User Manual

Configure Switching Information
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M6100, M5300, and M7100 Series Managed Switches
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on
the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.
The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100.
The Login screen displays.
5. Enter the user name and password.
The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is,
do not enter a password.
6. Click the Login button.
The web management interface menu displays.
7. Select Switching > MLAG > Basic > VPC Global Configuration > Keepalive
Parameters.
8. Enter the Keepalive Priority.
Use this field to configure the priority value that is used on a switch for primary and
secondary role selection. The primary switch is responsible for maintaining and
propagating the spanning tree and link aggregation states to the secondary switch. The
range is 1 to 255 seconds. The default is 100. The device with a lower priority value
becomes the primary device in the VPC role election.
9. Enter the Keepalive Timeout.
Use this field to configure the number of seconds that must pass without receiving a
keep-alive message before the peer device is considered to be down. If an MLAG switch
does not receive keep-alive messages from the peer for this time-out value, it then
transitions its role (if required). The range is 2 to 15 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
10. Use the Keepalive Admin Mode field to Enable or Disable the administrative mode of the
keep-alive component on the device.
If a VPC switch does not receive keep-alive messages from the peer within the time-out
value, it begins the process of transitioning its role to primary (if standby). By default, the
keep-alive admin mode is disabled.
11. Click the Apply button.
The switch is updated with the values you entered. Configuration changes take effect
immediately.