[c-nsp] ME3600X Embedded Packet Capture

[Waris Sagheer (waris)]

Hi Ivan,
You can use the following EVPL configuration which would allow you to see the mac addresses e.g. in the following example you can see the mac addresses under bridge-domain 10.

interface GigabitEthernet0/1
 switchport trunk allowed vlan none
 switchport mode trunk
 service instance 10 ethernet
  encapsulation dot1q 100
  rewrite ingress tag pop 1 symmetric
  bridge-domain 10
  
interface Vlan10
 no ip address
 xconnect 2.2.2.2 10 encapsulation mpls


Regards,
Waris


-----Original Message-----
From: Ivan [mailto:cisco-nsp at itpro.co.nz] 
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 7:17 PM
To: Pshem Kowalczyk
Cc: Ivan; Waris Sagheer (waris); cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] ME3600X Embedded Packet Capture

Hi,

Yes, as far as I understand there is no mac learning which is great for resource utilisation and scalability.  No requirement other than "it is helpful for troubleshooting" to see any macs.

Cheers

Ivan

> Hi,
>
>
> On 11 August 2012 10:32, Ivan <cisco-nsp at itpro.co.nz> wrote:
>
> {cut}
>
>>  xconnect 1.2.3.4 666 encapsulation mpls
>
> Speaking from general experience - this is the culprit. In 
> point-to-point L2VPNs there is (usually, I admit I'm not sure if 
> that's the case on 3600x) no MAC address learning (which nicely 
> conserves the resources on the switch). If you really need to see that 
> address - you should turn that into a point-to-point VPLS.
>
> kind regards
> Pshem
>