Solved: Layer 3 Switch functionality

Ricky S · ‎10-17-2013

Hi all, I have a Cisco 3560x-24 switch that I use as the core at one of my offices. Until now I didn't need any routing protocols on this switch and had a bunch of static routes. However now due to some requirements, this switch must advertise it's static routes via EIGRP to an adjacent router who then in turn advertises them onto others. This route advertisement works perfectly. All my other routers (approx. 70) can see the static (external) routes advertised by the core switch.

Below is a sh ver and sh license from the switch. It seems, from the output below, switch is running ipbase license. Could this cause any issues with traffic flow? Reason I am asking is that at some of my offices, I have intermittent issues while connecting to destinations whose static route is being advertised by this switch. Routing stays fine, as the routers at all other offices know about the destination however they intermittently loose connectivity.

Please advise

SW-0076#sh ver

Cisco IOS Software, C3560E Software (C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M), Version 15.0(1)SE1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc3)

Technical Support: http://www.cisco.com/techsupport

Compiled Thu 01-Dec-11 14:16 by prod_rel_team

ROM: Bootstrap program is C3560E boot loader

BOOTLDR: C3560E Boot Loader (C3560X-HBOOT-M) Version 12.2(53r)SE2, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)

SW-0076 uptime is 1 year, 45 weeks, 22 hours, 2 minutes

System returned to ROM by power-on

System restarted at 03:08:19 UTC Wed Dec 7 2011

System image file is "flash:/c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-1.SE1/c3560e-universalk9-mz.150-1.SE1.bin"

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License Level: ipbase

License Type: Permanent

Next reload license Level: ipbase

cisco WS-C3560X-24 (PowerPC405) processor (revision A0) with 262144K bytes of memory.

Processor board ID FDO1542K089

Last reset from power-on

8 Virtual Ethernet interfaces

1 FastEthernet interface

28 Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

2 Ten Gigabit Ethernet interfaces

The password-recovery mechanism is enabled.

512K bytes of flash-simulated non-volatile configuration memory.

Base ethernet MAC Address : 64:9E:F3:2E:32:00

Motherboard assembly number : 73-12554-05

Motherboard serial number : FDO15421Y9W

Model revision number : A0

Motherboard revision number : C0

Model number : WS-C3560X-24T-S

Daughterboard assembly number : 800-32786-01

Daughterboard serial number : FDO153904KJ

System serial number : FDO1542K089

Top Assembly Part Number : 800-31331-02

Top Assembly Revision Number : E0

Version ID : V02

CLEI Code Number : COMJU00ARB

Hardware Board Revision Number : 0x03

Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image

------ ----- ----- ---------- ----------

* 1 30 WS-C3560X-24 15.0(1)SE1 C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M

Configuration register is 0xF

!

SW-0076#sh license

Index 1 Feature: ipservices

Period left: 8 weeks 4 days

License Type: Evaluation

License State: Active, Not in Use, EULA not accepted

License Priority: None

License Count: Non-Counted

Index 2 Feature: ipbase

Period left: Life time

License Type: Permanent

License State: Active, In Use

License Priority: Medium

License Count: Non-Counted

Index 3 Feature: lanbase

Period left: 0 minute 0 second

Reza Sharifi · ‎10-17-2013

Hi,

The licensing has nothing to do with the switch having intermittent issues while connecting to other destinations.

Your license is IP based. Usually, with IP Base license level you can run static router and EIGRP. If you need OSPF, BGP etc.... you would need IP Services license. You need to look at your at other area of your network to figure out what caused the issue.

Have a look at table-2 in this link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6406/white_paper_c11-579326_ps10745_Products_White_Paper.html

HTH

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Reza Sharifi · ‎10-17-2013

Hi,

The licensing has nothing to do with the switch having intermittent issues while connecting to other destinations.

Your license is IP based. Usually, with IP Base license level you can run static router and EIGRP. If you need OSPF, BGP etc.... you would need IP Services license. You need to look at your at other area of your network to figure out what caused the issue.

Have a look at table-2 in this link:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps6406/white_paper_c11-579326_ps10745_Products_White_Paper.html

HTH

Ricky S · ‎10-17-2013

Thank you for the clarification. Much appreciated.

s.lachica · ‎10-17-2013

Hi Ricky,

Reza Sharifi is correct. This could not, in anyway be related to your license.

If you would like to troubleshoot the intermittent issues however, you can check the path on where packets are going from source to the static routes that you have.

A good start would be to ping from that switch going to the static route destinations, check the interfaces (show int) for any input/output/crc errors, etc). show log and show proc cpu history are also useful commands for checking hardware and resource capacity related issues.

Hope this helps.

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