Licensing Requirements For Layer 2 Port Modes; Prerequisites For Layer 2 Interfaces; Guidelines And Limitations - Cisco 7206 - VXR Router Configuration Manual

Licensing Requirements for Layer 2 Port Modes

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Licensing Requirements for Layer 2 Port Modes
The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:
Product License Requirement
Cisco NX-OS Layer 2 port modes require no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the
Cisco NX-OS system images and is provided at no extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of the
Cisco NX-OS licensing scheme, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.
Note Using VDCs requires an Advanced Services license.

Prerequisites for Layer 2 Interfaces

Layer 2 interfaces have the following prerequisites:
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Guidelines and Limitations

VLAN trunking has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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You are logged onto the device.
You must configure the port as a Layer 2 port before you can use the switchport mode command.
By default, all ports on the device are Layer 3 ports.
A port can be either a Layer 2 or a Layer 3 interface; it cannot be both simultaneously.
When you change a Layer 3 port to a Layer 2 port or a Layer 2 port to a Layer 3 port, all
layer-dependent configuration is lost. When you change an access or trunk port to a Layer 3 port,
all information about the access VLAN, native VLAN, allowed VLANs, and so forth, is lost.
Do not connect devices with access links because access links may partition a VLAN.
When connecting Cisco devices through an 802.1Q trunk, make sure that the native VLAN for an
802.1Q trunk is the same on both ends of the trunk link. If the native VLAN on one end of the trunk
is different from the native VLAN on the other end, spanning tree loops might result.
Disabling spanning tree on the native VLAN of an 802.1Q trunk without disabling spanning tree on
every VLAN in the network can cause spanning tree loops. You must leave spanning tree enabled
on the native VLAN of an 802.1Q trunk. If you cannot leave spanning tree enabled, you must disable
spanning tree on every VLAN in the network. Make sure that your network has no physical loops
before you disable spanning tree.
When you connect two Cisco devices through 802.1Q trunks, the devices exchange spanning tree
bridge protocol data units (BPDUs) on each VLAN allowed on the trunks. The BPDUs on the native
VLAN of the trunk are sent untagged to the reserved IEEE 802.1D spanning tree multicast MAC
address (01-80-C2-00-00-00). The BPDUs on all other VLANs on the trunk are sent tagged to the
reserved Cisco Shared Spanning Tree (SSTP) multicast MAC address (01-00-0c-cc-cc-cd).
Chapter 3 Configuring Layer 2 Interfaces
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