Re: Anyway to make an SVI up/up when the switch has no ports in

From: Hobbs (deadheadblues@gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 27 2008 - 20:58:37 ART


I got it working by just creating the vlan...dont know how I missed that :)
but this is what i get for the state command:

Cat1-MST(config-vlan)#state active
%Can't modify state for extended VLAN 2300.

Looks like its not available for extended range vlans?

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Igor Manassypov <imanassypov@rogers.com>wrote:

> To bring up an SVI when there are no active ports simply go in the vlan
> configuration subprompt and say 'active' or 'state active'... i cant
> remember the exact syntax... That will bring the vlan up and consequently
> the svi in it.
>
> *ronnie.angello@gmail.com* wrote:
>
> I don't have access to my lab switches at the moment but does 'no
> autostate' work on those platforms?
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hobbs
>
> Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:07:46
> To: Sadiq Yakasai
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: Anyway to make an SVI up/up when the switch has no ports in
> the vlan?
>
>
> well it turned out easier than I thought, I just created the vlan on each
> switch: "vlan 2300", I hadn't created it yet because there were no ports in
> it...the svi came up after that because they all have trunk links
>
> On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Sadiq Yakasai wrote:
>
> > Hmmm, not on the 3560s and the 3550s. You need the VLAN to be active and
> > forwarding on at least a port (even a trunk would do).
> >
> > But mayb someone has a trick somewhere....
>
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