I`m looking for tips and help to upgrade your Catalyst 6509 Sup2/MSFC2 for some
additional features like : automatic QoS for Citrix Protocol ICA and Multilayer Switching IP directed broadcast from one Vlan to another one !
Last time I wanted to do so, in May this year, (Upgrade to CatOS Version 7.5.1) it arise some difficult problems to me, discussed in Tac Case.
After Upgrade to the 7.5(1) code I have cam table aging issues on some server connected gigabit ASIC`s in default Vlan 1 only !
In Case Cisco Engineer told me :
The code you are running does have several newly opened bugs dealing with CAM issues and on related to traffic issues on gigabit port ASICs (CSCdz66020). Is there a particular reason you upgraded to this code? Can you downgrade to the recommended 6.3(7) code?
After this happens to me, I downgrade to the old version 6.2(2a)
Now the Cisco online software advisor told me to upgrade to the 7.2(2) code for MLS IP-directed broadcast and 7.5(1) code for Auto QoS. I also wanted to implement 802.1x features in future time.
Now I do not know exactly which software supports this features to my existing Hardware and my running configuration on system, because I don`t have enough access with partner status on cisco web side.
Last week I started configuration “mls rp ip” on Catalyst 6500 and I got my next problem.
The router currently aware of following 0 switch(es):
no switch id's currently exists in domain
VS01650901RSM1#sh mls rp
ip multilayer switching is globally enabled
ipx multilayer switching is globally disabled
ipx mls inbound acl override is globally disabled
mls id is 0008.7ca6.9b80
mls ip address 172.18.20.114
mls ip flow mask is destination
mls ipx flow mask is unknown
number of domains configured for mls 1
vlan domain name: mho
current ip flow mask: destination
ip current/next global purge: false/false
ip current/next purge count: 0/0
current ipx flow mask: destination
ipx current/next global purge: false/false
ipx current/next purge count: 0/0
current sequence number: 2222797850
current/maximum retry count: 0/10
current domain state: no-change
domain uptime: 3d05h
keepalive timer expires in 9 seconds
retry timer not running
change timer not running
fcp subblock count = 2
1 management interface(s) currently defined:
vlan 1 on Vlan1
1 mac-vlan(s) configured for multi-layer switching
0 mac-vlan(s) enabled for ip multi-layer switching:
0 mac-vlan(s) enabled for ipx multi-layer switching:
router currently aware of following 0 switch(es):
no switch id's currently exists in domain
VS01650901RSM1#debug mls events
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: keepalive timer expired for mho domain
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: stopped keepalive timer for mho domain
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: started keepalive timer for mho domain
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: no switch id tlv sent in this database message
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: number of mac vlan tlv entries are 1
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: number of purge tlv entries are 0
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: number of ipx purge tlv entries are 0
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: hsrp tlv size is 14
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: building vmac tlv
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: building vmac tlv for Vlan1
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: put virtual mac 0000.0c07.ac01 in vmac tlv
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: put group number 1 in vmac tlv
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: put vlan id 1 in vmac tlv
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: hsrp tlv size is 14
Dec 8 16:25:13.360: FCP: packet queue for mho freed
Dec 8 16:25:14.732: %SEC-6-IPACCESSLOGP: list 113 denied udp 91.0.31.13(1046) -> 255.255.255.25
5(2904), 1 packet
After this I phone the support engineer of my distributor which told me about similar problems by other customers which has upgrade to solve this problem.
So I will do the same with help to turn away my next problem !
But Cisco TAC said :
Here in TAC, we don't actually give code recommendations because we are not familiar with every aspect of your network.
We use Cat6509 with Sup2/MSFC2 in mixed mode, Crossbar-fallback: bus-mode CatOS 6.2(2a) and C6MSFC2-JSV-M IOS 12.1(8b)E11
In Slot 1 WS-X6K-S2U-MSFC2
In Slot 2 WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE
system highavailability enable
Both router engines configured with EIGRP and HSRP !
So can anyone told me which software best supports my configuration and the new features
which I will upgrade for ?
Or has anyone similar configuration with newer Software running !
Thank you for help
Best regards
F. Schneebeck (Field Engineer)
ETe-Datentechnik GmbH
