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How do you enable extended VLans on a Cisco 6509?

Asked by: sewellcm

How do you enable extended VLans on a Cisco 6509?  I am getting the error, %Failed to commit extended VLAN(s) changes.  Current IOS is 12.2(33)SXH2a.

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2009-11-02 at 10:41:42ID24864711
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Answers

 

by: MikeHolcombPosted on 2009-11-02 at 10:53:24ID: 25722366

More than likely, you're attempting to use an extended VLAN already reserved for the 6509's internal use.

Please review this link for additional troubleshooting information - http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk389/tk689/technologies_configuration_example09186a008009478e.shtml#extd.

Hope this helps...

Mike

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 10:58:02ID: 25722423

please post

show vlan internal usage

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:01:01ID: 25722457

in addition to my previous post,

please post

show vtp status

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:03:34ID: 25722482

   %Failed to commit extended VLAN(s) changes

You might receive this message when you are trying to create Extended VLANs in Server or Client mode of VTP.

Make sure that the device (Switch or Router) is in Transparent mode when you create extended range VLANs. Refer to the VLAN Trunking Protocol Guidelines section of Extended VLAN ID for more information.

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 11:05:57ID: 25722507

USILISLRT00#sh vlan internal usage

VLAN Usage
---- --------------------
1006 online diag vlan0
1007 online diag vlan1
1008 online diag vlan2
1009 online diag vlan3
1010 online diag vlan4
1011 online diag vlan5
1012 PM vlan process (trunk tagging)
1013 Control Plane Protection
1014 L3 multicast partial shortcuts for VPN 0
1015 vrf_0_vlan0
1016 Egress internal vlan
1017 Multicast VPN 0 QOS vlan
1018 IPv6 Multicast Egress multicast
1019 GigabitEthernet6/1

USILISLRT00#sh vtp status
VTP Version                     : 2
Configuration Revision          : 0
Maximum VLANs supported locally : 1005
Number of existing VLANs        : 35
VTP Operating Mode              : Transparent
VTP Domain Name                 : LOD
VTP Pruning Mode                : Disabled
VTP V2 Mode                     : Enabled
VTP Traps Generation            : Disabled
MD5 digest                      : 0xA2 0x02 0xC0 0x5A 0x9E 0x93 0x8B 0x3B
Configuration last modified by 192.168.7.1 at 0-0-00 00:00:00

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 11:07:07ID: 25722519

I am trying to create VLan 4094, thanks!

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:12:29ID: 25722584

Can you create any other VLANs?

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 11:24:48ID: 25722714

The switch is already in transparent mode... still cannot create VLan 4094.

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:26:46ID: 25722735

please can you post

show vlan

also,

can you create any other extended vlans?

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 11:45:20ID: 25722941

USILISLRT00#sh vlan

VLAN Name                             Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
1    default                          active    Gi6/5, Gi6/6, Gi6/14, Gi6/22
                                                Gi6/24, Gi7/13, Gi7/15, Gi7/17
                                                Gi7/19, Gi7/21, Gi7/23, Gi7/26
                                                Gi7/28, Gi7/30, Gi7/32, Gi7/34
                                                Gi7/36, Gi7/38, Gi7/40, Gi7/42
                                                Gi7/44, Gi7/46, Gi7/48
7    IPv6_DISTRIBUTED                 active    Gi2/2, Gi2/4, Gi3/22, Gi3/24
                                                Gi3/34, Gi3/38, Gi4/5, Gi4/7
                                                Gi4/9, Gi4/11, Gi4/13, Gi4/15
                                                Gi4/17, Gi4/19, Gi4/25, Gi4/31
                                                Gi4/33, Gi4/34, Gi4/35, Gi4/37
                                                Gi4/39, Gi4/41, Gi4/47, Gi6/2
                                                Gi6/45, Gi6/47, Gi7/6, Gi7/33
                                                Gi7/41
10   VLAN0010                         active    Gi1/5, Gi1/6, Gi1/8, Gi1/10
                                                Gi1/12, Gi1/14, Gi1/16, Gi1/17
                                                Gi1/20, Gi1/21, Gi1/26, Gi1/27
                                                Gi1/28, Gi1/30, Gi1/33, Gi1/37
                                                Gi1/38, Gi1/39, Gi1/41, Gi1/42
                                                Gi1/43, Gi2/1, Gi2/5, Gi2/17
                                                Gi2/36, Gi2/45
11   VLAN0011                         active
33   VLAN0033                         active
50   VirtualServerDHCPTesting         active    Gi2/18, Gi2/20, Gi2/22, Gi3/10
                                                Gi6/9
60   VLAN0060                         active
90   Sandbox                          active    Gi6/17
91   VLAN0091                         active
95   VLAN0095                         active    Gi4/2, Gi4/4, Gi4/6, Gi4/8
                                                Gi4/10, Gi4/12, Gi4/18, Gi4/28
                                                Gi4/30
100  VLAN0100                         active    Gi3/8
101  Test_Boot_Server_VLan            active
102  Image_Testi                active
103  Larry                    active    Gi1/1, Gi2/15, Gi4/26, Gi6/11
                                                Gi6/15, Gi6/46, Gi7/1, Gi7/3
104  VLAN0104                         active    Gi7/5, Gi7/7

