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Layer 2 VPN with Cisco IOS-XR version 6.1.3

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 4:59 pm
by Pulse69
I was informed by a Cisco employee that there was an issue getting the Layer 2 VPN to work with a vIOS-XR image on EVE-ng. The issue is NOT with the Control Plane but rather getting the Data Plane to function properly. I was also informed that IOS-XR version 6.1.3 would work but there is still an issue with the Data Plane. He further informed me that is was not an issue with Cisco but was an issue with EVE-ng platform. Has anyone been successful getting Layer 2 VPN working on Cisco IOS-XR?

Many thanks...

Re: Layer 2 VPN with Cisco IOS-XR version 6.1.3

Posted: Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:48 pm
by Uldis (UD)
IOS XRv is control plane only. It doesn't support L2VPN. If you need L2VPN in virtual environment, you can use XRv9000.

No issues at all with EVE, all works
XR9000v version:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:XR-02#sh vers
Sun Mar 3 21:43:32.127 UTC
Cisco IOS XR Software, Version 7.6.1
Copyright (c) 2013-2022 by Cisco Systems, Inc.
Data Plane is totally OK

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RP/0/RP0/CPU0:XR-01#show mpls ldp neighbor 
Sun Mar  3 22:01:18.191 UTC

Peer LDP Identifier: 2.2.2.2:0
  TCP connection: 2.2.2.2:36516 - 1.1.1.1:646
  Graceful Restart: No
  Session Holdtime: 180 sec
  State: Oper; Msgs sent/rcvd: 52/52; Downstream-Unsolicited
  Up time: 00:35:10
  LDP Discovery Sources:
    IPv4: (2)
      Targeted Hello (1.1.1.1 -> 2.2.2.2, active)
      GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
    IPv6: (0)
  Addresses bound to this peer:
    IPv4: (2)
      2.2.2.2        10.2.2.2       
    IPv6: (0)

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:XR-01#
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:XR-01#show l2vpn xconnect neighbor ipv4 2.2.2.2
Sun Mar  3 22:02:32.798 UTC
Legend: ST = State, UP = Up, DN = Down, AD = Admin Down, UR = Unresolved,
        SB = Standby, SR = Standby Ready, (PP) = Partially Programmed,
        LU = Local Up, RU = Remote Up, CO = Connected, (SI) = Seamless Inactive

XConnect                   Segment 1                       Segment 2                
Group      Name       ST   Description            ST       Description            ST    
------------------------   -----------------------------   -----------------------------
XR1-XR2    net10      UP   Gi0/0/0/1              UP       2.2.2.2         101    UP    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
XR1-XR2    net12      UP   Gi0/0/0/2              UP       2.2.2.2         102    UP    
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:XR-01#

Re: Layer 2 VPN with Cisco IOS-XR version 6.1.3

Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:56 am
by Pulse69
Thanks so much for the quick response. I will look for the XRv9000 image...