BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software

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BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide
238 Chapter 14: High Availability BMD00113, September 2009
2. Assign crosslink ports to enable when a server link failure occurs.
3. Turn on SFD.
When a link failure or Spanning Tree blocking occurs on server port 1 and server port 2, Switch 1
enables crosslink ports 17 and 18.
Configuring SFD on Switch 2
1. Assign downlink ports to be monitored for link failure.
2. Assign crosslink ports to enable when a server link failure occurs.
3. Turn on SFD.
When a link failure or Spanning Tree blocking occurs on server port 1 and server port 2, Switch 1
enables crosslink ports 17 and 18.
>> Server Link Failure Detection# lte (Select Link to Enable menu)
>> Link to Enable# addport 17
>> Link to Enable# addport 18
>> Link to Enable# ..
>> Server Link Failure Detection#
>> Server Link Failure Detection# on
>> Server Link Failure Detection # apply
>> Server Link Failure Detection # save
>> Main# /cfg/sfd/ltm (Select SFD Link to Monitor menu)
>> Link to Monitor# addport 1
>> Link to Monitor# addport 2
>> Link to Monitor# ..
>> Server Link Failure Detection#
>> Server Link Failure Detection# lte
(Select Link to Enable menu)
>> Link to Enable# addport 17
>> Link to Enable# addport 18
>> Link to Enable# ..
>> Server Link Failure Detection#
>> Server Link Failure Detection# on
>> Server Link Failure Detection # apply
>> Server Link Failure Detection # save