why switch core 6509 don't recognize vrrrp comands?

[Acortega06]

hi,

I'm trying to configure a switch core 6509 with vrrp, with ios 12.2(33)SXI2a, I check my image in feature navigator and I know that this swicht support vrrp, however when I try to configure, this switch don't recognize the comands, and I don't know what can I do.

Can somebody help me?

[Antonio Knox]

Can you post the configuration that you have attempted?

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[Acortega06]

hi Antonio,

Look, I enter to mode exec, them a interface fa0/1, and them I write vrrp 1 ip x.x.x.x and don't recognize the comand vrrp, but curiosly if I go out the mode config, the mode exec I write show vrrp and this switch show to me, I don´t know if you understand to me, I mean in the global configuration "support" vrrp but in the interfaces don't, so I don't know what can I do.

[Yogesh Ramdoss · Accepted solution]

Astrid,

Catalyst 6500 running SXI2a should support VRRP.

Please make sure the interface you configure is in L3 mode (not switchport)

Please look at the following example:

6509A#sh run int g5/1
Building configuration...
Current configuration : 61 bytes
!
interface GigabitEthernet5/1  <<=== default L3 mode
  no ip address
  shutdown
end

6509A(config)#int gi5/1
6509A(config-if)#vrrp ?   <<=== VRRP recognized
  <1-255>  Group number

6509A#conf t
6509A(config)#int gi5/1
6509A(config-if)#switchport  <<== making it to L2 mode
6509A(config-if)#vrrp ?
% Unrecognized command

Hope this helps.

If your interface is in L3 mode, then you need to send:

- show module

- show running int x/y

- exact commands executed (in sequence)

Regards,

Yogesh

[Acortega06]

hi Yogesh and Antonio.

thanks for your help, the problem was my interface was in mode swichport. I can't belive that I forgot disable the mode switchport.

thanks again.

[Antonio Knox]

Is there an ip address assigned on the interface?