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Configuring FlexLinks and the MAC Address-Table Move Update
How to Configure the FlexLinks and MAC Address-Table Move Update
Neither of the links can be a port that belongs to an EtherChannel. However, you can configure two port channels
(EtherChannel logical interfaces) as FlexLinks, and you can configure a port channel and a physical interface as
FlexLinks, with either the port channel or the physical interface as the active link.
A backup link does not have to be the same type (Gigabit Ethernet, or port channel) as the active link. However, you
should configure both FlexLinks with similar characteristics so that there are no loops or changes in behavior if the
standby link begins to forward traffic.
STP is disabled on FlexLinks ports. A FlexLinks port does not participate in STP, even if the VLANs present on the
port are configured for STP. When STP is not enabled, be sure that there are no loops in the configured topology.
Once the FlexLinks configurations are removed, STP is reenabled on the ports.
Follow these guidelines to configure VLAN load balancing on the FlexLinks feature:
For FlexLinks VLAN load balancing, you must choose the preferred VLANs on the backup interface.
You cannot configure a preemption mechanism and VLAN load balancing for the same FlexLinks pair.
Follow these guidelines to configure the MAC address-table move update feature:
You can enable and configure this feature on the access switch to
send
the MAC address-table move updates.
You can enable and configure this feature on the uplink switches to
receive
the MAC address-table move updates.
How to Configure the FlexLinks and MAC Address-Table Move
Update
Configuring FlexLinks
Command
Purpose
1.
configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
2.
interface
interface-id
Specifies the interface, and enters interface configuration
mode. The interface can be a physical Layer 2 interface
or a port channel (logical interface). The port-channel
range is 1 to 10.
3.
switchport backup interface
interface-id
Configures a physical Layer 2 interface (or port channel)
as part of a FlexLinks pair with the interface. When one
link is forwarding traffic, the other interface is in standby
mode.
4.
end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Summary of Contents for IE 4000
Page 12: ...8 Configuration Overview Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration ...
Page 52: ...48 Configuring Interfaces Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces ...
Page 108: ...104 Configuring Switch Clusters Additional References ...
Page 128: ...124 Performing Switch Administration Additional References ...
Page 130: ...126 Configuring PTP ...
Page 140: ...136 Configuring CIP Additional References ...
Page 146: ...142 Configuring SDM Templates Configuration Examples for Configuring SDM Templates ...
Page 192: ...188 Configuring Switch Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 244: ...240 Configuring IEEE 802 1x Port Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 298: ...294 Configuring VLANs Additional References ...
Page 336: ...332 Configuring STP Additional References ...
Page 408: ...404 Configuring DHCP Additional References ...
Page 450: ...446 Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR Additional References ...
Page 490: ...486 Configuring SPAN and RSPAN Additional References ...
Page 502: ...498 Configuring Layer 2 NAT ...
Page 770: ...766 Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping Related Documents ...
Page 930: ...926 Configuring IP Unicast Routing Related Documents ...
Page 976: ...972 Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations Additional References ...
Page 978: ...974 Dying Gasp ...
Page 990: ...986 Configuring Enhanced Object Tracking Monitoring Enhanced Object Tracking ...
Page 994: ...990 Configuring MODBUS TCP Displaying MODBUS TCP Information ...
Page 996: ...992 Ethernet CFM ...
Page 1066: ...1062 Using an SD Card SD Card Alarms ...