Configuring Local Bias for LVTEP

Enabling Local Bias on LVTEP reduces the time taken for BUM traffic to resume on VTEPs.

Note

This feature cannot be enabled on a running cluster. To enable Local Bias for LVTEP, you must first remove the existing cluster configuration, enable Local Bias, and then reconfigure the cluster.

1. Navigate to the Global Configuration Mode on the MCT Peer.
   

   SLX# conf term

2. Issue the lvtep command.
   

   SLX (config)# lvtep broadcast-local-bias

3. Verify the configuration.
   

   SLX(config)# do show running-config
   ...
   lvtep broadcast-local-bias
   cluster test
   ... 

The following example shows how to enable Local Bias for LVTEP.

SLX(config)# lvtep broadcast-local-bias
SLX(config)# cluster test
SLX(config-cluster-test)# ex
SLX(config)# do show running-config lvtep broadcast-local-bias
lvtep broadcast-local-bias
SLX(config)# do show running-config cluster
cluster test
SLX(config)# do show running-config
...
lvtep broadcast-local-bias
cluster test
...

The following example shows the error message that is displayed when you try to configure local bias when a cluster is configured on the MCT node.

SLX (config)# cluster test //Configuring a cluster
SLX (config-cluster-test)#
SLX (config-cluster-test)# exit
SLX (config)# lvtep broadcast-local-bias      
%%Error: Local Bias cannot be configured for LVTEP broadcast as MCT 
cluster is configured on the system. 

The following example shows the error message that is displayed when you try to disable local bias configuration when a cluster is configured on the MCT node.

SLX (config)# do show running-config lvtep broadcast-local-bias
lvtep broadcast-local-bias
SLX (config)# do show running-config cluster
cluster test
SLX (config)# no LVTEP broadcast-local-bias
%%Error: Local Bias cannot be configured for LVTEP broadcast as MCT 
cluster is configured on the system.