[f-nsp] Link Aggregation between Foundry and Cisco

[Joseph Hardeman]

Very cool, thanks man.

On 1/7/2011 8:37 PM, Mike Allen wrote:
>
> 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 
> <mailto: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>
> >> <mailto: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> 
> <mailto: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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