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is learned on the same port where the ARP is resolved (in the previous example, this location is Port 0/5 of the switch). To
ensure that the MAC address is disassociated with one port and re-associated with another port in the ARP table, configure
the mac-address-table station-move refresh-arp command on the Dell Networking switch at the time that NIC
teaming is being configured on the server.
NOTE: If you do not configure the mac-address-table station-move refresh-arp command, traffic continues
to be forwarded to the failed NIC until the ARP entry on the switch times out.
Figure 56. Configuring the mac-address-table station-move refresh-arp Command
Configure Redundant Pairs
Networks that employ switches that do not support the spanning tree protocol (STP) for example, networks with digital
subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAM) cannot have redundant links between switches because they create switching
loops (as shown in the following illustration). The redundant pairs feature allows you to create redundant links in networks that
do not use STP by configuring backup interfaces for the interfaces on either side of the primary link.
NOTE: For more information about STP, refer to Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).
Assign a backup interface to an interface using the switchport backup command. The backup interface remains in a
Down state until the primary fails, at which point it transitions to Up state. If the primary interface fails, and later comes
up, it becomes the backup interface for the redundant pair. Dell Networking OS supports Gigabit, 10 Gigabit, and 40-Gigabit
interfaces as backup interfaces.
Apply all other configurations to each interface in the redundant pair such that their configurations are identical, so that
transition to the backup interface in the event of a failure is transparent to rest of the network.
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