Chapter 9 Configuring Port Tracking

Configuring Port Tracking

Binding a Tracked Port Operationally

When you configure the first tracked port, operational binding is automatically in effect. When you use this method, you have the option to monitor multiple ports or monitor ports in one VSAN.

Detailed Steps

To operationally bind a tracked port, follow these steps:

 

Command

Purpose

Step 1

 

 

switch# config t

Enters configuration mode.

Step 2

 

 

switch(config)# interface fc8/6

Configures the specified interface and enters the interface

 

switch(config-if)#

configuration submode. You can now configure tracked ports.

 

 

Note

This link symbolizes the direct link (1) in Figure 9-1.

Step 3

 

 

switch(config-if)# port-track

Tracks interface fc8/6 with interface port-channel 1. When

 

interface port-channel 1

port-channel 1 goes down, interface fc8/6 is also brought down.

 

 

Note

This link symbolizes the ISL (2) in Figure 9-1.

 

 

 

 

switch(config-if)# no port-track

Removes the port tracking configuration that is currently

 

interface port-channel 1

applied to interface fc8/6.

 

 

 

 

Information About Tracking Multiple Ports

You can control the operational state of the linked port based on the operational states of multiple tracked ports. When more than one tracked port is associated with a linked port, the operational state of the linked port will be set to down only if all the associated tracked ports are down. Even if one tracked port is up, the linked port will stay up.

In Figure 9-2, only if both ISLs 2 and 3 fail, will the direct link 1 be brought down. Direct link 1 will not be brought down if either 2 or 3 are still functioning as desired.

Figure 9-2

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