Hi all,
at a customer side we have following configuration - redesign ( hp-world managed by me, cisco-world is a Managed-Service so i don't have access.)
I have to two HP-8200zl switches as Core, connected each other with 2 x 10Gps, i use HP-E3800-Stacks as Server-Switches and at the Edge-Side i use HP-E2800-Series, they all are dual-connected, one link to core1, one to core2.
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| Managed | | Managed |
| Server | | Server |
| Vlan 1 | | Vlan 2 |
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| Managed |
| cisco - nexus - 5548 | (Configured VLANs 1,2)
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1. Uplink 2. Uplink
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| CORE1 |-----------LACP-----------| CORE2 | (Configured VLAN 1,2,3, 310,312,340,342)
| HP - 8200zl |-----------LACP-----------| HP - 8200zl |
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| 1. Uplink 2. Uplink |
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| | HP - E3800 - Stack | |
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| | Clients | |
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| Configured VLAN 1,2,3, 310,312,340,342) |
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|------------| |----------|
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1. Uplink 1. Uplink
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| HP - E2800 Edge - SW |
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| Clients |
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(Configured VLAN 1, 310,340)
To Interoperate with the Cisco-World i have to use a spanning-tree protocol that both worlds support, so i want to use MSTP.
So i began configuring:
core 1:
spanning-tree
spanning-tree config-name "REGION0"
spanning-tree config-revision 1
spanning-tree instance 1 vlan 2 310-339
spanning-tree instance 2 vlan 3 340-369
spanning-tree instance 1 priority 0
spanning-tree instance 2 priority 1
spanning-tree priority 0
core 2:
spanning-tree
spanning-tree config-name "REGION0"
spanning-tree config-revision 1
spanning-tree instance 1 vlan 2 310-339
spanning-tree instance 2 vlan 3 340-369
spanning-tree instance 1 priority 1
spanning-tree instance 2 priority 0
spanning-tree priority 1
Server-Switch / Edge:
spanning-tree
spanning-tree config-name "REGION0"
spanning-tree config-revision 1
spanning-tree instance 1 vlan 2 310-339
spanning-tree instance 2 vlan 3 340-369
I have configured Vlan-Ranges at my Instances, so that i can add new VLANs in this ranges, without to have to change my MSTP Configuration (I hope i am right).
Vlan 1 runs on MSTI0.
I have implemented this config at last weekend and every thing is working, on my Server/Edge-Switches
the Intances show me the right Root/Alternate-Links. Link Failure (simulations) act perfect.
Currently, at the cisco-world is no spanning-tree configured and the second link is deactivated. I want activate the second link, but therefore MSTP has to be configured.
The Uplink-Port is Tagged (Trunk allowed) with VLAN 1,2. I can connect to all Servers at cisco-world from my HP-World.
I have proposed the following config for the nexus (maybe syntax on nexus can differ):
spanning-tree mode mst
spanning-tree extend system-id
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spanning-tree mst configuration
name REGION0
revision 1
instance 1 vlan 2, 310-339
instance 2 vlan 3, 340-369
Now, the Admin from the Cisco world says, he will not configure all the vlans i have defined, on his switch.
And will only allow VLAN 1,2 on his Uplinks.
1. So, i have to know, does he have to configure all the vlans at the cisco, i thought he has only to define them in his mstp configuration ?
2. What about the uplinks with only allowing vlan 1,2, will this work with my config ?
I hope someone can help me?
P.S.: On my edge-switches i do not need vlan 2,3,312,342 so, i did not configure them. And my Uplink-Ports are only tagged with 310,340 and everthing seems to work. Will this not work with Cisco or is this config not supported by MSTP ?
Thanks for any Support
ouestuen
