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  • 1.  VSF VLAN-MAD configuration guide / help

    Posted Jun 17, 2020 06:22 AM

    Hello, 

     

    I am new to Aruba world, I have been working with Cisco equipment for last several years. I am trying to teach myself Aruba, but that is tedious process in comparison to my former cisco courses. I am struggling to get VSF VLAN-MAD to work properly. Is there any guide similar to this(https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/15-1-2/XE_340/configuration/guide/config/vss.html) for VSF alltogether? 

     

    I am struggling with VLAN-MAD link configuration. The status is Partial and I can't get it to full status, heck, I can't even properly troubleshoot it, because I cannot find holistic document describing all the details about VSF, especially VLAN MAD. Could anybody please advise what are the reasons behind VLAN-MAD being in Partial state?

     

    I have 2 2930F switches connected over 1 VSF link and also other MAD link.

     

    Thanks, take care. 

     



  • 2.  RE: VSF VLAN-MAD configuration guide / help

    Posted Jun 17, 2020 12:04 PM

    Hi and welcome, what guide did you followed to setup your first VSF? just curious...generally VSF Best Practice or specific Aruba 2930F Switch Series Management and Configuration Guide (with a Chapter entirely dedicated to VSF) have details also about MAD mechanisms implementations (VLAN MAD included).



  • 3.  RE: VSF VLAN-MAD configuration guide / help

    Posted Jun 18, 2020 02:02 AM
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    Hello Parnassus, 

     

    guide that helped us during configuration of VSF has been attached to this post. Unfortunately, not much is said there about VLAN-MAD. 

     

    I am just generally interested in some description of this technology (VLAN-MAD) including explanation of what are the possible states and what does each state mean, since I am newbie in ArubaOS world. 

     

    Thanks for your effort, take care. 

    Attachment(s)



  • 4.  RE: VSF VLAN-MAD configuration guide / help
    Best Answer

    Posted Jun 18, 2020 09:40 AM

    Hello,

     

    the guide you attached is quite old (valid but old) and it was the very first one published about deploying VSF on Aruba 5400R zl2 Switch Series (at time no Aruba 2930F did exist...yet)...go figure the title was wrong (Vertical versus Virtual, ironically I commented about that somewhere - HPE Community or Airheads years ago).

     

    IMHO you should take the Aruba 2930F/2930M Management and Configuration Guide for ArubaOS-Switch 16.10 (October 2019 edition) as your guide for VSF, there is an entire chapter dedicated to VSF (Chapter 20; MAD is explained at page 691).

     

    About VSF Best Practices (and MAD) this thread should shed some lights (see the attached guide)...you should find an example of setting the VLAN MAD on Aruba 2930F (see page 5).

     

    Now you have two good documents to read!



  • 5.  RE: VSF VLAN-MAD configuration guide / help

    Posted Jun 19, 2020 04:26 AM

    Dear Parnassus,

     

    that is exactly the kind of the document I was looking for. Looks like I should work on my googling skills and criticising Aruba less.

    Much appreciated, take care.

    SZ