Users Guide

Enable and Disable iSCSI Optimization.......................................................................................................................533
Synchronizing iSCSI Sessions Learned on VLT-Lags with VLT-Peer.....................................................................534
Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows....................................................................................................................................534
Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows............................................................................................................534
Detection and Auto-Configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays................................................................................ 535
Configuring Detection and Ports for Dell Compellent Arrays.................................................................................. 535
Application of Quality of Service to iSCSI Traffic Flows.......................................................................................... 536
28 Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)..............................................................................................537
Introduction to Dynamic LAGs and LACP.................................................................................................................. 537
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 537
LACP Modes............................................................................................................................................................ 538
Configuring LACP Commands...............................................................................................................................538
LACP Configuration Tasks........................................................................................................................................... 539
Creating a LAG........................................................................................................................................................ 539
Configuring the LAG Interfaces as Dynamic........................................................................................................539
Setting the LACP Long Timeout........................................................................................................................... 540
Monitoring and Debugging LACP..........................................................................................................................540
Shared LAG State Tracking.......................................................................................................................................... 541
Configuring Shared LAG State Tracking...............................................................................................................541
Important Points about Shared LAG State Tracking..........................................................................................543
LACP Basic Configuration Example............................................................................................................................ 543
Configure a LAG on ALPHA...................................................................................................................................543
29 Layer 2.....................................................................................................................................................551
Manage the MAC Address Table................................................................................................................................. 551
Clearing the MAC Address Table...........................................................................................................................551
Setting the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries........................................................................................................ 551
Configuring a Static MAC Address....................................................................................................................... 552
Displaying the MAC Address Table....................................................................................................................... 552
MAC Learning Limit.......................................................................................................................................................552
Setting the MAC Learning Limit............................................................................................................................553
mac learning-limit Dynamic.................................................................................................................................... 553
mac learning-limit mac-address-sticky.................................................................................................................553
mac learning-limit station-move............................................................................................................................ 554
mac learning-limit no-station-move...................................................................................................................... 554
Learning Limit Violation Actions.............................................................................................................................554
Setting Station Move Violation Actions................................................................................................................554
Recovering from Learning Limit and Station Move Violations.......................................................................... 555
Disabling MAC Address Learning on the System................................................................................................555
NIC Teaming.................................................................................................................................................................. 556
Configure Redundant Pairs.......................................................................................................................................... 557
Important Points about Configuring Redundant Pairs........................................................................................559
Far-End Failure Detection............................................................................................................................................ 560
FEFD State Changes............................................................................................................................................... 561
Configuring FEFD.................................................................................................................................................... 562
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