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  • 1.  XFP configuration

    Posted 01-14-2010 18:56

    Hi,

          I am trying to configure 2x 10GE XFP on two EX4200 Switches. These uplinks would not be configured as Virtual but as trunks to Cisco 6509's.

     

    After the install and reboot, the switches do show FPC 0 PIC 1 online, but I have been unable to find a configuration guide for these.

     

    These interfaces do not show up in operational mode (show interface terse) but ge-0/1/0 -3 are show in config mode (show interface ?)

     

    Any help would be highly appreciated.

     

    admin@jswitch> show chassis pic fpc-slot 0 pic-slot 1
    FPC slot 0, PIC slot 1 information:
      Type                             2x 10GE XFP
      State                            Online    
      PIC version                  2.4
      Uptime                         5 hours, 19 minutes, 55 seconds

     

     

     

    admin@switch> show interfaces terse
    Interface               Admin Link Proto    Local                 Remote
    ge-0/0/0                up    down
    ge-0/0/0.0              up    down eth-switch
    .

    .

    ge-0/0/47               up    down
    ge-0/0/47.0             up    down eth-switch
    vcp-0                   up    down
    vcp-0.32768             up    down
    vcp-1                   up    down
    vcp-1.32768             up    down
    bme0                    up    up  
    bme0.32768              up    up   inet     128.0.0.1/2     
                                                128.0.0.16/2    
                                                128.0.0.32/2    
                                       tnp      0x10            
    dsc                     up    up  
    gre                     up    up  
    ipip                    up    up  
    lo0                     up    up  
    lsi                     up    up  
    me0                     up    up  
    me0.0                   up    up   inet    
    mtun                    up    up  
    pimd                    up    up  
    pime                    up    up  
    tap                     up    up  
    vlan                    up    up  
    vlan.0                  up    down inet    
    vme                     up    down

     

     

     

     

    admin@switch# show interfaces ?
    Possible completions:
      <[Enter]>            Execute this command
      <interface-name>     Interface name
    + apply-groups         Groups from which to inherit configuration data
    + apply-groups-except  Don't inherit configuration data from these groups
      ge-0/0/0             Interface name
      .

      .

      ge-0/0/47            Interface name
      ge-0/1/0             Interface name
      ge-0/1/1             Interface name
      ge-0/1/2             Interface name
      ge-0/1/3             Interface name
    > interface-range      Interface ranges configuration
      me0                  MGMT INTERFACE - DO NOT DELETE
    > traceoptions         Interface trace options
      vlan                 Interface name
      |                    Pipe through a command



  • 2.  RE: XFP configuration

    Posted 01-15-2010 05:59

    strange.. whatever is in the config shouldn't bother the diagnostic (sh int terse) output very much i suppose.

    Could you see with show virtual-chassis vc-ports (or something like that from the top of my head) if they might have been initialized as VCP ports ?



  • 3.  RE: XFP configuration

    Posted 01-15-2010 07:25

    This is what it shows under vc-port:

     

    admin@switch> show virtual-chassis vc-port    
    fpc0:
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Interface   Type              Trunk  Status       Speed        Neighbor
    or                             ID                 (mbps)       ID  Interface
    PIC / Port
    vcp-0       Dedicated           1    Down         32000
    vcp-1       Dedicated           2    Down         32000

     

    We had connected the virtual ports initially (just for test purpose) but the vc ports are no more connected and would not be used either.

     

    Is there a way I can change these to normal 10G uplink ports?

     

    Thanks



  • 4.  RE: XFP configuration
    Best Answer

    Posted 01-15-2010 07:33

    These VCP ports are the dedicated VCP ports on the back of the chassis. You can tell this by the speed as well as it is 32000 mbps.

     

    You might want to log a support case for this as i think it isnot normal behaviour what you are experiencing...



  • 5.  RE: XFP configuration

    Posted 01-10-2012 01:53

    Hi All,

     

    If I have a mixture of XFP and VC ports used for VC, what is the command should be used?

    > show interfaces ?

     

    Pls advise.