[c-nsp] VPLS between ME3600X and Brocade XMR

[Jason Lixfeld]

ME3600s don't have this limitation.  You can do a routed pseudowire without issue (MPLS license activation notwithstanding).

On 2013-08-01, at 12:57 PM, Phil Bedard <philxor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not well versed on the 3600x but some if the other platforms do not
> allow using a SVI as an MPLS upstream interface and could explain your
> forwarding table issue. You would need to use a sub interface instead
> of a SVI. Which I would advise doing anyways if it is p2p between two
> devices.
> 
> Phil From: Darren O'Connor
> Sent: 8/1/2013 12:23
> To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: [c-nsp] VPLS between ME3600X and Brocade XMR
> Hi all.
> 
> I'm trying to get a working VPLS between a ME3600X and a Brocade
> Netiron. I've gone through a load of different configs but I keep
> winding up in the same error at the end:
> 
> ME3600X#sh mpls l2transport vc detail
> Local interface: VFI DARREN-TESTING vfi up
>  Interworking type is Ethernet
>  Destination address: 217.196.224.61, VC ID: 3200, VC status: down
>    Last error: MPLS dataplane reported a fault to the nexthop
> 
> I've checked the dataplane to ensure my MTUs/labels/etc are all fine
> and I can't see anything standing out.
> 
> This is my IOS config:
> l2 vfi DARREN-TESTING manual TESTLAB
> vpn id 3200
> bridge-domain 150
> neighbor 192.168.224.61 encapsulation mpls
> !
> interface Tunnel0
> description par2.lem1
> ip unnumbered Loopback0
> tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
> tunnel destination 192.168.224.61
> tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 5 explicit name TO-PAR2.LEM1 verbatim
> !
> interface GigabitEthernet0/1
> description Link to Switch
> switchport trunk allowed vlan none
> switchport mode trunk
> mtu 9800
> service instance 1 ethernet TESTLAB
>  description SRX1
>  encapsulation dot1q 2000
>  rewrite ingress tag pop 1 symmetric
>  bridge-domain 150
> !
> interface GigabitEthernet0/22
> switchport trunk allowed vlan 2
> switchport mode trunk
> mtu 9800
> !
> interface Vlan2
> description MPLS INTERFACE
> mtu 3200
> ip address 192.168.31.23 255.255.255.254
> ip ospf network point-to-point
> ip ospf 1 area 0
> mpls traffic-eng tunnels
> !
> interface Vlan150
> mtu 3000
> no ip address
> xconnect vfi DARREN-TESTING
> 
> 
> The Netiron config is like so:
> vpls DARREN-TESTING 3200
>  vpls-peer 192.168.224.1
>  vpls-mtu 3000
>  vlan 150
>   tagged ethe 2/20
> 
> I've not shown the actual LSP config but the LSPs are up on both.
> 
> Has anyone managed to get martini VPLS working between these two boxes?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Darren
> 		 	   		
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