bug which is going to be corrected.

On my side, I think the dot1qPvid need the interface to be in "general mode" as the pvid is based en general mode, but as I see, port mode is not changed and old commands remains.

At the end of July, look if a new version is available and if the correction is included.

and he closed my ticket ...

Cordialement,
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Ludovic Vinsonnaud - Ingénieur Réseau
basé à Bordeaux, bureau F108 (IOA, Rue François Mitterrand, 33400 Talence)

Institut Optique Graduate School
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Le 15/06/2017 à 10:05, Vinsonnaud Ludovic a écrit :
I opened a ticket at Dell Support
They understood the problem and they rose it to 2nd level (I don't know if it's the exact expression in english)

To sum up :
- interface in general mode :
    - set --> "switchport general pvid number"
    - get --> number of vlan in "switchport general pvid number"
- interface in access mode :
    - set --> "switchport general pvid number2" --> added to existing "switchport access vlan number1"
    - get --> number of vlan in "switchport access vlan number1"

special case : conf with existing "switchport general pvid number2" and "switchport access vlan number1"
- interface in access mode :
    - set --> number1 is used --> nothing appens, both commands stay

I hope having an answer soon.
The technician told me they can't test every MIB so they put the switch for sale and are waiting for informations from customers. After that, new firmware versions are available.

I don't know if Dell want to force customers using general mode instead of access/trunk mode, but it seems usefull when using 802.1X

Cordialement,
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Ludovic Vinsonnaud - Ingénieur Réseau
basé à Bordeaux, bureau F108 (IOA, Rue François Mitterrand, 33400 Talence)

Institut Optique Graduate School
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Le 15/06/2017 à 09:11, John Magne Bredal a écrit :
Marcus Westin kindly offered to set up a test environment. I think we
will accept that and try to find a solution for Dell devices.

The main theory is that setting the Pvid may trigger general mode - if
we don't do that but set egress and untagged ports for the vlan, then we
may have the desired result.



On 09. juni 2017 15:08, Vinsonnaud Ludovic wrote:
Hi,

I've got answers from the Dell networking sales engineer

Here's the translation :
I did some tests.
the SET and GET actions from this OID only take effect when the port is
in General mode (switchport mode general).
Once this is done, a SET action results with adding the command
"switchport general pvid" followed by the value in the "show run", while
a new GET action after that give the good value for that line.

I invite you to open a ticket by calling the technical support, using
the service tag of your switch, to check with them if this MIB is
supported on ports in access mode or not. In access mode, a SET action
creates the command line "switchport general pvid" while a GET action
returns the value corresponding to the "switchport access vlan" line. So
there is a dysfunction at that level.

Do not hesitate to inform me of the follow-up that will be given.

    Bonjour M. Vinsonnaud,

    J’ai procédé à quelques tests de mon côté.
    Il s’avère que les actions SET et GET sur cet OID ne prennent effet
    qu’à partir du moment où le port est en mode General (switchport
    mode general).
    Une fois ceci fait, une action SET se traduit, comme vous l’avez
    remarqué, par l’apparition de la commande « switchport general
    pvid » suivi de la valeur dans le show run, tandis qu’une nouvelle
    action GET derrière renvoie bien la bonne valeur correspondant à
    cette ligne.

    Je vous invite à ouvrir un ticket au support technique, à l’aide du
    service tag de votre switch, afin de vérifier avec eux si cette MIB
    est supporté sur les ports en mode access ou pas. En effet, en mode
    access, une action SET créé la ligne de commande « switchport
    general pvid » tandis qu’une action GET renvoie la valeur
    correspondant à la ligne « switchport access vlan ». Il y a donc un
    dysfonctionnement à ce niveau-là.

    N’hésitez pas à m’informer des suites qui y seront données.

    Pour contacter le support : 0825 004 686

and then after some questions :
My suggestion to contact technical support is precisely related to the
fact that the behavior does not seem normal to me.
This is not related to your switch or your firmware version, I tested on
a N3000, with two versions of different firmware including the latest.
Since the firmware has the same base for the N-Series, the behavior is
the same on all N models (N2000, N3000, N4000).

