Last time I had to understand how Cisco EtherSwitch Service Module like NME-16ES -1G-P (SM) communicates with

the ISR Platform. Once you installed the SM on the router you will have GigabitEthernet1/0 interfa ce recognised by the IOS. First of all you have to configure the Gi1/0 interface with IP and no shut it to make a console connectio n over router to the SM. You have to issue the following command to make a connection and you are already loged to module: Router#service-module gigabitEthernet 1/0 session If SM module or PCs connected to the SM need to communicate with the network out side of router, the SM s Gi1/0/2 needs to be configured to communicate with the router itself. Once I have configured the SM G1/0/2 like below: interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 description Trunk connection to Router switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20 switchport mode trunk I have started expierenced issue with the PoE on SM. You can display the PoE statistics of the SM on the router, this is what I have got: ROUTER#service-module gigabitEthernet 1/0 status Service Module is Cisco GigabitEthernet1/0 Service Module supports session via TTY line 66 Service Module is failed Service Module reset on error is disabled Service Module status is not available Hmm, SM is failed why? PoE statistics are going over the CDP so maybe we have i ssue here I wondered. On the other side CDP by default is going over Native VLAN 1 but VLAN 1 is allowed over trunk. I have removed the switchport trunk allowed vlan just in case, and here what I got again : ROUTER#service-module gigabitEthernet 1/0 status Service Module is Cisco GigabitEthernet1/0 Service Module supports session via TTY line 66 Service Module is in Steady state Service Module reset on error is disabled Getting status from the Service Module, please wait.. EtherSwitch Service Module with 16 PoE FE ports and 1 GE port System name = SWITCH Model string = NME-16ES-1G-P System board ID = 0x18 Base MAC addr = 0017.5aa5.c480 Switch number = 1 System uptime = 0 days, 14 hours, 11 minutes, 21 seconds Software Details: Operating System = Cisco C3750 IOS Software Vesrion = 12.2(44)SE6 Major version = 1 Minor Vesrion = 38 Image path = flash:c3750-ipbasek9-mz.122-44.SE6.bin

wow, is working fine now. Once I ve configured trunk in the below manner it is wor king fine two. If you have any thougths about it or you have reference ID for this bug let me know please . Enjoy! interface GigabitEthernet1/0/2 description Trunk connection to Router switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q switchport trunk native vlan 10 switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,20 switchport mode trunk