[f-nsp] Foundry MLX and VRF

[Valeri Streltsov]

Hi

We have strange issues with VRF on MLX:

this is a piece of config:

===
ip vrf LOCAL
  rd 1:1
  exit-vrf
!

int eth 1/19
  ip vrf forwarding LOCAL
  ip address 192.168.0.1/24
  no spanning-tree
  no flow-control
===

I'm connected laptop to ethernet 1/19, configure network adapter to 192.168.0.2/24 and trying to make a ping to 192.168.0.1

not pings. making "arp -a" and see MAC address of 192.168.0.1

on MLX trying to ping 192.168.0.2 - same result - not pings.

making show arp vrf LOCAL 192.168.0.2 and see MAC.

launch wireshark on laptop and listening network adapter and see that then I trying to ping laptop from MLX - laptop receives ICMP request and generated ICMP answer, but this answer seems to be not 
processed by MLX. and then I trying to ping MLX from laptop  I see generated ICMP request to MLX, but no reply.




show ver looks like:

===
SL M1: NI-MLX-MR Management Module Active (Serial #: PR30050469, Part #: 31504-100A):
Boot     : Version 3.5.0fT165 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Oct 31 2008 at 12:04:30 labeled as xmb03500f
  (422466 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor  : Version 3.5.0fT165 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Oct 31 2008 at 12:04:30 labeled as xmb03500f
  (422466 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 4.0.0bT163 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Feb 27 2009 at 21:45:56 labeled as xmr04000b
  (6609952 bytes) from Primary
Board ID : 00 MBRIDGE Revision : 21
916 MHz Power PC processor  (version 8003/0101) 166 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 32 MB Code Flash (MT28F128J3)
1024 MB DRAM

...


SL 1: NI-MLX-1Gx20-GC 20-port 10/100/1000 Copper Module (Serial #: SA21070375, Part #: 35603-100B)
Boot     : Version 3.5.0fT175 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Sep 22 2008 at 11:28:04 labeled as xmlprm03500f
  (387720 bytes) from boot flash
Monitor  : Version 3.5.0fT175 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Oct 31 2008 at 12:06:22 labeled as xmlb03500f
  (387707 bytes) from code flash
IronWare : Version 4.0.0bT177 Copyright (c) 1996-2007 Foundry Networks, Inc.
Compiled on Feb 27 2009 at 22:09:14 labeled as xmlp04000b
  (4110942 bytes) from Primary
FPGA versions:
Valid PBIF Version = 3.14, Build Time = 12/17/2008 14:32:00

Valid XPP Version = 5.07, Build Time = 12/9/2008 16:39:00

BCM5695GMAC 0
BCM5695GMAC 1
666 MHz MPC 8541 (version 8020/0020) 333 MHz bus
512 KB Boot Flash (AM29LV040B), 16 MB Code Flash (MT28F640J3)
512 MB DRAM, 8 KB SRAM, 286331153 Bytes BRAM
PPCR0: 768K entries CAM, 8192K PRAM, 2048K AGE RAM
LP Slot 1 uptime is 2 hours 15 minutes 51 seconds
===

When I had previous versions of firmwares, includes FPGA firmwares (some troubles were with him - they were incompatible) I had several another troubles, but VRF worked, therefore I think that it's 
not a hardware bug.

As I have no official Foundry TAC accesss, I can't ask for latest firmwares or ask about this issue.

May be I I have any mistake in VRF configuration?

Thanks for answers.

Valeri Streltsov
TiERA Broadband
http://www.tiera.ru
Tel +7 812 6111116
Fax +7 812 6220272