[c-nsp] PVLAN Edge on 4500 Sup8E

[Lukas Tribus]

> Does anyone have experience with PVLAN Edge / Switchport Protect on the
> 4500 Sup8E?
> 
> Documentation is sparse and there is confusion about the feature as the box
> is meant to run private vlans. This will not be possible in this case.
> 
> We are getting some resistance from a third party that claims this is not a
> permanent feature in the box. That he can not guarantee will be in future
> releases.

Last I looked at I came to the same conclusion as your third party; you can
only go full-blown PVLAN on this box, you do not have a "simple" pvlan edge
aka switchport proteceted feature.

And that is what I did, going full PVLAN.

What's the reason PVLAN is not possible?



Lukas