However, in General mode, the correct operation is observed, and
therefore you can use the switches in this mode.
General mode is required for some deployment contexts (especially for
MAC address authentication).
I add that the General mode allows you to more precisely control the
VLANs assigned to a port, since in trunk mode, a port is automatically
assigned to all existing VLANs on the switch as soon as you put it into
this mode and is also automatically associated with any newly created
VLANs. You can remove them later, but in General mode, you control
explicitly the port / VLAN association.

    Ma suggestion de contacter le support technique est justement liée
    au fait que le comportement ne me parait pas normal.
    Ce n’est pas lié à votre switch ni à votre version de firmware, j’ai
    testé sur un N3000 de mon côté, avec deux versions de firmware
    différente dont la dernière. Le firmware ayant la même base sur
    l’ensemble de la gamme N, le comportement est donc le même sur tous
    les modèles N (N2000, N3000, N4000).

    Pour autant, en mode General, le fonctionnement correct est observé,
    et donc vous pouvez utiliser les switchs dans ce mode-là.
    Le mode General est obligatoire pour un certain nombre de contextes
    de déploiement (en particulier pour l’authentification par adresse MAC).
    J’ajoute que le mode General vous permet de contrôler plus finement
    les VLAN affectés à un port, puisqu’en mode trunk, un port est
    automatiquement affecté à l’ensemble des VLAN existants sur le
    switch dès que vous le basculez dans ce mode, et est également
    automatiquement associé à tout nouveau VLAN créé par la suite. On
    peut certes les en retirer par la suite, mais en mode General, c’est
    vous qui contrôlez explicitement l’association port/VLAN.

So I will try calling the support to have more answers but the best
solution seems to switch to general mode

Cordialement,
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	*Ludovic Vinsonnaud * - Ingénieur Réseau
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Le 09/06/2017 à 12:43, John Magne Bredal a écrit :
Thank you all for the information.

I found an interesting post regarding Dell and setting vlan, and there
is a solution in there. However it is not clear enough that I can write
code without something to test on. The problem is the "general" mode
that seem to exist on Dell and how to avoid using that.

http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/network-switches/f/866/t/19257012

Also the linked manual below has detailed instructions for setting vlan.
Those instructions does not work however on HP which is the equipment we
have available at the moment. More technically it also tells us that
there are quite some differences in the MIBs based on which series the
switch is - I quote:

"On the E-Series and C-Series each position in the 8-character string is
for one port, starting with Port 0at the left end of the string, and
ending with Port 7 at the right end. A 0 indicates that the port is not
amember of the VLAN; a 1 indicates VLAN membership.•On the S-Series,
each position in the 8-character string is for one port, starting with
Port 1 at the leftend of the string, and ending with Port 8 at the right
end. A 0 indicates that the port is not a member ofthe VLAN; a 1
indicates VLAN membership."

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/546511/Dell-Force10-S4810p.html?page=964#manual


What is boils down to is equipment to test implementations on. I will
make a separate post about this.




On 08. juni 2017 10:28, Vinsonnaud Ludovic wrote:
Hi,

Here's the answer from Dell about N2000 Series (mail below and here's
the translation)

"I confirm that our switches are compatible with this MIB. It is part of
the available MIBs within the switch firmware
(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/networking-n2000-series/drivers)

This MIB is contained in the vlan.my file

I ask in internal to try to get details about its implementation."

        -------- Message transféré --------

        Sujet : 	RE: MIB N2048
        Date : 	Thu, 8 Jun 2017 07:44:30 +0000
        De : 	Nicolas.Roughol@dell.com
        Pour : 	Thierry.Favereaux@dell.com,
        ludovic.vinsonnaud@institutoptique.fr
        Copie à : 	gilbert.lucas@institutoptique.fr, Franck.Dufas@dell.com


        *Dell - Internal Use - Confidential *
        **
        Bonjour M. Vinsonnaud,

         Je vous confirme que nos switches sont bien compatibles avec la
        MIB en question. Elle fait partie des MIBs disponibles au
        téléchargement avec le firmware des switchs
        (http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/networking-n2000-series/drivers)
        La MIB en question étant contenu dans le fichier vlan.my
        Je me renseigne en interne pour tenter d’obtenir des détails
        d’implémentation de celle-ci.

