12-09-2013 01:27 PM - edited 03-07-2019 04:59 PM
I have a network to install that was originally designed to be;
two distribution switchesthat are WS-C2960S-48FPD-L stacked. These are connected via two TEN Gig ports in etherchannel back to a 6513E.
The Access layer was to be 3WS-C2960S-48TS-L switches that were all stand alone, each with two, one gig uplinks one back to each of the distribution switches in an etherchannel. Now they would like the three access layer switches to be stacked. This access layer stack would have two, one gig uplinks in an etherchannel. One port of the etherchannel would land on switch 1 port 48 and the other port in the etherchannel would land on switch 3 port 48.
So I guess I really have three questions.
One can I hang a 2960 stack of three switches that are (access) off of a 2960 stack of two switches that is the (distribution)
Two Can I ethercahnnel between the two different stacks.
Third question is really configuration help.
The Etherchannel that I have between the Core 6513 E and the distribution WS-C2960S-48FPD-L is configured as follows:
On the 6513E
interface Port-channel6
description PS-*******-STK-0
switchport
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
platform qos trust cos
interface TenGigabitEthernet9/11
description UPLINK:PS-*******-STK-0-A
switchport
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
platform qos trust cos
udld port aggressive
channel-group 6 mode active
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interface TenGigabitEthernet9/12
description UPLINK:PS-*******-STK-0-B
switchport
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
platform qos trust cos
udld port aggressive
channel-group 6 mode active
On the distribution switches WS-C2960S-48FPD-L
interface Port-channel6
description UPLINK<>CS-*******-0
switchport mode trunk
ip dhcp snooping trust
interface TenGigabitEthernet1/0/2
description UpLink<> CS-*******-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port aggressive
channel-group 6 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
interface TenGigabitEthernet2/0/2
description UpLink<> CS-*********-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port aggressive
channel-group 6 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
Does this above config look alright?
And would the following config work?
DistributionWS-C2960S-48FPD-L
interface Port-channel1
description DNLINK<>SS-*********-STK-0
switchport mode trunk
ip dhcp snooping trust
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/48
description DNLink<>SS-********-STK-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port
channel-group 1 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/48
description DNLink<>SS-*********-STK-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port
channel-group 1 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
Access Layer WS-C2960S-48TS-L (stack of 3 WS-C2960S-48TS-L)
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/48
description DNLink<>SS-*********-STK-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port
channel-group 1 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
interface GigabitEthernet3/0/48
description DNLink<>SS-*********-STK-0
switchport mode trunk
shutdown
udld port
channel-group 1 mode active
ip dhcp snooping trust
12-09-2013 01:35 PM
Two Can I ethercahnnel between the two different stacks
No.
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12-09-2013 02:50 PM
Leo
Could you elaborate? From a design perspective would it be better to leave the three access layer switches as stand alone and then etherchannel between each of these and the 2960 distribution stack?
12-09-2013 02:57 PM
You can't have a server (with dual NICs) and go to two different switches in an etherchannel.
The two switches must form a single logical etherchannel and this will work.
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12-09-2013 03:00 PM
Two Can I ethercahnnel between the two different stacks
Mike,
Take two: You have two switch stacks and you want to link them together with etherchannel? Sure. Why not?
12-10-2013 09:23 AM
Leo
So I will create etherchannels between my two stacks They will l be configured as stated above. Is it a good design to have the etherchannels terminate on the access switches switch 1 and switch 3 ?
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12-10-2013 11:08 AM
No problem with what you are doing, Mike.
Some of my 2960S have etherchannel back to the distro switch.
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12-09-2013 02:55 PM
Leo
I would be interested in the answer as well. I think, if i understand correctly, Mike doesn't mean the same end of the etherchannel, he means can you etherchannel from one stack to another stack. I thought this could be done but you know this stuff a lot better than me.
Is it a restriction on the switches ie. with VSS i believe you can run a MEC from one VSS pair to another which is effectively the same thing.
Jon
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