2014年1月14日星期二

General slowness in the network - Cisco core switches (4506 & 6509) and Edge switches(3750)

We have 2 core switches 4506 & 6509 with 4 cisco WS-C3750X-48T-L   stacks (8 switches per stack) across all 4 floors. we have an etherchannel of 2 * 1 GB ports between the cores. There is general slowness across the network and i cant really see any direct cause of it, We are also getting these alerts on most of our edge switches.
We need to add another stack of cisco 3750 switches for new 5th floor and i was wondering if our current setup will be able to cope with it.
5d00h: %CMP-CLUSTER_MEMBER_1-5-NBR_UPD_SIZE_TOO_BIG: Number of neighbors in neig
hbor update is 128, maximum number of neighbors allowed in neighbor update is 10
Error Message    CMP-5-NBR_UPD_SIZE_TOO_BIG: Number of neighbors in neighbor update is [int], maximum number of neighbors allowed in neighbor update is [int].
Note      This message applies to the Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E switches.
Explanation    The number of cluster neighbors in the clustering neighbor update packet exceeds the number of neighbors supported by the clustering module. The first [int] is the new number of neighbors, and the second [int] the maximum number of neighbors.
Recommended Action    No action is required."
How are the stacks connected to the core switches? Are all switches configured the same, and are they all getting the messages?
Do you have the "cluster enable" command configured? Please post the config of a sample switch that's getting the message.
I have no idea whether the channel is a bottleneck, it depends on how much traffic is running between them. You can also add ports to the channel which is cheaper than moving to 10G and will give you a quick answer on whether that's an issue.
The mask on the server VLAN doesn't matter if the number of devices isn't outrageous.
I do see that some of the switches are not part of the stack config. I don't know if they're gone or just unstacked, but the latter might cause issues.
I would look at spanning tree. Take the time to determine exactly how everything is connected, where the spanning tree root is, and what links are blocked. Draw out an accurate topology and then mark up where blocking occurs, then post here if you like. It could be that a poor spanning tree design is causing problems.
Regarding the messages, my understanding is that you can safely remove the "cluster enable" command from your switches, and that is what causing the messages. Here is the Cisco info about this command:
Use the cluster enable global configuration command on a command-capable switch to enable it as the cluster command switch, assign a cluster name, and to optionally assign a member number to it. Use the no form of the command to remove all members and to make the cluster command switch a candidate switch.
cluster enable name [command-switch-member-number]
no cluster enable
Syntax Description
name
Name of the cluster up to 31 characters. Valid characters include only alphanumerics, dashes, and underscores.
command-switch-member-number
(Optional) Assign a member number to the cluster command switch of the cluster. The range is 0 to 15.
Defaults
The switch is not a cluster command switch.
No cluster name is defined.
The member number is 0 when the switch is the cluster command switch.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Release
Modification
12.1(11)AX
This command was introduced.
Usage Guidelines
Enter this command on any command-capable switch that is not part of any cluster. This command fails if a device is already configured as a member of the cluster.
You must name the cluster when you enable the cluster command switch. If the switch is already configured as the cluster command switch, this command changes the cluster name if it is different from the previous cluster name.
Examples
This example shows how to enable the cluster command switch, name the cluster, and set the cluster command switch member number to 4.

Switch(config)#  WS-C3750X-48T-S    cluster enable Engineering-IDF4 4

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