Hi,
I have:
2 x 6000 PowerConnect (PC) switches - stacked, let’s call these 6PC_Unit1 &
6PC_Unit2
2 x 5000 PC switches - stacked, let’s call these 5PC_Unit1 & 5PC_Unit2
These switches have multiple VLANS
I want to create a LAG between these switches.Please advise if I've got
anything wrong, but my plan is to do the procedure below.
On
6PC_Unit1 run:
Sw(config#) Interface te1/0/1, te1/0/2, te1/0/1, te1/1/2 (select
ports1 & 2 on both stack members)
Sw(config-if#) channel-group 1 mode active (enable ports with LACP,
dynamic)
Show interfaces port-channel 1 (confirm interfaces are in the port
channel)
Interface port-channel 1
Switchport mode trunk- Switchport trunk allowed vlan add 1,10,20,30 tagged
switchport trunk allowed vlan add 10,30 tagged
Do the above procedure on 5PC_Unit1
(i.e. configure both stack members)
Connect the following cables up:
5PC_Unit1 port 1 to 6PC_Unit1 port 1
5PC_Unit1 port 2 to 6PC_Unit2 port 1
5PC_Unit2 port 1 to 6PC_Unit1 port 2
5PC_Unit2 port 2 to 6PC_Unit2 port 2
Effectively creating 4 links between 4
switches and 2 separate stacks. Would this be the correct procedure to follow?
Also, I’ve noticed a number of guides mention
setting the spanning tree mode of the port channel to portfast – however I’ve
also read this shouldn’t be used on inter switch links and SPT sees aggregate
links as a single link.
Please advise if this procedure is correct.
Thanks