        Cordialement,

        *Nicolas ROUGHOL***
        Networking Sales Engineer
        *Dell **EMC* | Enterprise Solutions, Networking 
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        email: nicolas.roughol@dell.com <mailto:nicolas.roughol@dell.com>

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Le 07/06/2017 à 15:48, Vinsonnaud Ludovic a écrit :
Hi,

I've sent an email to my Dell Networking Sales Specialist and he
transferred my questions to his Networking Sales Engineer
I think I will have an answer today or tomorrow.

Cordialement,
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	*Ludovic Vinsonnaud * - Ingénieur Réseau
basé à Bordeaux, bureau F108 (IOA, Rue François Mitterrand, 33400 Talence)

*Institut Optique Graduate School*
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Le 07/06/2017 à 10:19, Marcus Westin a écrit :
We also use Dell N2000-series switches to some extent, and cannot configure them through NAV at the time either (we’re primarily using Cisco, so it’s not been a huge issue so far).
A configuration done manually (pretty much identical to Cisco):

description "M-CB0271A12"
spanning-tree portfast
switchport access vlan 30
green-mode energy-detect
green-mode eee

and after changing the vlan from 30 to 206 through NAV:

description "M-CB0271A12"
spanning-tree portfast
switchport general pvid 206
switchport access vlan 30
green-mode energy-detect
green-mode eee

Reverting to vlan 30 again does not remove the added configuration for 206.

I’ve included mibs for the latest release for the N2000-series. Hope that there’s an easy solution (

Regards,
Marcus W.
Linnaeus University



On 06/06/17 11:03, "John Magne Bredal" <nav-users-request@uninett.no on behalf of john.m.bredal@uninett.no> wrote:

    On 02. juni 2017 17:58, Vinsonnaud Ludovic wrote:
    > Hello,
    
    Hi!
    
    > 
    > Sorry about my english, I'm french so everything may not be understood :-)
    > 
    > I'm new to NAV and this software seems very interesting for my needs.
    
    Thats good to hear =)
    
    
    > 
    > For Dell N2048, I'm a bit confused because if I have this command
    > "switchport access vlan 524" already set in the switch and I ask to
    > change the vlan from 524 to 525 with NAV, it adds this command
    > "switchport general pvid 525" but doesn't delete the old one.
    > So why change a "switchport access" by a "switchport general" ? Is it
    > better to have a "switchport mode general" in default config ?
    > Switchport mode access is the default mode, the 2 combined commands will
    > not work as intended I think ?
    
    We are unfamiliar with Dell switches - PortAdmin has been used
    extensively with Cisco and HP but I don't know about Dell.
    
    However, we use standard MIBs for all equipment except Cisco.
    
    So, what PortAdmin does when changing vlan is to alter the
    dot1qPvid-value which is located in the Q-BRIDGE-MIB.
    
    http://www.mibdepot.com/cgi-bin/getmib3.cgi?win=mib_a&r=alcatel&f=IETF_Q_BRIDGE.mib&v=v2&t=tree
    
    It seems Dell has another way of doing it that does not conform exactly
    to the Q-BRIDGE-MIB. If you have the MIB for the switch, then we could
    take a look at it and see if there is anything we can do.
    
    
    > I've not yet tested S4048 and N4064.
    > 
    > -- 
    > 
    > Regards,
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    > basé à Bordeaux, bureau F108 (IOA, Rue François Mitterrand, 33400 Talence)
    > 
    > *Institut Optique Graduate School*
    > 2 Avenue Augustin Fresnel - 91127 PALAISEAU Cedex
    > Tel. +33 5 57 01 71 52 - Mob. +33 6 08 08 41 05
    > 
    
    
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