Redundant Tunnel Concentrator Services Settings

Table 1. Redundant (Primary and Backup) Tunnel Concentrators
FieldDescription
Name(Required)

Type a name to identify the new Tunnel Concentrator service.

Description(Optional)

Provide a description that might be helpful when troubleshooting.

Redundant Tunnel Concentrator(Required)

Select this option to create a redundant Tunnel Concentrator.

Tunnel IP Address/CIDR(Required)

Type the IP Address for the tunnel (CIDR).

Gateway(Optional)

Type the IP address of the gateway.

VRRP Router ID(Required)

Type the ID for the VRRP router.

ExtremeCloud‌ IQ configures the same VRRP Router ID for both the primary and backup Tunnel Concentrators (range 1-255). The VRRP Router ID must be different for each cluster of VRRP devices.

Native VLAN ID(Required)

Type the Native VLAN ID.

The Native VLAN is untagged.

Device Tunnel Concentrator(Required—Primary and Backup)

Select a primary Tunnel Concentrator from the menu.

Select a backup Tunnel Concentrator from the menu.

Tunnel Port(Required—Primary and Backup)

Select a port for the tunnel from the menu for the primary Tunnel Concentrator from the menu.

Select a port for the tunnel from the menu for the backup Tunnel Concentrator from the menu.

VLAN ID(Required—Primary and Backup)

Type the VLAN ID for the primary and for the backup Tunnel Concentrators.

(Optional) For an untagged VLAN, select the corresponding check box.

IP Address(Required—Primary and Backup)

Type the IP address for the primary and the backup Tunnel Concentrators.

Bridge Port(Required—Primary and Backup)

Select a bridge port for the tunnel from the menu for the primary Tunnel Concentrator.

Select a bridge port for the tunnel from the menu for the backup Tunnel Concentrator.

To add or edit broadcast or multicast control for the Tunnel Concentrator service, select Broadcast/Multicast Control.
Add New Rule Select Add New Rule and type an IP address to permit.
Add Pre-defined Rule Select and choose a pre-defined rule from the menu.
Block Non- Essential Broadcast Select or clear the check box.

Essential Broadcasts are ARP and DHCP

ARP Proxy Select or clear the check box.
Caution: Disabling the ARP Proxy option can lead to undesired traffic.