Newbie to VLANS

[DrGreen26]

I have a network in which I would like to create a new vlan. We use a core 6513 which routes to and from edge switches.

On the 6513 I created VLAN 3 in the following fashion:

spanning-tree mode pvst
no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission
spanning-tree extend system-id
spanning-tree vlan 1-5 priority 4096
spanning-tree vlan 60,63-65,70,75,80,85,90,95,99-100,110,120,199 priority 4096
spanning-tree vlan 200,220,250,300,999 priority 4096

interface Vlan3
description UPS Management Network
ip address 10.6.2.252 255.255.255.0
standby 2 ip 10.6.2.254
standby 2 timers 1 3
standby 2 priority 200
standby 2 preempt
standby 2 authentication NMH2

I know there is something I am missing because I cannot ping any devices attaches to the edge switches with switchport access vlan 2

Any help would be appreciated

Thanks



Mark C. Greenwood, CNE
m_jgreenwood@yahoo.com

With more than 10 years experience to share.

 

[congogrey]

The question is can you ping the gateway of VLAN 2 from the gateway of VLAN 3? The next step would be are VLAN 2 hosts able to ping the edge devices on VLAN2?

If the question is that the VLAN3 gateway is not able to ping device on VLAN2 make sure that VLAN3 is Up/UP and that at least one active port is assigned or trunking that VLAN.

"For every complex problem, there is a solution that is simple, neat and wrong" -- H.L. Mencken

 

[vipergg]

Do a show vlan and see what state vlan 3is in , should be up/up . Does vlan 3 even show up ? If not do a conf t , vlan 3, enter , this will put you in vlan config mode . Enter
"state active" , end . check vlan status again and report back . Just because you enter a vitual interface , int vlan 3 does not mean the vlan is active .

 

[bdragun]

Is your routing protocol enabled on the root switch?