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Virtual IP.......................................................................................................................................................................831
Failover Roles............................................................................................................................................................. 832
MAC Addressing on Stacks.................................................................................................................................... 832
Stacking LAG..............................................................................................................................................................834
Supported Stacking Topologies.............................................................................................................................835
High Availability on Stacks......................................................................................................................................835
Management Access on Stacks............................................................................................................................ 836
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................................................... 837
Stacking Installation Tasks............................................................................................................................................837
Create a Stack........................................................................................................................................................... 837
Add Units to an Existing Stack.............................................................................................................................. 840
Split a Stack............................................................................................................................................................... 842
Stacking Configuration Tasks...................................................................................................................................... 842
Assigning Unit Numbers to Units in an Stack.................................................................................................... 843
Creating a Virtual Stack Unit on a Stack.............................................................................................................843
Displaying Information about a Stack...................................................................................................................843
Influencing Management Unit Selection on a Stack.........................................................................................846
Managing Redundancy on a Stack........................................................................................................................847
Resetting a Unit on a Stack....................................................................................................................................847
Verify a Stack Configuration........................................................................................................................................ 847
Displaying the Status of Stacking Ports..............................................................................................................848
Removing a Unit from a Stack.....................................................................................................................................849
Troubleshoot a Stack......................................................................................................................................................851
Recover from Stack Link Flaps.............................................................................................................................. 851
Recover from a Card Problem State on a Stack................................................................................................851
Chapter 53: Storm Control........................................................................................................ 853
Configure Storm Control...............................................................................................................................................853
Configuring Storm Control from INTERFACE Mode........................................................................................853
Configuring Storm Control from CONFIGURATION Mode.............................................................................854
Chapter 54: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)............................................................................... 855
Protocol Overview..........................................................................................................................................................855
Configure Spanning Tree.............................................................................................................................................. 855
Important Points to Remember...................................................................................................................................856
Configuring Interfaces for Layer 2 Mode..................................................................................................................857
Enabling Spanning Tree Protocol Globally................................................................................................................ 858
Adding an Interface to the Spanning Tree Group...................................................................................................859
Modifying Global Parameters.......................................................................................................................................860
Modifying Interface STP Parameters........................................................................................................................ 860
Enabling PortFast............................................................................................................................................................ 861
Prevent Network Disruptions with BPDU Guard............................................................................................... 861
Selecting STP Root........................................................................................................................................................ 863
STP Root Guard.............................................................................................................................................................. 863
Root Guard Scenario................................................................................................................................................ 863
Configuring Root Guard...........................................................................................................................................864
Enabling SNMP Traps for Root Elections and Topology Changes..................................................................... 865
Configuring Spanning Trees as Hitless......................................................................................................................865
STP Loop Guard..............................................................................................................................................................865
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