Nexus 6001 L3 not ready

[Meatlayer]

Hello.

There is N6K-C6001-64P and it does not raise ports as L3.

This happens on every port where there is a "no switchport" setting

Status is as follows:

sh int e1/1
Ethernet1/12 is down (L3 not ready)

The reason may be the lack of a license LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG (N6K-BAS1K9) or not? There are no errors in the log about the absence of a L3 license.

show license usage
Feature                      Ins  Lic   Status Expiry Date Comments Count
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FCOE_NPV_PKG                  No    -   Unused             -
FM_SERVER_PKG                 No    -   Unused             -
ENTERPRISE_PKG                No    -   Unused             -
FC_FEATURES_PKG               No    -   Unused             -
VMFEX_FEATURE_PKG             No    -   Unused             -
ENHANCED_LAYER2_PKG           No    -   Unused             -
NETWORK_SERVICES_PKG          No    -   Unused             -
LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG         No    -   Unused             -
LAN_ENTERPRISE_SERVICES_PKG   No    -   Unused             Grace 119D 21H
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If port is as L2 (switchport) - link up.

Thank you for your answers.

[Christopher Hart · Accepted solution]

Hello!

You are correct - the LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license is needed in order for Layer 3/routed interfaces to come up/up as expected. Without the LAN_BASE_SERVICES_PKG license, the status of routed interfaces (including SVIs) will show "L3 not ready" until the license is installed.

I hope this helps - thank you!

-Christopher