Specifications

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Extreme Standby Router Protocol
To configure port restart, use the following command:
configure esrp <esrpDomain> ports <ports> restart
To disable port restart, use the following command:
configure esrp <esrpDomain> ports <ports> no-restart
If a switch becomes a slave, ESRP takes down (disconnects) the physical links of member ports that
have port restart enabled. The disconnection of these ports causes downstream devices to remove the
ports from their FDB tables. This feature allows you to use ESRP in networks that include equipment
from other vendors. After 3 seconds, the ports re-establish connection with the ESRP switch.
To remove a port from the restart configuration, delete the port from the VLAN and re-add it.
ESRP Host Attach
ESRP host attach (HA) is an optional ESRP configuration that allows you to connect active hosts directly
to an ESRP master or slave switch. Normally, the Layer 2 redundancy and loop prevention capabilities
of ESRP do not allow packet forwarding from the slave ESRP switch. ESRP HA allows configured ports
to continue Layer 2 operation independent of their ESRP status.
ESRP HA is designed for redundancy for dual-homed server connections. HA allows the network to
continue Layer 2 forwarding regardless of the ESRP status. Do not use ESRP HA to interconnect devices
on the slave ESRP switch instead of connecting directly to the ESRP master switch.
The ESRP HA option is useful if you are using dual-homed network interface cards (NICs) for server
farms, as shown in Figure 36. The ESRP HA option is also useful where an unblocked Layer 2
environment is necessary to allow high-availability security.
Figure 36: ESRP host attach
ESRP VLANs that share ESRP HA ports must be members of different ESRP groups. Each port can have
a maximum of seven VLANs.
If you use load sharing with the ESRP HA feature, configure the load-sharing group first and then
enable HA on the group.
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