Cisco 3550 not able to Configure OSPF
Frnds,
I am using 3550 with c3550-ipservicesk9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin. Have successfully run ipv6 commands on global and interface, however getting below error while configuring "ipv6 router ospf 1" :
SW1(config)#ipv6 router ospf 1
% Failed to create routing protocol ospf
Command syntax help says its configurable but its not configuring ipv6 OSPF.
SW1(config)#ipv6 router ?
eigrp Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
ospf Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
rip IPv6 Routing Information Protocol (RIPv6)
pls suggest.
Comments
EDITED:
ashe - I don't think 3550 support IPv6 routing. 3560 on the other had - do.
Andrius
According to the feature navigator the only IPv6 feature supported for 3550 is IPv6 Dual Stack. Some features maybe accessed via CLI but are not supported.
You need to do this task on a 3560 or a router. Also remember that everything IPv6 in 3550 is software switched and not hardware switched. Does not matter much for a lab but you get my point.
Agree with Andrius2 here. 3550 doesn't support IPv6.
If you are not convinced, you can see the answer given by Cisco Engineer on this post: https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/154035
Andrius,
3550 is supporting all IPv6 commands except "ipv6 router ospf 1". Its fully supporting EIGRP and RIP for IPv6 but seems issue only with OSPFv3.
Guys, pls suggest if I need a different IOS or I need to invoke OSPFv3 with some commands. I found this from Cisco:
Prerequisites for Implementing OSPFv3
Before you enable OSPFv3 on an interface, you must do the following:
•
the OSPFv3 network strategy and planning for your IPv6 network. For
example, you must decide whether multiple areas are required.
•
•
•
the IP Security (IPsec) secure socket application program interface
(API) on OSPFv3 in order to enable authentication and encryption.
I am done with first 3 steps w.o. any issue but dont know how to do 4th steps. Please consider it SOS.
OSPFv3 does not have bultin authentication. It relies on IPSEC instead. We already gave you the answer that 3550 does not support v6, what more do you need? You need to get a 3560 or do a rack rental.
3550 does support IPv6 for EIGRP and RIP but not for OSPFv3.
SW1(config)#ipv6 router ?
eigrp Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP)
ospf Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
rip IPv6 Routing Information Protocol (RIPv6)
SW1(config)#ipv6 router eigrp 100
SW1(config-rtr)#ex
[:)]
SW1(config)#ipv6 router rip RIPNG
SW1(config-rtr)#
[:)]
SW1(config)#ipv6 router ospf 1
% Failed to create routing protocol ospf
SW1(config)#
Am looking ahead for the solution rather than bankruppting myself.
Cisco also says its still using 3550 in the lab:
The lab exam tests any feature that can be configured on the
equipment and the IOS versions indicated below. You may see more recent
IOS versions installed in the lab, but you will not be tested on the new
features of a release unless indicated below.
I'm not sure where you got that from, but they haven't used the 3550s for a couple of years now.
This is current, from https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-5249:
Lab Equipment and IOS
The lab exam
tests any feature that can be configured on the equipment and the IOS
versions indicated below. You may see more recent IOS versions installed
in the lab, but you will not be tested on the new features of a release
unless indicated below.
Version 4.0
1841 series routers - IOS 12.4(T) – Advanced Enterprise Services
3825 series routers - IOS 12.4(T) – Advanced Enterprise Services
Catalyst 3560 Series switches running IOS version 12.2 - Advanced IP Services
My 3550s run the latest code available to them (12.2 (44) SE) and they cun run EIGRPv3, RIPng, but not OSPFv3. I use my routers and my 3560 for that part.
You could get to that link info above by going cisco.com/go/ccie, following through to R&S, and Lab Equipment.
You might have got your info from this link: http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/rs/lab_equipment.html which Cisco still has, but in there, you can see it clearly says that from October 18, 2009, it's only 3560s.
northlanboy,
please check this link:
http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/le3/ccie/rs/lab_equipment.html
In my attempt, I am given only Catalyst 3560.
That is not correct. They are only using 3560s now. Also for the troubleshooting it is all virtual equipment (IOU and L2IOU).
We don't want to bankrupt you but we are giving you the facts and that is that 3550 can't run OSPFv3.
You could do this lab in Dynamips instead or do a rack rental. That won't bankrupt you either.
This is the reason that one should buy one or two 3560s if building a home lab. 3560s can do OSPFv3, private VLANs and QoS is different etc.
Yes, they do cost so the alternative is to use all 3550s and then do rack rentals for the rest.
Exactly - that link says that from October 18, 2009, it will be 3560s. Note also the change to 12.4 T
I don't know from where you got this information. We should follow the Cisco's offical blueprint and LAB equipment and IOSs: For TS, Cisco Using IOU, for configuration section these are the "only devices and IOS versions" using for R&S exam:
Version 4.0
and look anothe reality, R&S v4 blueprint contains private VLAN, but 3550 doesn't support it.
This is the official page, you can look on it:
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-5249
HAPPY STUDY
[:D]
This maybe helps!
http://www.ine.com/resources/ccie-3560-3550.htm
Regards!
IPv6 is not fully supported on the 3550. Please check:
www.cisco.com/go/fn
Also the 3550s have been removed from the CCIE lab, replaced by 4x3560.
HTH
Thanks All, for sharing info.