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cornelp
Jul 12, 2016Aspirant
XSM7224S to Cisco Redundancy/Failover
Hello,
Im trying to figure out how to setup a redundancy/failover connection between XSM7224S and Cisco 3750X.
This is what I have currently:
Netgear Switch 1------------------------------
Netgear Switch 2 |
|
Cisco 3750X Switch 1 |
Cisco 3750X Switch 2 |
Cisco 3750X Switch 3------------------------
Cisco 3750X Switch 4
2 Netgear XSM7224S (Stacked).
member 1 1
member 2 1
!stack-port 1/0/24 stack
!stack-port 2/0/24 stack
switch 1 priority 15
switch 2 priority 1
Netgear Switch 1 is connected to our main Cisco Core 3750 via 10GB Fiber Port:
Netgear Config
interface 1/0/2
no auto-negotiate
no port lacpmode
description '10G-Uplink-to-Core'
mtu 9198
vlan participation include x,x,x,x,x,x
vlan tagging x,x,x,x,x,x
mode dvlan-tunnel
Cisco Switch
interface TenGigabitEthernet3/1/1
description P-DC1-ETHSW10G-02 Port 1/0/2
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport trunk allowed vlan x,x,x,x,x,x
switchport mode trunk
What Im looking for is to setup a redundancy type connection where if the 1st Netgear switch goes down, the secondary takes over, or if the 3rd Cisco switch goes down, the 4th one takes over. But I dont want to use both at the same time, in other words, I need something like a priority. If this link goes down, then this one takes over.
Something like this:
Netgear Switch 1------------------------------
Netgear Switch 2_______________ |
| |
Cisco 3750X Switch 1 | |
Cisco 3750X Switch 2 | |
Cisco 3750X Switch 3----------------- |-----
Cisco 3750X Switch 4___________|
Thank you very much for your support....
3 Replies
- DaneANETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi cornelp,
Welcome to the community! :)
I haven't yet setup a network like what you have specifically described on your post. I think you'll need to set STP (Spanning Tree Protocol) on both NETGEAR and Cisco switches.
Let me share the article and the old forum link below respectively as reference:
What is SpanningTree Protocol (STP) and how does it work with my managed switch?
Do I need Spanning Tree Protocol?
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
- cornelpAspirant
Anyone else could give me some details or directions on this setup?
Thanks...
- DaneANETGEAR Employee Retired
Hi cornelp,
You may want to open an online case with NETGEAR Support then state your concern for further assistance on your NETGEAR switches at anytime.
Regards,
DaneA
NETGEAR Community Team
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