Guidelines - HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Configuration Manual

DC Switch 1 DC Switch 2
3
Blade Switch 1 Blade Switch 2
1
NIC 1 NIC 2
Server
Links 1 and 3 represent the primary path from the NIC team to the DC switch. Whenthe uplink (link 3)
between Blade Switch 1 and DC Switch 1 fails, the UFD feature will disconnect the link between NIC team
member 1 and Blade Switch 1 (link 1). The NIC team will fail over to the redundant path from NIC team
member 2 through to DC Switch 2.
Figure 10-24. Representation of an UFD Configuration

Guidelines

The following lists guidelines for UFD. These guidelines are applicable to
blade switches only when there is a clear difference between downlink and
uplink ports.
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4
Uplink Ports
2
Downlink Ports
A link to monitor (LtM) can be one or more uplink ports
A link to disable (LtD) can be one or more downlink ports
An LtM or LtD can be a trunk port
A trunk port must be configured before designating it as a link to monitor
or a link to disable
Ports already configured as LtM or LtD cannot be deleted. An Inter-Switch
Link (ISL) can be an LtM, but not an LtD.
NIC teaming must be active-standby (Network Fault Tolerance or other)
There is a physical limit of 9 LtM ports; the ISL can function as an LtM port
Port Status and Configuration
DC Switch 1 DC Switch 2
3 4
Blade Switch 1 Blade Switch 2
1 2
NIC 1 NIC 2
Server
Uplink Failure Detection
Uplink Ports
Downlink Ports
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