MSM7xx Controllers Configuration Guide v6.4.0

8. The manager will now attempt to authorize and synchronize controller 2. Once synchronized,
their status will change to green.
For more information on summary states and the Network Tree, see “Monitoring the discovery
process” (page 262).
Once all members are synchronized, the team is ready for further configuration. See “Team
configuration” (page 267) for details.
Teaming two MSM720s using the Access network or Internet network
If you do not want to use a dedicated port to team two MSM720s, you can use a dedicated VLAN
on either the Access network or Internet network. This example uses the Access network, but the
same strategy can be applied to the Internet network. The following diagram summarizes the
configuration settings on each controller. The steps that follow illustrate how to define these settings.
The controllers are connected to the network (192.168.1.0) via port 1 (using a static IP address).
By default, the Access network is assigned to ports 1, 2 , 3, 4 and uses VLAN 1, untagged. The
teaming control channel is created on VLAN 5, which is also bound to port 1 (Access network).
This is a tagged VLAN, so the corresponding port on the network switch must also be tagged on
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