configure mlag peer alternate ipaddress

configure mlag peer peer_name alternate ipaddress ip_address vr vr_name | none

Description

This command configures the IP address for alternate health check mechanism.

Syntax Description

mlag Multi-switch Link Aggregation used to combine remote ports and local ports to a common logical connection.
peer Multi-switch Link Aggregation Group peer switch.
peer_name Alphanumeric string identifying the MLAG peer.
alternate Health check on an alternate path.
ipaddress MLAG peer IP address for alternate path health checks.
vr Virtual router.
vr_name Virtual router name.
none Do not use alternate path health checks.

Default

None.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to configure the IP address for alternate health check mechanism. Use the none option to unconfigure the configured IP.

Example

The following example displays show mlag peer output with the alternate path IP configured:

w4.10 # show mlag peer 
Multi-switch Link Aggregation Peers:

MLAG Peer         : sw3
VLAN              : two                    Virtual Router    : VR-Default  
Local IP Address  : 2100:51:2::4
Peer IP Address   : 2100:51:2::3
MLAG ports        : 1                   Tx-Interval       : 100 ms
Checkpoint Status : Up                  Peer Tx-Interval  : 100 ms
Rx-Hellos         : 13212               Tx-Hellos         : 13485       
Rx-Checkpoint Msgs: 121                 Tx-Checkpoint Msgs: 316         
Rx-Hello Errors   : 0                   Tx-Hello Errors   : 0           
Hello Timeouts    : 0                   Checkpoint Errors : 0           
Up Time           : 0d:0h:17m:47s       Peer Conn.Failures: 0           
Local MAC         : 00:04:96:51:ac:d7   Peer MAC          : 00:04:96:36:52:91
Config'd LACP MAC : None                Current LACP MAC  : 00:04:96:51:ac:d7
Authentication:   : md5                    
Authentication Key: .{:OFarc#'qX)+6zid#smIE+',+)ocijk   (encrypted)

Alternate path information:
VLAN              : Mgmt                   Virtual Router    : VR-Mgmt     
Local IP Address  : 10.127.7.74            Peer IP Address   : 10.127.7.73 
Rx-Hellos         : 243                    Tx-Hellos         : 551         
Rx-Hello Errors   : 0                      Tx-Hello Errors   : 0           
Hello Timeouts    : 1     

When the alternate path IP is not configured, the following output is shown:

sw4.10 # show mlag peer 
Multi-switch Link Aggregation Peers:

MLAG Peer         : sw3
VLAN              : two                    Virtual Router    : VR-Default  
Local IP Address  : 2100:51:2::4
Peer IP Address   : 2100:51:2::3
MLAG ports        : 1                  Tx-Interval       : 100 ms
Checkpoint Status : Up                 Peer Tx-Interval  : 100 ms
Rx-Hellos         : 13212              Tx-Hellos         : 13485       
Rx-Checkpoint Msgs: 121                Tx-Checkpoint Msgs: 316         
Rx-Hello Errors   : 0                  Tx-Hello Errors   : 0           
Hello Timeouts    : 0                  Checkpoint Errors : 0           
Up Time           : 0d:0h:17m:47s      Peer Conn.Failures: 0           
Local MAC         : 00:04:96:51:ac:d7  Peer MAC          : 00:04:96:36:52:91
Config'd LACP MAC : None               Current LACP MAC  : 00:04:96:51:ac:d7
Authentication:   : md5                    
Authentication Key: .{:OFarc#'qX)+6zid#smIE+',+)ocijk   (encrypted)

Alternate path information: None

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 15.5.

Platform Availability

This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, and X870 series switches.