Solved: Re: Nexus 5596 svi - strange - Page 2

ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

hi all,

I currently got 2 nexus 5596 to do some tests

First of all i wanted to create a management if without using mgmt0 (i use this if for vpc-peer)

So what i did is:

create a vlan

create a vrf

enable feature interface-vlan

create a interface vlan within this vrf and set a ip

enable a trunk with this vlan

on one of the nexus it works, on the other not .. really strange

vlan is up and got a spanning-tree forwarding port

but on the strange switch the layer 3 if is down/down

both switches are 5596 with 5.1.3

anyone ever experienced such an issue?

thanks!

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

The grace period didn't kick in when you cleared the license did it?

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ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

not that i noticed. here's the output from clearing the lic:

clear license xxx.lic

Clearing license xxx.lic:

SERVER this_host ANY

VENDOR cisco

INCREMENT LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG cisco 1.0 permanent uncounted \

VENDOR_STRING=MDS_SWIFTN55-BAS1K9= \

HOSTID=VDH=xxx \

NOTICE="xxx1 \

" SIGN=xxx

Do you want to continue? (y/n) y

Clearing license ......2012 May 26 17:14:53 N5k5POC01 %$ VDC-1 %$ %LICMGR-1-LOG_LIC_LICENSE_EXPIRED: Evaluation license expired for feature LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG.

done

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

what does your "sh license usage" look like now?

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AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

I'd try to reinstall the base license and see if it breaks again.

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ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

befor installing the lic:

switch1# sho lic usage

Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments

Count

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

FCOE_NPV_PKG No - Unused -

FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused 21 Jan 2013 -

ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused 03 May 2013 -

FC_FEATURES_PKG Yes - Unused 03 May 2013 -

VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG No - Unused -

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG Yes - Unused 21 Jan 2013 -

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG No - Unused -

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG Yes - Unused Never -

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

after installing:

N5k5POC01# sho lic usage

Feature Ins Lic Status Expiry Date Comments

Count

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

FCOE_NPV_PKG No - Unused -

FM_SERVER_PKG Yes - Unused 21 Jan 2013 -

ENTERPRISE_PKG Yes - Unused 03 May 2013 -

FC_FEATURES_PKG Yes - Unused 03 May 2013 -

VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG No - Unused -

ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG Yes - Unused 21 Jan 2013 -

LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG Yes - In use Never -

LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG Yes - Unused Never -

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

switch1# sho inter vlan 3811

Vlan3811 is down, line protocol is down

Installing the base lic breaks the svi

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

I wonder if the enterprise license is inclusive or incremental. With the base license cleared see if you still have HSRP commands. If so we know its inclusive and I'd just leave the base license uninstalled since you have the enterprise license.

I don't remember having trouble with both licenses, but the few 5596 implementations I've done with a L3 daughtercard/enterprise license I've never really paid attention if the base license is installed as well, I just always assumed it was.

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ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

i just cleared all licenses, l3 if is up, but i dont have any hsrp features .. also tried reloading the switch, no change

i am not sure, but does the 5596 support hsrp without a l3 daughter card?

i think the base lic is only used when this l3 card is installed

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

Yes, HSRP is part of the base license, it does not require the L3 card. The L3 card basically expands the routing table and improves forwarding. The L3 daughtercard requires the enterprise license.

Did you buy the enterprise license? If so, what I meant was keep the enterprise license installed, clear the base license and see if the HSRP commands are available. If they are then we know the enterprise license covers all the base license stuff and you can leave it like that.

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AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

CORRECTION:

The L3 card requires the base license to be installed, not the enterprise. But, the base license doesn't require the L3 card.

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AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

I dunno, maybe I'm going crazy and all L3 feature require the L3 expansion module... I'm digging around the internet...

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AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

Yeah, I totally miss-read the datasheets, the V2 expansion card expands the routing table from the previous version, not that its the only thing it does. And now that I think about it, the only 5500 implementations I've done that included routing have also had the L3 card :\

I'm post sales not pre-sales so I don't usually have to deal with that stuff ><

Anyway, looks like if you need to route between those vlans you're going to have to bounce it off a router or install the L3 expansion module.

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ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

i just need the interfaces for managing the switch and do the tacacs auth over it .. and that seems to work

but it seems, the 5596 has some basic l3 functionality without the l3 daughter card

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

ya it does, you should be able to get the SVI online for management, you just wouldn't be able to use a routing protocol or route between SVIs.

Really weird though that if they require the L3 card the SVI would come online with the enterprise license and without the base license.

I'm really curious, with the enterprise license installed does it let you configure any routing protocols?

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ronald.spicka · ‎05-26-2012

this thing is a bit strange

with enterprise without base lic:

feature eigrp

No available license - LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG error Feature does not have an inst

alled license

with both lic installed i can enable eigrp:

router eigrp 10

vrf poc_vpc

address-family ipv4 unicast

autonomous-system 123

but the svi is down

AJ Cruz · ‎05-26-2012

Ya so it sounds like what it's doing is without the licensing you can use the svi for management, but you can't route because you can't enable the routing protocol features. Once you install the licensing it then says nice try, even though you can now enable/configure the feature I'll just kill the SVI because you still need the L3 card. You'd think instead of killing the SVI they'd just add in an additional check for the card when you try to enable the routing protocol feature.

Weird.

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