[f-nsp] Link Aggregation between Foundry and Cisco

[Mike Allen]

Let me look at the release notes and I will unicast you back.

Mike
On Jan 7, 2011 5:29 PM, "Joseph Hardeman" <jwhardeman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey Mike,
>
> You wouldn't happen to know what version of code or when they started
> supporting dynamic LACP over tagged links would be would you?
>
> Joe
>
> On 1/7/2011 8:15 PM, Mike Allen wrote:
>> Joe, Scott is likely on the right track. Early versions of B4000/8000
>> code did not support dynamic LACP over tagged links. Given that, your
>> options are upgrading to a newer release, or use static trunks as you
>> mentioned. If you do the upgrade and then do LACP over a tagged port,
>> make sure you use a LACP key. Other than that, it should work just
>> fine between vendors. Hope that helps.
>> Mike
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:53 PM, Joseph Hardeman <jwhardeman at gmail.com
>> <mailto:jwhardeman at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/7/2011 7:36 PM, Big Wave Dave wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Joseph
>> Hardeman<jwhardeman at gmail.com <mailto:jwhardeman at gmail.com>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I am having a bit of an issue, I have gotten a pair of
>> Cisco 6509's with the
>> SUP-720 engines. I am trying to configure link
>> aggregation between one of
>> these to a BI4000 I have to test with before we put them
>> into production and
>> connect them to our BI8000's and fight this problem then.
>> I have been
>> searching and looking at the docs I have. The
>> configuration I have on the
>> Cisco's allow them to talk over the port channels between
>> each other with no
>> issues.
>>
>> I can setup the command "link-aggregation active" on port
>> "ethe 1/5" with no
>> issues it takes the command, but when I go to add a test
>> VLAN on to that
>> port I get the following error message:
>>
>> error - some ports are running LACP and can not be tagged
>> ports.
>>
>> Here is the command I am running on the BI:
>>
>> test(config)#int e 1/5
>> test(config-if-e1000-1/5)#link-aggregate configure key 10000
>> test(config-if-e1000-1/5)#link-aggregate active
>> test(config-if-e1000-1/5)#exit
>> test(config)#vlan 14
>> test(config-vlan-14)#tagged e 1/5
>> error - some ports are running LACP and can not be tagged
>> ports.
>> test(config-vlan-14)#end
>>
>> Here is the output of sh int e 1/5"
>> GigabitEthernet1/5 is up, line protocol is up
>> Hardware is GigabitEthernet, address is 00e0.52cc.3b04
>> (bia 00e0.52cc.3b04)
>> Configured speed 1Gbit, actual 1Gbit, configured duplex
>> fdx, actual fdx
>> Member of L2 VLAN ID 1, port is untagged, port state is
>> BLOCKING
>> STP configured to ON, priority is level0, flow control
>> disabled
>> mirror disabled, monitor disabled
>> Not member of any active trunks
>> Not member of any configured trunks
>> No port name
>> MTU 1518 bytes, encapsulation ethernet
>> 300 second input rate: 40104 bits/sec, 72 packets/sec,
>> 0.00% utilization
>> 300 second output rate: 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec, 0.00%
>> utilization
>> 899789 packets input, 62419802 bytes, 0 no buffer
>> Received 372 broadcasts, 899417 multicasts, 0 unicasts
>> 0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 ignored
>> 0 runts, 0 giants, DMA received 899786 packets
>> 0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
>>
>> > Transmitted 0 broadcasts, 0 multicasts, 0 unicasts
>>
>> 0 output errors, 0 collisions, DMA transmitted 0 packets
>>
>>
>> Output of sh link-aggregation:
>> Long timeout: 90, default: 90
>> Short timeout: 3, default: 3
>> Port [Sys P] [Port P] [ Key ]
>> [Act][Tio][Agg][Syn][Col][Dis][Def][Exp][Ope]
>> 1/5 1 1 0 Yes S Agg Syn Col
>> Dis Def No Blo
>>
>>
>> So my question is what am I missing here? From
>> everything I found, all I
>> have to do after setting 1 or more ports into a
>> link-aggregation is to add
>> the VLAN's as tagged to the ports with the same key. But
>> its not allowing
>> me to add the tagged vlans.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Joe
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>>
>> I've had similar problems before.
>> My bookmark takes me to:
>>
>>
http://www.techsneeze.com/create-vlan-trunk-between-cisco-ios-and-foundry-bigiron
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> Hi Dave
>>
>> Thanks for the link, but its only showing how to tag a vlan to the
>> port, which what I am currently doing but with the new ciscos and
>> adding more fiber between our routers and switches I wanted to be
>> able to do link aggregation. I am guessing I can't with this
>> system unless I go with Trunk mode.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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