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Catalyst 3750 Switch Command Reference
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Chapter 2 Catalyst 3750 Switch Cisco IOS Commands
switchport backup interface
switchport backup interface
Use the
switchport backup interface
interface configuration command on a Layer 2 interface to
configure Flex Links, a pair of interfaces that provide backup to each other. Use the
no
form of this
command to remove the Flex Links configuration.
switchport backup interface
[
FastEthernet
interface-id
|
GigabitEthernet
interface-id
|
Port-channel
interface-id
|
TenGigabitEthernet
interface-id
] {
mmu
primary
vlan
interface-id
|
multicast fast-convergence
|
preemption
{
delay
delay-time
|
mode
} |
prefer
vlan
vlan-id
}
no switchport backup interface
[
FastEthernet
interface-id
|
GigabitEthernet
interface-id
|
Port-channel
interface-id
|
TenGigabitEthernet
interface-id
] {
mmu
primary
vlan
interface-id
|
multicast fast-convergence
|
preemption
{
delay
delay-time
|
mode
} |
prefer
vlan
vlan-id
}
Syntax Description
Defaults
The default is to have no Flex Links defined. Preemption mode is off. No preemption occurs. Preemption
delay is set to 35 seconds.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
FastEthernet
FastEthernet IEEE 802.3 port name. Valid range is 0 to 9.
GigabitEthernet
GigabitEthernet IEEE 802.3z port name. Valid range is 0 to 9.
Port-channel
Ethernet Channel of interface. Valid range is 0 to 48.
TenGigabitEthernet
Ten Gigabit Ethernet port name. Valid range is 0 to 9.
interface-id
Specify that the Layer 2 interface to act as a backup link to the interface
being configured. The interface can be a physical interface or port channel.
The port-channel range is 1 to 48.
mmu
MAC-address move update. Configure the MAC move update (MMU) for a
backup interface pair.
primary vlan
vlan-id
The VLAN ID of the private-VLAN primary VLAN; valid range is 1 to
4,094.
multicast
fast-convergence
Multicast Fast-convergence parameter.
preemption
Configure a preemption scheme for a backup interface pair.
delay
delay-time
(Optional) Specify a preemption delay; the valid values are 1 to 300 seconds.
mode
Specify a preemption mode as bandwidth, forced, or off.
prefer vlan
vlan-id
Specify that VLANs are carried on the backup interfaces of a Flex Link pair.
VLAN ID range is 1 to 4,094.
off
(Optional) Specify that no preemption occurs from backup to active.
delay
delay-time
(Optional) Specify a preemption delay; the valid values are 1 to 300 seconds.