Cisco 4500 CatOs, help initial config

[Ranbeckycr_2]

Hello Experts,

I have been reading for the last 3 days on how to setup this old switch 4500. It is running CATOS and I want to make

sure that when I connect it to the network it doesn't create a loop since it has to be compatible with other vendors, not just Cisco.

I don't have anything connected but these are my concerns:  It doesn't show my lacp-channel (i believe this is what is used to for Teaming network cards), it doesn't show my trunk ports.

TestSwitch> (enable) show lacp-channel

No ports channelling

TestSwitch> (enable) show trunk ?

  detail                     Show detailed information

  <mod>                      Module number

  <mod/port>                 Module number and Port number(s)

  extended-range             Show extended range entries

  |                          Output modifiers

  <cr>

TestSwitch> (enable) show trunk det

No ports trunking.

TestSwitch> (enable) show trunk

No ports trunking.

TestSwitch> (enable) sh config

This command shows non-default configurations only.

Use 'show config all' to show both default and non-default configurations.

.................

begin

!

# ***** NON-DEFAULT CONFIGURATION *****

!

!

#time: Thu Oct 27 2011, 13:22:03

!

#version 8.4(9)GLX

!

!

#dot1x

set feature dot1x-radius-keepalive disable

!

#system

!

#Inlinepower

set inlinepower defaultallocation 6000

!

#frame distribution method

set port channel all distribution mac both

!

#default portcost mode

set spantree defaultcostmode long

!

#stp mode

set spantree mode mst

!

#vtp

set vtp domain Testing

set vtp mode off vlan

set vlan 40 name Mathew type ethernet mtu 1500 said 100040 state active

set vlan 50 name Mark type ethernet mtu 1500 said 100050 state active

set vlan 55 name Luke type ethernet mtu 1500 said 100055 state active

set vlan 80 name John type ethernet mtu 1500 said 100080 state active

set vlan 1002 name fddi-default type fddi mtu 1500 said 101002 state active

set vlan 1004 name fddinet-default type fddinet mtu 1500 said 101004 state active stp ieee

set vlan 1005 name trnet-default type trbrf mtu 1500 said 101005 state active stp ibm

set vlan 1

set vlan 1003 name token-ring-default type trcrf mtu 1500 said 101003 state active mode srb aremaxhop 7 stemaxhop 7 backupcrf off

!

#ip

set interface sc0 50 10.10.10.249/255.255.255.0 10.10.10.255

set interface sl0 down

set interface me1 10.20.0.1 255.255.255.0 10.20.0.255

set ip route 0.0.0.0/0.0.0.0         10.10.10.254

set ip alias default         0.0.0.0

!

#set boot command

set boot config-register 0x10f

set boot system flash bootflash:cat4000-k9.8-4-9-GLX.bin

set boot system flash bootflash:

!

#channelprotocol

set channelprotocol lacp 1

set channelprotocol lacp 2

set channelprotocol lacp 3

!

#port channel

set port lacp-channel 2/3-4 127

set port lacp-channel 3/3-4 129

set port lacp-channel 3/1-2 131

set port lacp-channel 2/1-2 132

!

#multicast filter

set igmp filter disable

!

#module 1 : 2-port 1000BaseX Supervisor

!

#module 2 : 48-port 10/100BaseTx Ethernet

set vlan 40   2/3-48

set vlan 50   2/1-2

set trunk 2/1  desirable dot1q 1-1005,1025-4094

set trunk 2/2  desirable dot1q 1-1005,1025-4094

!

#module 3 : 48-port 10/100/1000 Ethernet

set vlan 50   3/1-48

set trunk 3/1  desirable dot1q 1-1005,1025-4094

set trunk 3/2  desirable dot1q 1-1005,1025-4094

!

#module 4 empty

!

#module 5 empty

!

#module 6 empty

end

[Ranbeckycr_2]

I connected this switch to the network and the network collapsed:

Got this error messages:

2011 Oct 27 15:40:23 %SPANTREE-2-MST_CHOP_MREC:Rcvd malformed MST bpdu on 3/15 (payload len 118)

2011 Oct 27 15:40:25 %SPANTREE-2-MST_CHOP_MREC:Rcvd malformed MST bpdu on 3/15 (payload len 118)

2011 Oct 27 15:40:27 %SPANTREE-2-MST_CHOP_MREC:Rcvd malformed MST bpdu on 3/15 (payload len 118)

2011 Oct 27 15:40:29 %SPANTREE-2-MST_CHOP_MREC:Rcvd malformed MST bpdu on 3/15 (payload len 118)

2011 Oct 27 15:40:31 %SPANTREE-2-MST_CHOP_MREC:Rcvd malformed MST bpdu on 3/15 (payload len 118)

----------> Port fast is disabled on each port that connects to another switch.

[Kishore Chennupati · Accepted solution]

Hi,

I belive these are logs from the switch you just configured.

I can see that you are using MST mode in spanning tree. However, I can't see any MST config other than

set spantree mode mst

For MST to work you need to have a region name, revision number and instances of what vlans you want to group togther. I have pasted a sample  config. It's been a while since I worked on CatOS henc you need to just double check the commands.

CatOS

#MST Configuration

set spantree mst config rollback force

set spantree mst config name  revision 0

set spantree mst 0 vlan   

IOS

switchB(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
switchB(config-mst)# name corpbuilding
switchB(config-mst)# revision 1
switchB(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 1 - 5
switchB(config-mst)# instance 2 vlan 6 - 10

Maybe this link might help you a bit 

http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1627398

HTH
Regards
Kishore

[Ranbeckycr_2]

Kishore,

Thanks for your reply, I enabled MST because I thought that was required for a NonCisco equipment.

If you have any idea as to what configuration is needed to connect to a 3rd party Switch please let me know.

Oddly enough, even if I just plug 1 port to the network, my network will start having problems, dropping random connections.  Once computers start randomly dropping they never come back up until I disconnect the Switch.

Thanks!!

[Ranbeckycr_2]

Right on the money!!!  Thanks Kishore, we had to add the mst group just as you suggested.  Will monitor but the network is not shutting down. 

[ITexpert]

Hello Guys,

I have one 4506 chassis switch which stuck and not booting.  I am not getting anything on the screen by connecting with console.

PoE status light on each slot is red.

utilization lights on supervisor is randomly flashing in a loop.

I  already tried pressing reset button before powering on but it doesn't help.

Any suggestions