Associates an MLAG peer switch with an MLAG peer structure.
| peer_name | Specifies an alpha numeric string identifying the MLAG peer. |
| peer_ip_address | Specifies an IPv4 or IPv6 address. |
| VR | Specifies a virtual router. |
N/A.
Use this command to associate an MLAG peer structure with an MLAG peer switch IP address.
The specified IP address must be contained within an existing direct route. If not, the following error message is displayed:
ERROR: Specified IP address is not on directly attached subnet in VR.The link connecting MLAG peer switches should use load sharing. If it does not, a output similar to the following is displayed:
Note: VLAN v1 will be used as the Inter-Switch Connection to the MLAG peer mp1. Warning: The VLAN v1 does not have a load share port configured yet. It is recommended that the Inter-Switch Connection use load sharing.The following command associates the MLAG peer structure switch101 with the MLAG peer switch IP address 1.1.1.1 on VR-USER:
# configure mlag peer switch101 ipaddress 1.1.1.1 vr “VR-USER”
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.5.
This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, and X870 series switches.