reas Microsof NLB + Nexus switches + Catalyst switches nee static maciarp and IGMP snooping Vian sat group Microsoft NLB + Nexus switches + 4th February Catalyst switches need static mac/arp and IGMP snooping vian static-group Problem: Default gateway aASKL ca MS NEB server physical + from NLB's gateway, a catalyst switch, we can ping the physical IP address of MS NLB, but not the virtual IP. NSK is layer2, and if we set up SVI there, itis the same problem. Resolution: check against these documents ipeciedatacentre Blogspot iv2018/02Imicrosot-tb-newus-swilches-catayst hl 19reas Microsof NLB + Nexus switches + Catalyst switches nee static maciarp and IGMP snooping Vian sat group + make sure that static mac entry has been configured on all switches for all available paths to the servers!! + Static mac address entry for the NLB multicast mac address is REQUIRED in the Catalyst as per this document: http:/ww.cisco,com/cen/us/supportidocs/switchesicatalyst-6500-series- switches/107995-configure-nlb-00.html [http://www cisco.com/clenus/support/docs/switches/catalyst-6500-series-switches/107995- ‘configure-nib-00.htmi + Since | didn't see the ip arp entry for the VIP in NSK, | tried to add it as static entry, however, this was not supported in NSK. | continued to use the next step as a workaround. +L used this link’s method to calculate the multicast ip address based on the given multicast mac address from NLB: https:/tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCtd22110/?reffering_site=dumpcr https: (Mools.cisco, com/bugsearch/bug/CSCtd221 10/?reffering_site=dumper] ‘because we are not able to configure static ARP, as per this link: _https://tools.cisco.com/bugsearch/bug/CSCtd22110/?reffering_site=dumper [hitps://tools cisco. com/bugsearch/bugiCSCtd221 10/7reffering_site=dumper] | configured IGMP snooping static-group on Nexus 5K using the ip address | got from the previous step. + if there is no PIM or L3 multicast in the network, on the NSK, configure IGMP. snooping querier, you can point to the default gateway of the vian, This is needed since NLB is using multicast. Updated: ‘one thing to be mindful of is that, if you are using Cisco UCS, you may have links from Nexus 5000 to each Fl, so in total 2 port channels, static mac addresses ineed to be mapped to both port channel to the FI Posted 4th February by Ming Tang Labels: catalyst, cisco, connectivity, igmp, multicast, nexus, nlb, ping failure, static arp, static mac, switch, vip, virtual ip address ‘Add a comment ipeciedatacentre Blogspot iv2018/02Imicrosot-tb-newus-swilches-catayst hlreas Microsoft NLB + Neus switches + Catalyst switches need static maciarp and IGMP snooping van static group Enter your comment. Comment as: Google Accou ¥ Google Apps + JumpCloud® = unified Identity Meese aT Get 10 Users Free > ipeciedatacentre blogspot iv2018/02microsot-tb-newus-swilches-catayst hil