Creating Multiple interfaces on single CGE port (two different VLANS)

Question

We have a NS960 that I am trying to setup two different VLANS on on CGE-2-0 Our network engineer says he has configured the switch port to allow the two VLANS, VLAN 60 and 61. I've created a interface for each VLAN but only the one in VLAN 61 works. The one in VLAN60 cannot even ping its default gateway.  Our network engineer claims his port is setup correctly and I have checked what I can think of to ensure all is good on my end. Here is the routing table. default 172.22.123.1 0.0.0.0 nafilexxnet 172.22.123.0 172.22.123.88 255.255.255.0 nafilexxnet 172.19.61.0 172.19.61.180 255.255.255.0 vdfilexxnet 172.19.60.0 172.19.60.51 255.255.255.0 vqfilexxnet 128.221.253.0 128.221.253.2 255.255.255.0 el31net 128.221.252.0 128.221.252.2 255.255.255.0 el30host 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255 loop The vqfilexx works just fine, but not vdfilexx I have the VLAN tagging set in the each of the interfaces to identify the correct VLAN.  Is there anything else in the Celerra that requires us to enter something. Thanks.

nandas · Accepted Answer

Is the Switch port configured as VLAN Trunk port? It must be - allowing both the VLANs - but still check it out with the Network team.

How your interface configuratino looks? You may provide an output from server_ifconfig server_x -a command.

If you set the VLAN tagging on the Celerra and create multiple Interfaces with different IP Addressing scheme for different VLAN - and the Switch port is set to VLAN trunk port - it should work.

Thanks,
Sandip

DHoffman2 · Answer

vqfilexx protocol=IP device=cge-2-0
         inet=172.19.60.51 netmask=255.255.255.0 broadcast=172.19.60.255
        UP, ethernet, mtu=1500, vlan=60, macaddr=0:60:48:1b:8b:7e
vqfilexy protocol=IP device=cge-2-0
         inet=172.19.60.52 netmask=255.255.255.0 broadcast=172.19.60.255
        UP, ethernet, mtu=1500, vlan=60, macaddr=0:60:48:1b:8b:7e
vdfilexx protocol=IP device=cge-2-0
         inet=172.19.61.180 netmask=255.255.255.0 broadcast=172.19.61.255
        UP, ethernet, mtu=1500, vlan=61, macaddr=0:60:48:1b:8b:7e
vdfilexy protocol=IP device=cge-2-0
         inet=172.19.61.181 netmask=255.255.255.0 broadcast=172.19.61.255
        UP, ethernet, mtu=1500, vlan=61, macaddr=0:60:48:1b:8b:7e

nandas · Answer

It seems all good on the Celerra side, As me and Rainer mentioned earlier, please have your network engineer check the correct switch port configuration again.

By the way, in your original post, you mentioned VLAN 61 works fine not VLAN 60. But later on you mentioned vqfilexx interface (in VLAN 60) works properly not vdfilexx (VLAN 61) - please check this out and ensure your IP Addressing scheme matches with the VLAN scheme and you have the right Gateway for each VLAN.

Thanks,
Sandip

Rainer_EMC · Answer

nothing else required on the Celerra

in these cases it's almost always the network guys fault I.e. wrong port, wrong VLAN, port disabled, not accepting incoming VLAN, ...

once you ask them to send you the switch config they tend to look closer ....

DHoffman2 · Answer

I posted it Bass Ackwards. I had another Network Engineer look at it and he got it resolved.  The previous guy had a 'native' VLAN set. Once it was removed, all was well.

Rainer_EMC · Answer

they also tend to 'forget' that this is an end device that doesn't speak CDP or PAgP

Celerra

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