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SmartConnect User’s Guide
Virtual Switch Groups Settings
Use this window to configure the following features for VSGs:
Delete the settings VSGs
Switch Failover
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
IGMP Snooping
BPDU policy
Delete Virtual Switch Group Settings
Use the Delete
Switch Failover
The primary application for Layer 2 failover is to support Network Adapter Teaming. With Network Adapter Teaming, all the NICs on each server share the same IP address, and are con- figured into a team. One NIC is the primary link, and the other is a standby link.
You can configure VSGs as failover trigger groups such that if some (or all) of the links fail in a group, the VSE SmartConnect software disables all internal ports. When the internal ports are disabled, it causes the NIC team on the affected server blades to failover from the primary to the backup NIC. This process is called a failover event.
When the appropriate number of links return to service, the VSE SmartConnect software enables the internal ports. This causes the NIC team on the affected server blades to fail back to the primary switch (unless
To configure Switch Failover (Layer 2 Failover) on a VSG:
1.In the Switch Failover
2.In the Number of Links to Trigger Failover
3.Click Apply at the bottom of the window to make the changes active, and Save to retain them beyond reboot and power cycles.
98 Chapter 8: Virtual Switch Groups | BMD00082, February 2009 |