VLAN Name                             Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
105  Level1                active
106  SW                  active
107  Henry                       active
108  Orchestria                       active
109  Jack                         active
110  Test_DHCP                        active
111  Sal_1                        active
112  Sal_2                        active
113  Sal_3                        active
117  REGRESSION_LAB                   active    Gi1/3, Gi1/18, Gi1/19, Gi1/24
                                                Gi1/25, Gi1/35, Gi1/47, Gi2/3
                                                Gi2/8, Gi2/11, Gi2/12, Gi2/14
                                                Gi2/16, Gi2/23, Gi2/24, Gi2/25
                                                Gi2/29, Gi2/31, Gi2/35, Gi2/37
                                                Gi2/38, Gi2/39, Gi2/43, Gi3/6
                                                Gi3/12, Gi3/14, Gi3/16, Gi3/18
                                                Gi3/20, Gi3/23, Gi3/25, Gi3/26
                                                Gi3/27, Gi3/28, Gi3/29, Gi3/31
                                                Gi3/35, Gi3/44, Gi3/45, Gi3/46
                                                Gi3/47, Gi3/48, Gi4/14, Gi4/16
                                                Gi4/20, Gi4/21, Gi4/22, Gi4/24
                                                Gi4/36, Gi4/43, Gi4/48, Gi5/1
                                                Gi6/4, Gi6/7, Gi6/13, Gi6/16
                                                Gi6/18, Gi6/20, Gi6/23, Gi6/25
                                                Gi6/26, Gi6/28, Gi6/30, Gi6/31
                                                Gi6/33, Gi6/35, Gi6/38, Gi6/39
                                                Gi6/41, Gi6/42, Gi6/43, Gi6/44
                                                Gi7/2, Gi7/4, Gi7/8, Gi7/9
                                                Gi7/10, Gi7/12, Gi7/14, Gi7/16
                                                Gi7/18, Gi7/20, Gi7/24, Gi7/27
                                                Gi7/31, Gi7/35, Gi7/39, Gi7/43
                                                Gi7/45, Gi7/47
120  VLAN0120                         active
169  VLAN0169                         active
192  ISL_PRIVATE                      active    Gi1/2, Gi1/4, Gi1/7, Gi1/9
                                                Gi1/11, Gi1/13, Gi1/15, Gi1/22
                                                Gi1/23, Gi1/29, Gi1/31, Gi1/32
                                                Gi1/34, Gi1/36, Gi1/40, Gi1/44
                                                Gi1/45, Gi1/46, Gi1/48, Gi2/6
                                                Gi2/7, Gi2/9, Gi2/10, Gi2/13

