Reference Guide

● 1-Gigabit Ethernet: Enter gigabitethernet slot/port.
● 10-Gigabit Ethernet: Enter tengigabitethernet slot/port.
● 40-Gigabit Ethernet: Enter fortyGigE slot/port.
4. Ensure that the port channel is active.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
no shutdown
5. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 on the VLT peer switch to configure the VLT interconnect.
Enabling VLT and Creating a VLT Domain
To enable VLT and create a VLT domain, use the following steps.
1. Enable VLT on a switch, then configure a VLT domain and enter VLT-domain configuration mode.
CONFIGURATION mode
vlt domain domain-id
The domain ID range is from 1 to 1000.
Configure the same domain ID on the peer switch to allow for common peering. VLT uses the domain ID to automatically
create a VLT MAC address for the domain. If you do not configure the system explicitly, the system mac-address of the
primary will be the VLT MAC address for the domain.
To disable VLT, use the no vlt domain command.
NOTE: Do not use MAC addresses such as “reserved” or “multicast.”
2. Configure the IP address of the management interface on the remote VLT peer to be used as the endpoint of the VLT
backup link for sending out-of-band hello messages.
VLT DOMAIN CONFIGURATION mode
back-up destination {ipv4–address] | ipv6 ipv6–address [interval seconds]}
You can optionally specify the time interval used to send hello messages. The range is from 1 to 5 seconds.
3. Configure the port channel to be used as the VLT interconnect between VLT peers in the domain.
VLT DOMAIN CONFIGURATION mode
peer-link port-channel id-number
4. (Optional) Prevent a possible loop during the bootup of a VLT peer switch or a device that accesses the VLT domain.
CONFIGURATION mode
lacp ungroup member-independent {vlt | port-channel port-channel-id}
LACP on VLT ports (on a VLT switch or access device), which are members of the virtual link trunk, is not brought up until
the VLT domain is recognized on the access device.
5. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 on the VLT peer switch to configure the IP address of this switch as the endpoint of the VLT backup link
and to configure the same port channel for the VLT interconnect.
Configuring a VLT Backup Link
To configure a VLT backup link, use the following command.
1. Specify the management interface to be used for the backup link through an out-of-band management network.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface managementethernet slot/ port
Enter the slot (0-1) and the port (0).
2. Configure an IPv4 address (A.B.C.D) or IPv6 address (X:X:X:X::X) and mask (/x) on the interface.
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE mode
{ip address ipv4-address/ mask | ipv6 address ipv6-address/ mask}
This is the IP address to be configured on the VLT peer with the back-up destination command.
3. Ensure that the interface is active.
Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
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