Administrator Guide

5. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 on the VLT peer switch to congure the VLT interconnect.
Conguring a VLT Backup Link
To congure 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. Congure 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 congured on the VLT peer with the back-up destination command.
3. Ensure that the interface is active.
MANAGEMENT INTERFACE mode
no shutdown
4. Repeat Steps 1 to 3 on the VLT peer switch.
To set an amount of time, in seconds, to delay the system from restoring the VLT port, use the delay-restore command at any
time. For more information, refer to
VLT Port Delayed Restoration.
Conguring a VLT Port Delay Period
To congure a VLT port delay period, use the following commands.
1. Enter VLT-domain conguration mode for a specied VLT domain.
CONFIGURATION mode
vlt domain domain-id
The range of domain IDs from 1 to 1000.
2. Enter an amount of time, in seconds, to delay the restoration of the VLT ports after the system is rebooted.
CONFIGURATION mode
delay-restore delay-restore-time
The range is from 1 to 1200.
The default is 90 seconds.
Reconguring the Default VLT Settings (Optional)
To recongure the default VLT settings, use the following commands.
1. Enter VLT-domain conguration mode for a specied VLT domain.
CONFIGURATION mode
vlt domain domain-id
Virtual Link Trunking (VLT)
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