topic RE: Port channel with C3560 cisco switch in ExtremeSwitching (Other)

Port channel with C3560 cisco switch

HED_Admin — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:48:00 GMT

I need to setup a port channel with a Cisco switch. I just want to verify the steps I need to perform.
This is what I have on the Cisco side for the port channel config so far:

interface Port-channel1
description Etherchannel to summit
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk

interface GigabitEthernet0/49
description Trunk to summit GI2/1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/50
description Trunk to summit
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/51
description Trunk to summit
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/52
description Trunk to summit
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
channel-group 1 mode desirable

On the extreme side:

en sharing 1:48 grouping 1:48,2:48,3:48,4:48 lacp
con port 1:48 des port_channel_cisco

Then I would just remove ports from default vlan:

con default del port 1:48,2:48,3:48,4:48

Then add them to my vlans

con server add port 1:48,2:48,3:48,4:48 untagged
etc.....

RE: Port channel with C3560 cisco switch

Marcus_Florido — Thu, 12 Nov 2015 03:59:00 GMT

The cisco is going to want to negotiate the port channel/LAG via PaGP. The industry standard for this protocol is LACP, which you'll want to make sure and specify on the cisco. In your channel-group command, replace "desirable" with "active". This will let the cisco know to use LACP instead of PaGP, and your LAG should be negotiated and work just fine.

RE: Port channel with C3560 cisco switch

HED_Admin — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:58:00 GMT

I can't ping across this new port channel? I do a summary and it looks up. Ideas?

RE: Port channel with C3560 cisco switch

HED_Admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 01:17:00 GMT

Here was the final solution that worked for me:

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/Solution/LACP-incompatibity-between-extreme-and-cisco

RE: Port channel with C3560 cisco switch

Marcus_Florido — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 02:26:00 GMT

Funny, never had a problem creating a LAG between Extreme/Enterasys, Enterasys/Juniper, Juniper/Extreme, or any other vendor. Apparently the Cisco is the oddball here. Glad you got it figured out.