4507R-E Ports Inactive

[bradley.copass1]

I have a 4507R-E that i have having problems getting Gi3/5,gi3/6 and 4/5 to go active.  I have my 10G Cards in slots Te3/1 and Te4/1 Connected to my Nexus 7k. 

I need to connect to 2 different 2960S's via the 4507.  There are 1000BaseSX GBICs in the 2960s also.

Here is the output from Mod 3 and Mod 4:

Port      Name               Status       Vlan       Duplex  Speed Type

Te3/1                        connected    trunk        full    10G 10GBase-SR

Te3/2                        inactive     1            full    10G No X2

Gi3/3                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

Gi3/4                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

Gi3/5                        inactive     1            full   1000 1000BaseSX

Gi3/6                        inactive     1            full   1000 1000BaseSX

Te4/1                        connected    trunk        full    10G 10GBase-SR

Te4/2                        inactive     1            full    10G No X2

Gi4/3                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

Gi4/4                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

Gi4/5                        inactive     1            full   1000 1000BaseSX

Gi4/6                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

I have done the hw-module module 3 port-group 2 select gi command on both modules 3 and 4 for port group 2 but still showing inactive.

Any Help would be much appreciated!!!!!!!!

thanks,

[Reza Sharifi]

Hi,

Did you reboot after you applied this command?

Examples

This example shows how to select the Gigabit Ethernet uplinks:

Switch(config)# hw-module uplink select gigabitethernet

A reload of the active supervisor is required to apply the new configuration. 

Switch(config)# exit

Switch#

You also need to have IOS 12.2(25)EW or later

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/31sg/command/reference/ch2a_ins.html#wp1505563

HTH

[Somasundaram Jayaraman]

Hi,

When  using both TwinGig and X2 transceivers on the WS-X4606-X2-E module,  place ports 1-3 in one group and ports 4-6 in another. (The mode  selected with the show hw-module module port-group command determines the behaviour.)  Mixing within a port group will not work. For example, you cannot have  an X2 in port 1 and a TwinGig in port 2 and expect both of them to  function.

Limitations on Using a TwinGig Convertor :

===============================

In a Supervisor Engine 6-E system, the ports are connected to the  switching engine through a stub ASIC. This stub ASIC imposes some  limitations on the ports: Gig and 10 Gig ports cannot be mixed on a  single stub ASIC; they must either be all 10 Gig (X2), or all Gig  (TwinGig Converter and SFP). The faceplates of X2 modules show this stub  port grouping, either with actual physical grouping with a box drawn  around a grouping.

Selecting X2/TwinGig Convertor Mode :

============================

The default configuration mode is X2. So, if you plan to deploy  10-Gigabit interfaces, you don't need to configure anything. However, if  you want to deploy Gigabit interfaces (that is, use TwinGig  Convertors), you must configure the associated port-group:

To determine how the X2 holes on a module are grouped, enter the  show hw-module module m port-group p command.

For a 10-Gigabit port that accepts a HAMM, you must place it into 1-Gigabit mode instead of
10-Gigabit mode.

If you configure a 10-Gigabit port as 1-Gigabit port, an output similar to the following displays:

Switch# show hw-module module 5 port-group

Module Port-group Active                         Inactive

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

   5        1     Gi5/3-6                        Te5/1-2      

Instead, if the port is set to the default, 10-Gigabit mode, an output similar to the following displays:

Switch# show hw-module module 6 port-group

Module Port-group Active                         Inactive

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

  6        1     Te6/1-2                        Gi6/3-6 

Switch# show int status mod 1

Port      Name               Status       Vlan       Duplex  Speed Type

Gi1/7                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

Gi1/8                        inactive     1            full   1000 No Gbic

•To configure the modes of operation for each X2 port group in which you want to deploy Gigabit, enter the hw-module module m port-group p select gigabitethernet command. This configuration is preserved across power cycles and reloads.

I have mentioned below the link for configuring the interfaces in 4507 switch.

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/53SG/configuration/sw_int.html#wp1146480

Hope this helps

Cheers

Somu

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[bradley.copass1]

I have rebooted after saving config and still inactive.  i am running IOS 12.2(53)SG1...

I believe i have done the right command.  on the 4507 this is the command i used:

hw-module slot 3 port-group 2 select gigabitethernet

here is the output from sh hw-mod mod 3 po

SWITCH#sh hw-module module 3 port-group

Module Port-group Active                         Inactive

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

   3        1     Te3/1                          Gi3/3-4

   3        2                                    Te3/2,Gi3/5-6

What am I Missing?

[bradley.copass1]

I have an Idea but want to ask before i mess something up...

Got to thinking and reading last night and this morning...  mod 3 is currently active and mod 4 is standby hot...  as seen here from sh mod command...

Mod  Redundancy role     Operating mode      Redundancy status

----+-------------------+-------------------+----------------------------------

3   Active Supervisor   SSO                 Active

4   Standby Supervisor  SSO                 Standby hot

Do I need to configure the backplanes to be a shared-backplane? which should bring port group 2 out of incactive mode right?

[Rahul Kachalia]

Hello Bradley,

If this is system is using Sup6E in redundant mode - then yes you have configure "

hw-module uplink mode shared-backplane", save cfg and reset complete system with "redundancy reload shelf" cli to make configuration in effect.

If this is done in production network then you may have need maintenance window...

thanks,

rahul.

[bradley.copass1]

is there a diff command i need to use?

in config mode:  i get unrecognized command when i type hw-module uplink ....

IOS is 12.2(53)SG1

[Rahul Kachalia]

Hello Bradley,

Can you confirm what supervisor module you have? Perhaps "show module" command output may help...

thanks,

rahul.

[bradley.copass1]

Yep sure can...

WS-X45-SUP6L-E

Thanks!

[Rahul Kachalia · Accepted solution]

Hello Bradley,

When Sup6LE supervisor is deployed in redundant mode (dual-sup) then system will allow only Port-group 1 to use, it can be in 1G or in 10G mode. Port-group 2 remains inactive and this supervisor module does not support shared-backplane (oversubscription) capability, you can refer to Figure 2 from following url :

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/prod/collateral/switches/ps5718/ps4324/data_sheet_c78-530856.html

thanks,

rahul.

[Jonathancert_2]

If you issue the below command under Config t, which options are listed.

#hw-module ?

Jonathan,

[bradley.copass1]

Thanks Rahul... Ill figure something else out...

Jonathan.... hw-module ? issues me: Module and Slot Options

[Jonathancert_2]

Output should be similar to below.

CISCO-1N-ASW1#sho hw-module uplink

Active uplink mode configuration is Default

(will be Default after next reload)

A reload of active supervisor is required to apply the new configuration.

CISCO-1N-ASW1#config t

Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.

CISCO-1N-ASW1(config)#hw-module ?

  module  Specify a linecard slot for the hw-module command

  slot    Specify a linecard slot for the hw-module command

  uplink  Configure uplinks

Jonathan,

[Rahul Kachalia]

Hello Jonathan,

I believe you are comparing this output from system with Sup6E supervisor module, and not Sup6LE what Bradley have...

thanks,

rahul.

[Jonathancert_2]

You are correct.      My fault.

Jonathan,