NX-OS definitely prevents you from mapping them to *any* instance. I'll open a TAC case with Cisco tomorrow and see if I get anywhere.
GG On 6/27/10, Ross Vandegrift <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 12:56:29PM +0200, Joerg Mayer wrote: >> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 02:35:28PM -0400, Gary T. Giesen wrote: >> > I've run into a bit of a problem with a couple of new Nexus 5010 >> > switches we've recently acquired. I've tried to apply our standard MST >> > configuration, and have run into the problem that the Nexus has 81 >> > VLANs that are reserved for system use (3968 to 4047 & 4094), which >> > are not reserved on any of our other Cisco switches. I can work around >> > the fact I can't use these VLANs on the Nexus switches, but without >> > the configurations being identical, I believe the Nexus switches will >> > form a separate MST region and obviously not achieve the forwarding >> > path I want (and make load-balancing links impossible). Has anyone >> > ever encountered this? Any suggestions? >> > >> > system image file is: bootflash:/n5000-uk9.4.1.3.N2.1.bin >> >> Your analysis is correct. Either you have to use different regions >> or you will need to change the "problematic" VLANs on all other devices >> as well. >> AFAIK there is no way to disable the special use of the VLANs that >> you are entiteled to use by the 802.1Q-2004 (formerly 802.1s) standard. > > Wait - there's no reason you have to change your mapping to avoid > those VLANs. Just map them to an instance and get on with life. > Then, don't use them. > > If NX-OS prevents that, it's a bug. > > Ross > > -- > Ross Vandegrift > [email protected] > > "If the fight gets hot, the songs get hotter. If the going gets tough, > the songs get tougher." > --Woody Guthrie > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
