Solved: Issue with configuring Port-channel on CISCO3750G-Stacked

rameshbalachandran · ‎11-17-2013

Facing a issue with configuring Port-Channel between stacked switches. (Two CISCO3750G)

After configured Port-channel, While both Interfaces are up, I'm unable to ping the host (connected in configured ports).

If we remove any one cable, we are getting connection to host.

(We have tried with reload the switches - No result)

Requesting help regarding this

lmediavilla · ‎11-18-2013

i wouldn't change it to active if you are not sure if the compter on the other side supports LACP

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lmediavilla · ‎11-17-2013

What I understand is that you have a port channel using ports in differents switches of the same stack

what does the "show etherchannel summary" command shows? that can give you an idea of the problem.

Kind regards

Sandeep Choudhary · ‎11-18-2013

Hi Ramesh,

1. Can you please post the config of both port and port channel.
2. Put all result of : sh int port-channel ?
Sh int port1
Sh int port 2

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rameshbalachandran · ‎11-18-2013

Yes. Port channel in different switches of the same stack.

SW#sh etherchannel summary

Flags: D - down P - bundled in port-channel

I - stand-alone s - suspended

H - Hot-standby (LACP only)

R - Layer3 S - Layer2

U - in use f - failed to allocate aggregator

M - not in use, minimum links not met

u - unsuitable for bundling

w - waiting to be aggregated

d - default port

Number of channel-groups in use: 16

Number of aggregators: 16

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

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

21 Po21(SU) - Gi1/0/2(P) Gi2/0/2(D)

22 Po22(SU) - Gi1/0/1(P) Gi2/0/1(D)

24 Po24(SU) - Gi1/0/4(P) Gi2/0/4(P)

25 Po25(SU) LACP Gi1/0/5(P) Gi2/0/5(P)

26 Po26(SU) LACP Gi1/0/6(P) Gi2/0/6(P)

27 Po27(SU) LACP Gi1/0/7(P) Gi2/0/7(P)

28 Po28(SU) LACP Gi1/0/8(P) Gi2/0/8(P)

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interface Port-channel21

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

interface GigabitEthernet2/0/2

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

shutdown

speed 1000

duplex full

channel-group 21 mode on

spanning-tree portfast

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

speed 1000

duplex full

channel-group 21 mode on

spanning-tree portfast

#######################

SICDC_L3_001#sh int gigabitEthernet 1/0/2

GigabitEthernet1/0/2 is up, line protocol is up (connected)

Hardware is Gigabit Ethernet, address is b414.890c.df82 (bia b414.890c.df82)

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,

reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set

Keepalive set (10 sec)

Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, media type is 10/100/1000BaseTX

input flow-control is off, output flow-control is unsupported

ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00

Last input never, output 00:00:51, output hang never

Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0

Queueing strategy: fifo

Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)

5 minute input rate 59000 bits/sec, 37 packets/sec

5 minute output rate 65000 bits/sec, 35 packets/sec

2353816 packets input, 362034061 bytes, 0 no buffer

Received 92183 broadcasts (0 multicasts)

0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles

0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored

0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input

0 input packets with dribble condition detected

2223667 packets output, 360707963 bytes, 0 underruns

0 output errors, 0 collisions, 1 interface resets

0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred

0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 PAUSE output

0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

###########################################################

SICDC_L3_001#sh int gigabitEthernet 2/0/2

GigabitEthernet2/0/2 is administratively down, line protocol is down (disabled)

Hardware is Gigabit Ethernet, address is 0023.0530.8b02 (bia 0023.0530.8b02)

Description: Portchannel-PLATINUM

MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,

reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255

Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set

Keepalive set (10 sec)

Full-duplex, 1000Mb/s, media type is 10/100/1000BaseTX

input flow-control is off, output flow-control is unsupported

ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00

Last input never, output never, output hang never

Last clearing of "show interface" counters never

Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0

Queueing strategy: fifo

Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)

5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec

0 packets input, 0 bytes, 0 no buffer

Received 0 broadcasts (0 multicasts)

0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles

0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored

0 watchdog, 0 multicast, 0 pause input

0 input packets with dribble condition detected

0 packets output, 0 bytes, 0 underruns

0 output errors, 0 collisions, 0 interface resets

0 babbles, 0 late collision, 0 deferred

0 lost carrier, 0 no carrier, 0 PAUSE output

0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out

###########################################################

Note: currently I have manually shutdown the interface Gi2/0/2. For server availability. If I put 'no sh' command in Gi2/0/2, server connectivity will be lost.

Sandeep Choudhary · ‎11-18-2013

Hi Ramesh,

Can you try to use channel-group 21 mode active on both ports.

Regards

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lmediavilla · ‎11-18-2013

i wouldn't change it to active if you are not sure if the compter on the other side supports LACP

Leo Laohoo · ‎11-18-2013

interface Port-channel21

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

interface GigabitEthernet2/0/2

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

shutdown

speed 1000

duplex full

channel-group 21 mode on

spanning-tree portfast

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2

switchport access vlan 20

switchport mode access

speed 1000

duplex full

channel-group 21 mode on

spanning-tree portfast

Maybe this is the reason why Gig 2/0/2 is not joining the Port-Channel 21.

lmediavilla · ‎11-18-2013

What do you have on the other side of the etherchannel?

Can the computer on the other side of the etherchannel have any problem with the network teaming?

Can the other side supports LACP (better because you will get LACP keep alives)

i will write spanning-tree protfast on the portchannel, the config should be the same from the physical and the portchannel.

Change that and check if the port forwards traffic.

Kind regards

devils_advocate · ‎11-18-2013

Can you post the config from the two ports on the other side of the link?

lmediavilla · ‎11-18-2013

its the same, two ports with the same config and channel-grup #### mode active (could be active one side and passive in the other or both active, personally I prefer active active)

and then you configure the interface port-channel ###

once you have the port-channel you mustn't deal with physical interfaces, all config must be done on the port-channel interface.

Kind regards

Karthick Murugan · ‎11-18-2013

To confirm its an issue with cros stack port-channel issue, can you move both the interface to the same switch in the stack and bundle it?

Thanks & Regards,
Karthick Murugan
CCIE#39285

Thanks & Regards, Karthick Murugan CCIE#39285

rameshbalachandran · ‎11-22-2013

Hi All,

This issue is resolved now.

1) I have changed Server's Binding mode to support LACP.

2) Changed the Switch Interfaces configuration with channel-group 22 mode passive

Thank you for support.

Regards,

Ramesh Balachandran