VLAN Name                             Status    Ports
---- -------------------------------- --------- -------------------------------
                                                Gi2/19, Gi2/21, Gi2/26, Gi2/27
                                                Gi2/28, Gi2/30, Gi2/32, Gi2/33
                                                Gi2/34, Gi2/40, Gi2/41, Gi2/42
                                                Gi2/44, Gi2/46, Gi2/47, Gi2/48
                                                Gi3/1, Gi3/2, Gi3/3, Gi3/4
                                                Gi3/5, Gi3/7, Gi3/9, Gi3/11
                                                Gi3/13, Gi3/15, Gi3/17, Gi3/19
                                                Gi3/21, Gi3/30, Gi3/32, Gi3/33
                                                Gi3/36, Gi3/37, Gi3/39, Gi3/40
                                                Gi3/41, Gi3/42, Gi3/43, Gi4/1
                                                Gi4/3, Gi4/23, Gi4/27, Gi4/29
                                                Gi4/32, Gi4/38, Gi4/40, Gi4/42
                                                Gi4/44, Gi4/45, Gi4/46, Gi6/8
                                                Gi6/10, Gi6/12, Gi6/19, Gi6/21
                                                Gi6/27, Gi6/29, Gi6/32, Gi6/34
                                                Gi6/36, Gi6/37, Gi6/40, Gi7/22
                                                Gi7/25, Gi7/29, Gi7/37
231  VLAN0231                         active
250  MF                    active    Gi6/48
254  VPN_VLan                         active
1002 fddi-default                     act/unsup
1003 trcrf-default                    act/unsup
1004 fddinet-default                  act/unsup
1005 trbrf-default                    act/unsup

VLAN Type  SAID       MTU   Parent RingNo BridgeNo Stp  BrdgMode Trans1 Trans2
---- ----- ---------- ----- ------ ------ -------- ---- -------- ------ ------
1    enet  100001     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
7    enet  100007     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
10   enet  100010     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
11   enet  100011     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
33   enet  100033     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
50   enet  100050     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
60   enet  100060     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
90   enet  100090     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
91   enet  100091     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
95   enet  100095     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
100  enet  100100     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
101  enet  100101     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
102  enet  100102     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0

VLAN Type  SAID       MTU   Parent RingNo BridgeNo Stp  BrdgMode Trans1 Trans2
---- ----- ---------- ----- ------ ------ -------- ---- -------- ------ ------
103  enet  100103     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
104  enet  100104     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
105  enet  100105     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
106  enet  100106     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
107  enet  100107     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
108  enet  100108     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
109  enet  100109     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
110  enet  100110     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
111  enet  100111     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
112  enet  100112     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
113  enet  100113     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
117  enet  100117     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
120  enet  100120     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
169  enet  100169     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
192  enet  100192     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
231  enet  100231     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
250  enet  100250     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
254  enet  100254     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
1002 fddi  101002     1500  -      -      -        -    -        0      0
1003 trcrf 101003     4472  1005   3276   -        -    srb      0      0
1004 fdnet 101004     1500  -      -      -        ieee -        0      0
1005 trbrf 101005     4472  -      -      15       ibm  -        0      0


VLAN AREHops STEHops Backup CRF
---- ------- ------- ----------
1003 7       7       off

Remote SPAN VLANs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Primary Secondary Type              Ports
------- --------- ----------------- ------------------------------------------

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 11:45:42ID: 25722944

No, I cannot create any extended VLans

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:47:20ID: 25722961

Have you tried using a different vlan number, other than 4094?

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 11:53:20ID: 25723030

which method are you using to create vlans

global config

or

vlan database

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 12:00:56ID: 25723113

Do you have

spanning-tree extend system-id

in your config?

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 12:02:14ID: 25723128

yes, i have tried other numbers... nothing works in the extended range.

I am trying from global config.  Going into the VLan database does not work either.

RT00#config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
RT00(config)#vlan 4094
RT00(config-vlan)#^Z% Applying VLAN changes may take few minutes.  Please
 wait...
%Failed to commit extended VLAN(s) changes.

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 12:06:53ID: 25723173

Do you have

spanning-tree extend system-id

in your config?

 

by: sewellcmPosted on 2009-11-02 at 12:09:35ID: 25723207

That was it, thanks so much!!!

 

by: rochey2009Posted on 2009-11-02 at 12:11:49ID: 25723230

Your welcome,

Regards,
Paul.

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