VRF support on Cat6500

[vzufferey]

Is VRF supported on Catalyst 6500 (IOS 12.1(20)E - MSFC2 - PFC2) ?

router(config)#ip vrf toto

router(config-vrf)#rd 100:100

router(config-vrf)#exit

router(config)#interface Vlan594

router(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding toto

%This interface does not support ip vrf forwarding

router(config-if)#exit

router(config)#interface GigabitEthernet9/1

router(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding toto

%This interface does not support ip vrf forwarding

router(config-if)#exit

router(config)# exit

router#

router#sh module

Mod Ports Card Type Model

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

1 2 Catalyst 6000 supervisor 2 (Active) WS-X6K-SUP2-2GE

5 48 SFM-capable 48 port 10/100/1000mb RJ45 WS-X6548-GE-TX

9 48 SFM-capable 48 port 10/100/1000mb RJ45 WS-X6548-GE-TX

Mod Sub-Module Model Hw Status

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

1 Policy Feature Card 2 WS-F6K-PFC2 3.4 Ok

1 Cat6k MSFC 2 daughterboard WS-F6K-MSFC2 2.5 Ok

[oettls]

As far as I know the MSFC2 / PFC2 doesn't support multiple forwarding tables (vrf's). You can sort of work around this issue by using an OSM board to do forwarding decisions and externally trunk from the OSM blade to the other line cards.

Or get the new SUP720-bxl which should be capable of doing all the PE / P functions.

[romccallum]

Afraid with the config you have you cant do vpns. You need an OSM card which you would then loop one of the ports on the OSM blade to a LAN port. MPLS isnt done on the MSFC2 but on the OSM blades or as the earlier post suggest the sup720-3bxl