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11-09-2017 12:08 AM - edited 03-08-2019 12:40 PM
This is my first time to deal with EtherSwitch module, I have router Cisco CISCO2921/K9 and EtherSwitch module "SM-X-ES3-24-P: EtherSwitch SM L3" installed on it. I have many questions about how it does work:
1- If I want to create a routed interface (Layer 3 port), when I type "no switchport" command it says "command rejected, not allowed on this interface", Does that mean this switch not support Layer 3 feature? Hint: EtherSwitch license is lanbase and image is C3560E-UNIVERSALK9-M
2- from Router privilege mode I can't see switch interfaces status when I type "show ip interface brief", just shows the router's interfaces plus 2 extra Gi ports, and when entered switch privilege mode I see 26 ports instead of 24 ports, are those 2 ports have link to the extra 2 Gi ports on router?
3- Do I need to create VLAN id on both router and switch to have intra-connectivity between router and switch?, I mean I have subnets connected to other interfaces on the router and I want these subnets to reach other subnets created on the EtherSwitch, will it be direct connected automatically and no need to run routing protocol?
4- I have many branches will be connected to the router via EtherSwitch ports, How the WAN will be configered? , just create interface VLAN on Etherswitch and enable routing protocol on it and in the other side (branch) configure sub-interface with dotq1 encapsulation (if we assume ISP has connected our branches us through Layer 2 connectivity) or do you have a better solution (in case of L2 and L3 ISP backbone connection)?
Thank you.
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11-09-2017 12:40 AM
Hello,
basically, you need to configure a trunk between the switch module and the router, in order to connect them to each other. The GigabitEthernet1/0 port on the router is connecting to GigabitEthernet0/26 on the switch.
The Vlans need to be created manually on both the router and the switch.
Below is a sample configuration:
2921_Router#show run
interface GigabitEthernet1/0
description Link to Switch Module
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0.2
encapsulation dot1Q 2
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
2921_Switch#show run
vlan 2
name VLAN2
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/26
description Link to Router
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
!
interface Vlan2
ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0

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11-09-2017 12:40 AM
Hello,
basically, you need to configure a trunk between the switch module and the router, in order to connect them to each other. The GigabitEthernet1/0 port on the router is connecting to GigabitEthernet0/26 on the switch.
The Vlans need to be created manually on both the router and the switch.
Below is a sample configuration:
2921_Router#show run
interface GigabitEthernet1/0
description Link to Switch Module
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0.2
encapsulation dot1Q 2
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
2921_Switch#show run
vlan 2
name VLAN2
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/26
description Link to Router
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
!
interface Vlan2
ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
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11-09-2017 04:49 AM
So, I think I treat the switch as a separate device, then if I want to connect site1 to the HQ the configuration will be like this:
HQ_Router config
interface GigabitEthernet1/0
description Link to Switch Module
ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0.2
encapsulation dot1Q 2
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.252
HQ_EtherSwitch config
vlan 2
name VLAN2
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/26
description Link to Router
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1
description Link to Site1
switchport mode access
switchport access vlan 2
!
Site1 config
Interface GigabitEthernet0/0
description Link to HQ
ip address 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.252
!
After quick research I found this info "G1/0 on the router side connects to G0/25 on the switch module, and the routers G1/1 connects to G0/26 on the switch module" which answered my second question, Can I balance traffic between router and switch
by allowing some VLANs to go via g0/25 (issue this command under interface mode switchport trunk allow vlan a,b,c) and other VLANs go via g0/26 (switchport trunk allow vlan x,y,z)?
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08-11-2019 02:25 AM - edited 08-11-2019 02:32 AM
