Private VLANs
This chapter describes how to identify and resolve problems related to private VLANs.
This chapter includes the following sections:
•
Informaition About Private VLANs
•Private VLAN Troubleshooting Commands
Informaition About Private VLANs
Private VLANs (PVLANs) are used to segregate Layer 2 ISP traffic and convey it to a single router interface. PVLANs achieve device isolation by applying Layer 2 forwarding constraints that allow end devices to share the same IP subnet while being Layer 2 isolated. In turn, the use of larger subnets reduces address management overhead. Three separate port designations are used, each having its own unique set of rules regulating each connected endpoint's ability to communicate with other connected endpoints within the same private VLAN domain.
Private VLAN Domain
A private VLAN domain consists of one or more pairs of VLANs. The primary VLAN makes up the domain; and each VLAN pair makes up a subdomain. The VLANs in a pair are called the primary VLAN and the secondary VLAN. All VLAN pairs within a private VLAN have the same primary VLAN. The secondary VLAN ID is what differentiates one subdomain from another.
Spanning Multiple Switches
Private VLANs can span multiple switches, just like regular VLANs. Inter-switch link ports need not be aware of the special VLAN type and carry frames tagged with these VLANs just like they do any other frames. Private VLANs ensure that traffic from an isolated port in one switch does not reach another isolated or community port in a different switch even after traversing an inter-switch link. By embedding the isolation information at the VLAN level and by transporting it along with the packet, it is possible to maintain consistent behavior throughout the network. Therefore, the mechanism which restricts Layer 2 communication between two isolated ports in the same switch, also restricts Layer 2 communication between two isolated ports in two different switches.
Private VLAN Ports
Within a private VLAN domain, there are three separate port designations. Each port designation has its own unique set of rules which regulate the ability of one endpoint to communicate with other connected endpoints within the same private VLAN domain. The following are the three port designations:
•promiscuous
•isolated
•community
For additional information about private VLANs, see the Cisco Nexus 1000V Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 4.0(4)SV1(3).
Troubleshooting Guidelines
Follow these guidelines when troubleshooting private VLAN issues:
•Use the show vlan private-vlan command to verify that a private VLAN is configured correctly.
•Use the show interface slot-port command to verify the interface is up.
•Use the module vem module-number execute vemcmd show port command to verify the VEM is configured correctly.
Private VLAN Troubleshooting Commands
Use the commands listed in this section to troubleshoot problems related to private VLANs.
To verify that a private VLAN is configured correctly, use the following command:
•show vlan private-vlan
n1000V# show vlan private-vlan
Primary Secondary Type Ports
------- --------- --------------- -------------------------------------------
152 157 community
152 158 isolated
156 153 community
156 154 community
156 155 isolated
To verify if a physical Ethernet interface in a private VLAN trunk promiscuous mode is up, use the following command:
•show interface
n1000V# show int eth3/4
Ethernet3/4 is up
Hardware: Ethernet, address: 0050.565a.ca50 (bia 0050.565a.ca50)
MTU 1500 bytes, BW 1000000 Kbit, DLY 10 usec,
reliability 0/255, txload 0/255, rxload 0/255
Encapsulation ARPA
Port mode is Private-vlan trunk promiscuous
full-duplex, 1000 Mb/s
Beacon is turned off
Auto-Negotiation is turned off
Input flow-control is off, output flow-control is off
Auto-mdix is turned on
Switchport monitor is off
Rx
158776 Input Packets 75724 Unicast Packets
76 Multicast Packets 82976 Broadcast Packets
13861581 Bytes
Tx
75763 Output Packets 75709 Unicast Packets
3 Multicast Packets 51 Broadcast Packets 0 Flood Packets
7424670 Bytes
5507 Input Packet Drops 0 Output Packet Drops
2 interface resets
To verify if a virtual Ethernet interface in private VLAN host mode is up, use the following command:
•show interface
n1000V# show int v3
Vethernet3 is up
Hardware is Virtual, address is 0050.56bb.6330
Owner is VM "fedora9", adapter is Network Adapter 1
Active on module 3
VMware DVS port 10
Port-Profile is pvlancomm153
Port mode is Private-vlan host
Rx
14802 Input Packets 14539 Unicast Packets
122 Multicast Packets 141 Broadcast Packets
1446568 Bytes
Tx
15755 Output Packets 14492 Unicast Packets
0 Multicast Packets 1263 Broadcast Packets 0 Flood Packets
1494886 Bytes
45 Input Packet Drops 0 Output Packet Drops
To verify if a VEM is configured correctly, use the following command:
•module vem module-number execute vemcmd show port
n1000V# module vem 3 execute vemcmd show port
LTL IfIndex Vlan Bndl SG_ID Pinned_SGID Type Admin State CBL Mode Name
8 0 3969 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l20
9 0 3969 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l21
10 0 150 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l22
11 0 3968 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l23
12 0 151 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l24
13 0 1 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 0 Access l25
14 0 3967 0 2 2 VIRT UP UP 4 Access l26
16 1a020100 1 T 0 2 2 PHYS UP UP 4 Trunk vmnic1
18 1a020300 1 T 0 2 2 PHYS UP UP 4 Trunk
vmnic3
pvlan promiscuous trunk port
153 --> 156
154 --> 156
155 --> 156
157 --> 152
158 --> 152
19 1a020400 1 T 0 2 2 PHYS UP UP 4 Trunk vmnic4
pvlan promiscuous trunk port
153 --> 156
154 --> 156
155 --> 156
157 --> 152
158 --> 152
47 1b020000 154 0 2 0 VIRT UP UP 4 Access fedora9.eth0
pvlan community 156 153
If additional information is required for Cisco Technical Support to troubleshoot a private VLAN issue, use the following commands:
•show system internal private-vlan info
•show system internal private-vlan event-history traces
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