first this route has to be removed on the cisco switch:
no ip route 192.168.21.0 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.2
second this is not needed on the port chan interface
no switchport access vlan 1
verify that port channel is up / up and the vlan 21 is correctly created on the hp switch

hi wpharaon,

if i remove that route, i have nothing showing in my route table how to get back to that (192.168.21.x) subnet.

i can still ping 192.168.0.2, but there is no trace of 192.168.21.1 since the vlan interface is still down/down

i did take it out to double check, and it did not fix it.

i did go back and verify that port channel is up/up and the vlan is correct on the hp switch.

any other suggestions? if i could just get this vlan up i would be set, i believe.

thanks!

sure, since the vlan interface is in down down state it will not have a route on this subnet, however routing it by a static route is incorrect.
post us the output of:
 sh int po21 trunk

192.168.0.1-00#sh int Po21 trunk

Port        Mode             Encapsulation  Status        Native vlan
Po21        on               802.1q         trunking      1

Port        Vlans allowed on trunk
Po21        1,11,21

Port        Vlans allowed and active in management domain
Po21        1,11

Port        Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned
Po21        1,11
192.168.0.1-00#

if the vlan wasn't created on the cisco, by creating it your problem should be solved,
also are you able to ping 192.168.21.2 and 192.168.21.3 from the hp switch?

wow, you were correct, the vlan was not created (nothing under show vlan), but there was something under sh int vlan 21? strange how the interface could exist but not the vlan.

now it is up/up, but i can't ping anything on that subnet (not even the cisco itself at 192.168.21.1).

any ideas on that one?

thank you for the help

now you need to issue no shut under the interface vlan 21

sh ip route   output would be useful after shut/no shut for int vlan 21

please show the HP config

heres what i have:


192.168.0.1-00(config-vlan)#no shutdown
%VLAN 21 is not shutdown.

from the hp switch (192.168.21.2), it can ping itself and its upstream switch (192.168.21.3).

the cisco, on the other hand, is showing up on "sho vlan", is up/up for a sho int vlan 21, but still can't ping itself (192.168.21.1) or anything else in the 192.168.21.x subnet.

strange, i would have thought that would have fixed it as well

for now it still a problem from the cisco switch side, he said he is unable to ping his own interface.
pbest93,  the static route should be removed, and then try to show us your ip routing table

the no shutdown is needed under the interface vlan 21 and not the vlan 21
int vlan 21
 shut
 no shut
 exit
show ip route
show int vl 21
show int po21 trunk

most important is the static route for 192.168.21.0 subnet should be removed, this will be installed by connected means

here is the hp config:

192.168.0.2# show running-config

Running configuration:

; J4903A Configuration Editor; Created on release #I.08.98

hostname "192.168.0.2"
max-vlans 24
time timezone -12
no web-management
web-management ssl
no telnet-server
interface 19
   no lacp
exit
interface 20
   no lacp
exit
trunk 19-20 Trk1 LACP
ip default-gateway 192.168.0.1
sntp server 192.168.2.2
timesync sntp
sntp unicast
snmp-server community "cilbup" Operator Unrestricted
vlan 1
   name "DEFAULT_VLAN"
   untagged 18,24,Trk1
   ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0
   no untagged 1-17,21-23
   exit
vlan 11
   name "vlan_11"
   untagged 1-14
   ip address 192.168.11.2 255.255.255.0
   ip helper-address 192.168.2.2
   tagged Trk1
   exit
vlan 21
   name "vlan_21"
   untagged 15,21
   ip address 192.168.21.2 255.255.255.0
   ip helper-address 192.168.2.2
   tagged Trk1
   exit

ip authorized-managers 192.168.11.0 255.255.255.0
spanning-tree
spanning-tree protocol-version STP
spanning-tree Trk1 priority 64
spanning-tree priority 8
ip ssh
password manager
password operator

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i did run the no shutdown on the interface and the vlan, didn't do the trick unfortunately.

here is the show ip route

192.168.0.1-00#show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
       D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
       N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
       E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
       i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
       ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
       o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route

Gateway of last resort is 192.168.1.2 to network 0.0.0.0

     10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 12 subnets, 2 masks
C       192.168.11.0/24 is directly connected, Vlan11
C       192.168.0.0/24 is directly connected, Vlan1
C       192.168.21.0/24 is directly connected, Vlan21
C    192.168.1.0/24 is directly connected, Vlan192
S*   0.0.0.0/0 [1/0] via 192.168.1.2
192.168.0.1-00#

what about the output of:
show int po21 trunk

and now the 192.168.21.1 is pingable ?

192.168.0.1-00#show int vl 21
Vlan21 is up, line protocol is up
  Hardware is EtherSVI, address is 5475.1234.5678 (bia 5475.1234.5678)
  Internet address is 192.168.21.1/24
  MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,
     reliability 255/255, txload 1/255, rxload 1/255
  Encapsulation ARPA, loopback not set
  Keepalive not supported
  ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
  Last input 00:00:07, output 00:00:33, output hang never
  Last clearing of "show interface" counters never
  Input queue: 0/75/0/0 (size/max/drops/flushes); Total output drops: 0
  Queueing strategy: fifo
  Output queue: 0/40 (size/max)
  5 minute input rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
  5 minute output rate 0 bits/sec, 0 packets/sec
     525 packets input, 53944 bytes, 0 no buffer
     Received 0 broadcasts (0 IP multicasts)
     0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
     0 input errors, 0 CRC, 0 frame, 0 overrun, 0 ignored
     84 packets output, 6949 bytes, 0 underruns
     0 output errors, 2 interface resets
     0 output buffer failures, 0 output buffers swapped out
192.168.0.1-00#show int po21 tr
192.168.0.1-00#show int po21 trunk

Port        Mode             Encapsulation  Status        Native vlan
Po21        on               802.1q         trunking      1

Port        Vlans allowed on trunk
Po21        1,11,21

Port        Vlans allowed and active in management domain
Po21        1,11,21

Port        Vlans in spanning tree forwarding state and not pruned
Po21        1,11,21
192.168.0.1-00#

wpharaon:tracked the non ping issue to a bad acl, that is my mistake.

appreciate the great help, i would give you more points if i could ;)

have a great night, and thanks again!

excellent answer, very quick and accurate.

thanks!