Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-11 Thread Ronan Mullally
On Mon, 10 Jan 2011, Peter Rathlev wrote: > On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 19:44 +0100, Gert Doering wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 07:56:51PM +0200, Ibrahim Abo Zaid wrote: > > > I have a server connected to 2 switches and need to implement > > +1 > > For Linux servers, just use bonding with the modpr

Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Peter Rathlev
On Mon, 2011-01-10 at 19:44 +0100, Gert Doering wrote: > On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 07:56:51PM +0200, Ibrahim Abo Zaid wrote: > > I have a server connected to 2 switches and need to implement ... > STP won't help unless the server actually runs a *bridge* between his > two ports, and you most certainl

Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 09:17:56PM +0200, Ibrahim Abo Zaid wrote: > that means looking for a solution from the server side but i don't prefer , You need to have the server cooperate anyway - the server needs to know that its IP address and the corresponding subnet needs to be bound to *both*

Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Zahid Hassan
,zz Sent from my HTC - Reply message - From: "Keegan Holley" To: "Ibrahim Abo Zaid" Cc: "cisco_nsp" Subject: [c-nsp] Backup edge port Date: Mon, Jan 10, 2011 19:31 Flex links may work if you wanted to do it on the switch only. You may have issu

Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Keegan Holley
Flex links may work if you wanted to do it on the switch only. You may have issues with the OS allowing you to gracefully failover between two nics in the same subnet though. Have you tried nic teaming? http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst2960/software/release/12.2_40_se/configu

Re: [c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Gert Doering
Hi, On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 07:56:51PM +0200, Ibrahim Abo Zaid wrote: > I have a server connected to 2 switches and need to implement > primary/backup scenario on the ports connected to the server from both > switches > so edge port in switch 1 is primary and edge port in switch 2 is backup and >

[c-nsp] Backup edge port

2011-01-10 Thread Ibrahim Abo Zaid
Hi All I have a server connected to 2 switches and need to implement primary/backup scenario on the ports connected to the server from both switches so edge port in switch 1 is primary and edge port in switch 2 is backup and don't forward traffic unless port of switch 1 fails how can be achieved