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VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

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  • 1.  VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    Posted Nov 19, 2019 11:21 AM

    Can I use the mgmt port for VSX keepalive with 832x? I get an error trying to configure.

     

    Core-1(config-vsx)# sh run int mgmt
interface mgmt
    no shutdown
    ip static 10.254.254.210/16
    default-gateway 10.254.254.254


Core-1(config-vsx)# keepalive peer 10.254.254.211 source 10.254.254.210 vrf mgmt
Port not found
Core-1(config-vsx)# keepalive peer 10.254.254.211 source 10.254.254.210  
Port not found


  • 2.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port
    Best Answer

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Nov 19, 2019 11:32 AM

    Unfortunately, no. Feature need was acknowledged by product management.



  • 3.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    MVP
    Posted Mar 17, 2021 10:37 AM
    Sorry for dragging up this old topic, is this still the case or has this been added in more recent versions?
    The VSX best practices document though updated recently (December 2020) doesn't mention that any new features were added in 10.05 or 10.06.

    /Edit - I noticed that 10.05 adds support for LLDP over the management port, does that by any chance mean that keep alive over management is now also possible?

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  • 4.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    MVP
    Posted Mar 17, 2021 11:22 AM
    I just tested it on 2 CX8320 and sadly seems to not be implemented yet.

    show vsx brief shows "Keepalive-Configured" and not Established.

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  • 5.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    MVP GURU
    Posted Mar 17, 2021 01:04 PM
    Hi @ER66 since last 25 November 2020 no news about VSX Keepalive over Management port (see also here the answer provided by @vincent.giles).​​​

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  • 6.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Mar 18, 2021 07:50 AM
    This is not yet available.

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  • 7.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    Posted Aug 18, 2023 08:01 AM

    EDIT:

    It does not look like it is going to be available with VSX.

    Just tested it on Aruba CX 8260v2 with FW 10.10. Looks like it is still not possible :-( It works on 10.10, but at least for me i had to manuelly configure "ip static ip static 192.168.0.x/30" for the mgmt interface before vsx keepalive config.

    It is implemented on Aruba CX 6200F using VSF, why not with VSX?


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  • 8.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    Posted Aug 18, 2023 10:57 AM

    I don't believe this is correct?  The release notes for 10.10-0002 include "Enabled the use of the mgmt interface as the source for VSX keepalive packets" and there is a note on using VSX keepalive over OOBM and ipv6 available here.


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  • 9.  RE: VSX Keepalive using mgmt port

    Posted Aug 21, 2023 12:05 PM

    @jkupski

    Thanks for the pointing me in the right direction, I didn't catch the release notes.

    After some trial and error, I managed to get it working. The only issue I ran into was, I had to configure static ip address on mgmt interfaces before vsx keepalive config, otherwise keepalive did not establish.

    Here is my config for my Aruba CX 8360 v2 on FW 10.10.1070:

    Primary


    interface mgmt
        no shutdown
        ip static 192.168.0.1/30
    vsx
        role primary
        keepalive peer 192.168.0.2 source 192.168.0.1 vrf mgmt

    Secondary


    interface mgmt
        no shutdown
        ip static 192.168.0.2/30
    vsx
        role secondary
        keepalive peer 192.168.0.1 source 192.168.0.2 vrf mgmt


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