[c-nsp] Troubled 6509s, can't get BGP session ENCORE

[Neal Rauhauser]

   These two machines are connected direct over a hundred yards of single
mode fiber. The link is up, carrying a lot of traffic, no errors, no log
entries.

   I recently wiped out NAT on one of them and I have scrubbed
redistribution on both, so only the connecteds that needed it are handled in
this fashion. They were previously promiscuously redistributing.


   I still have a situation where they won't establish a BGP session -
telnet to port 179 from either side gets a connection refused, while telnet
itself works. There are no ACLs on the interfaces.

   The next steps I have available are:

   1. lots of extra fiber, going to try a redundant link and see if it's
just something with the blades/GBICs in use now.

   2. If I activate another piece of equipment I can take one of these units
offline for code upgrade, etc.

   3. They're running 122-18.SXF17a, 122-18.SXF17b is out, but this is so
basic I am starting to think it's some mem leak/stale config stuff, not the
code itself

   Is there something obvious I'm missing here? I hate to go all Windows and
reboot them, but it's looking more and more like they're just tired of being
fiddled and they want a clean start.




VP6509

IOS (tm) s222_rp Software (s222_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9_WAN-M), Version
12.2(18)SXF17a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

BOOTLDR: s222_rp Software (s222_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9_WAN-M), Version
12.2(18)SXF17a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

System image file is "disk0:s222-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF17a.bin"

cisco WS-C6509 (R7000) processor (revision 2.0) with 458752K/65536K bytes of
memory.

Processor board ID SCA0338003S

R7000 CPU at 300Mhz, Implementation 0x27, Rev 3.3, 256KB L2, 1024KB L3 Cache


 NAME: "1", DESCR: "WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE 2 ports Catalyst 6000 supervisor 2 Rev.
4.3"

PID: WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE

NAME: "msfc sub-module of 1", DESCR: "WS-F6K-MSFC2 Cat6k MSFC 2
daughterboard Rev. 2.5"

PID: WS-F6K-MSFC2

NAME: "switching engine sub-module of 1", DESCR: "WS-F6K-PFC2 Policy Feature
Card 2 Rev. 3.4"

PID: WS-F6K-PFC2

NAME: "2", DESCR: "WS-X6408-GBIC 8 port 1000mb ethernet Rev. 2.3"

PID: WS-X6408-GBIC



 VT6509

IOS (tm) s222_rp Software (s222_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9_WAN-M), Version
12.2(18)SXF17a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

BOOTLDR: s222_rp Software (s222_rp-ADVIPSERVICESK9_WAN-M), Version
12.2(18)SXF17a, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

System image file is "disk0:s222-advipservicesk9_wan-mz.122-18.SXF17a.bin"

cisco WS-C6509 (R7000) processor (revision 2.0) with 458752K/65536K bytes of
memory.

Processor board ID SCA044200US

R7000 CPU at 300Mhz, Implementation 0x27, Rev 2.1, 256KB L2, 1024KB L3 Cache


 NAME: "1", DESCR: "WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE 2 ports Catalyst 6000 supervisor 2 Rev.
5.1"

PID: WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE

NAME: "msfc sub-module of 1", DESCR: "WS-F6K-MSFC2 Cat6k MSFC 2
daughterboard Rev. 1.2"

PID: WS-F6K-MSFC2

NAME: "switching engine sub-module of 1", DESCR: "WS-F6K-PFC2 Policy Feature
Card 2 Rev. 3.5

PID: WS-F6K-PFC2

NAME: "2", DESCR: "WS-X6408-GBIC 8 port 1000mb ethernet Rev. 2.4"

PID: WS-X6408-GBIC




 !VP6509

interface Loopback0

ip address 192.168.200.1 255.255.255.255


 interface GigabitEthernet2/1

ip address 192.168.200.34 255.255.255.252

no ip redirects
ip route 192.168.200.2 255.255.255.255 192.168.200.33


 !VT6509

interface Loopback0

ip address 192.168.200.2 255.255.255.255

interface GigabitEthernet2/1

ip address 192.168.200.33 255.255.255.252

load-interval 30

ip route 192.168.200.1 255.255.255.255 192.168.200.34