Hi team Meraki,
I come before you again with another WAN failover problem. Although, to be fair, I think this is really a continuation of the same problem I've had for years, just with a new client.
The question: Is there any way (either from the front end GUI or via a support team modification through the back end) to configure a timeout for active flows to reset routing preference?
The backstory:
Meraki MX64
Meraki is configured with WAN1 as the primary uplink, with failover to WAN2 as needed when WAN1 drops.
Problem:
I understand that the software is designed like this so that it doesn't induce a second outage on the failback. For most things, this is fine. But in this scenario it means that some things stay on the secondary link forever.
What I'd ideally love is a way to keep the default behaviour, but mark specific flows as needing to be reevaluated every so often (30 mins, say?). If after 30 mins the flow is reevaluated and better matches a different route, the flow preference should be hard-switched to the new interface/route. If that causes the connection to drop and need to be reestablished, so be it.
Am I dreaming here, or has someone else already solved this problem with Meraki devices, long-running connections and WAN failover?
Cheers,
Matt
I've seen this exact issue. I don't believe there is anyway, via support or other, to control the flow timeout.
That's what I thought/feared. I really wish there was more control over the flows in general.
I'm considering going real low-tech, with a $9 manual timer on the power socket of the 4G modem. Set it to drop out for 10 mins every 24 hrs at night time, forcing the Meraki to fail everything back to the primary link.
https://www.jaycar.com.au/24-hour-mechanical-timer-a-n-switch/p/MS6113
Don't get me wrong - I don't *LIKE* it, but it might be the cheapest and most reliable way out of the problem.
Cheers,
Matt
I've done something similar, but slightly higher-tech. I've used smart PDUs before. Basically a rack PDU with an Ethernet port.
You can both assign schedules (for the better ones) as well we manually web browse in a manually turn things off and on remotely. Most will also let you see power consumption.
I've found some 4G modems in weak rural areas are just not reliable without getting a regular power cycle.
Hi,
I had used rack PDU and also installed APC Back-UPS no issue found till now ...
I have the exact same issue with several customers.
Is it impossible for Cisco Meraki to solve this?