Deployment Guide

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IS-IS Metric Styles..........................................................................................................................................................497
Configure Metric Values................................................................................................................................................497
Maximum Values in the Routing Table................................................................................................................. 497
Change the IS-IS Metric Style in One Level Only............................................................................................. 497
Leaks from One Level to Another.........................................................................................................................499
Sample Configurations...................................................................................................................................................499
Chapter 27: iSCSI Optimization.................................................................................................502
iSCSI Optimization Overview.......................................................................................................................................502
Default iSCSI Optimization Values..............................................................................................................................504
iSCSI Optimization Prerequisites................................................................................................................................ 504
Configuring iSCSI Optimization...................................................................................................................................504
Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information............................................................................................................... 506
Enable and Disable iSCSI Optimization......................................................................................................................507
Synchronizing iSCSI Sessions Learned on VLT-Lags with VLT-Peer................................................................ 508
Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows................................................................................................................................... 508
Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows......................................................................................................... 508
Detection and Auto-Configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays............................................................................ 509
Configuring Detection and Ports for Dell Compellent Arrays.............................................................................. 509
Application of Quality of Service to iSCSI Traffic Flows....................................................................................... 510
Chapter 28: Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).............................................................. 511
Introduction to Dynamic LAGs and LACP.................................................................................................................. 511
Important Points to Remember...............................................................................................................................511
LACP Modes............................................................................................................................................................... 512
Configuring LACP Commands................................................................................................................................ 512
LACP Configuration Tasks............................................................................................................................................ 512
Creating a LAG........................................................................................................................................................... 513
Configuring the LAG Interfaces as Dynamic....................................................................................................... 513
Setting the LACP Long Timeout............................................................................................................................ 513
Monitoring and Debugging LACP...........................................................................................................................514
Shared LAG State Tracking.......................................................................................................................................... 514
Configuring Shared LAG State Tracking..............................................................................................................515
Important Points about Shared LAG State Tracking........................................................................................ 516
LACP Basic Configuration Example.............................................................................................................................517
Configure a LAG on ALPHA.....................................................................................................................................517
Chapter 29: Layer 2................................................................................................................... 526
Manage the MAC Address Table................................................................................................................................ 526
Clearing the MAC Address Table.......................................................................................................................... 526
Setting the Aging Time for Dynamic Entries...................................................................................................... 526
Configuring a Static MAC Address....................................................................................................................... 527
Displaying the MAC Address Table.......................................................................................................................527
MAC Learning Limit........................................................................................................................................................ 527
Setting the MAC Learning Limit............................................................................................................................ 527
mac learning-limit Dynamic.....................................................................................................................................528
mac learning-limit mac-address-sticky................................................................................................................ 528
mac learning-limit station-move............................................................................................................................ 528
mac learning-limit no-station-move......................................................................................................................528
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