11-03-2004 10:58 AM - edited 03-02-2019 07:42 PM
I currently have 15 HSRP groups setup and running on a 3550. Trying to add another HSRP group and I am getting this error message:
%This platform supports at most 16 HSRP groups
If it only supports 16 groups, then I should be allowed to add another group to make it sixteen total? Currently I have 15 groups and can't add another group.
I am running version 12.1(22)EA1a (c3550-i5q3l2-mz.121-22.EA1a.bin).
11-03-2004 11:08 AM
The HSRP groups start from 0-15 with 0 being default HSRP group. Can you post the output of "sh standby brief"
11-03-2004 11:33 AM
I don't have a group 0.
Interface Grp Prio P State Active addr Standby addr Group addr
Vl1 1 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl2 2 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl3 3 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl4 4 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl5 5 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl6 6 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl7 7 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl8 8 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl9 9 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl99 99 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl102 102 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl103 103 110 Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl106 106 100 Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl121 121 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
Vl150 150 110 P Standby x.x.x.x local x.x.x.x
11-03-2004 06:11 PM
Did you configure HSRP on more VLAN interfaces and then remove it? It appears you might be running into the following bug
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee29773
Paste the output of "sh platform ip unicast standby" and then reload the switch and see if it makes any difference. From the bug note, it appears the fix went into the code you are running but you are still seeing similar issue. If reload fixes it, open a TAC SR along with sh tech, sh log, sh standby brief and sh platform ip unicast standby attached to it so that the TAC engineer can contact development engineer.
11-04-2004 08:19 AM
Well... This is a new VLAN interface, so there was never a HSRP group on it before. Do you still think I should reload it?
11-04-2004 08:47 AM
Yes.. but capture the command outputs i mentioned before you reload.
11-04-2004 08:32 AM
My guess is that HSRP group 0 is always there, whether you want it or not, and it counts towards the 16. Try putting the new VLAN into the default HSRP group.
Kevin Dorrell
Luxembourg
11-04-2004 10:15 AM
Just tried with group 0 and that didn't work either. :(
11-03-2004 11:36 AM
As long as you are not bridging between VLANs you can use the same HSRP group number on each vlan, i.e.
interface VLAN10
standby 1 ip 10.1.1.1
!
interface VLAN20
standby 1 ip 20.1.1.1
!
interface VLAN30
standby 1 ip 30.1.1.1
Andy
11-04-2004 10:19 AM
Humm... Now I am getting this error message. :(
%Max number of HSRP MAC addresses exceeded
11-04-2004 11:11 AM
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am thinking it is related to
http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/bugtool/onebug.pl?bugid=CSCee29773
11-04-2004 11:56 AM
As I said in my previous email the HSRP group numbers do not need to be unique for each VLAN as long as you are not bridging between VLANs.
This is the same on the 6500 platform.
Andy
11-04-2004 11:59 AM
Andrew.. We understand that.
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/hsrp_cat3550_limit_44143.html
But the problem here is, the switch is complaining about exceeding HSRP group limit with only 15 groups configured(16 is the max). This is not expected behavior.
11-04-2004 02:43 PM
When I re-used an already existing HSRP group number on a different VLAN interface, then it gave me the mac address error.
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