Configuring Role Preemption For A Smart Link Group; Enabling The Sending Of Flush Messages - HP A5830 series Configuration Manual

To do...
• Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view or layer 2
aggregate interface view
•
Configure member ports for a
smart link group

Configuring role preemption for a smart link group

To configure role preemption for a smart link group:
To do...
• Enter system view
•
Create a smart link group,
and enter smart link group
view
• Enable role preemption
• Configure the preemption
delay
The preemption delay configuration takes effect only after role preemption is enabled.

Enabling the sending of flush messages

To enable the sending of flush messages:
To do...
• Enter system view
• Create a smart link group,
and enter smart link group
view
• Enable flush update in the
specified control VLAN
The control VLAN configured for a smart link group must be different from that configured for any other
smart link group.
Make sure that the configured control VLAN already exists, and assign the smart link group member
ports to the control VLAN.
The control VLAN of a smart link group should also be one of its protected VLANs. Do not remove the
control VLAN. Otherwise, flush messages cannot be sent properly.
Use the command...
interface interface-type interface-
number
port smart-link group group-id {
master | slave }
Use the command...
system-view
smart-link group group-id
preemption mode role
preemption delay delay-time
Use the command...
system-view
smart-link group group-id
flush enable [ control-vlan vlan-id
]
100
Remarks
—
Required
Remarks
—
—
Required
By default, the device works in the
non-preemption mode
Optional
1 second by default
Remarks
—
Required
Optional
By default, flush update is
enabled, and VLAN 1 is the
control VLAN