FW: [c-nsp] Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM)fortheHPBladeSystem

[nick.nauwelaerts at thomson.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net 
> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Dave Temkin
> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 08:17 PM
> To: Kevin Graham
> Cc: Olav.Langeland at active24.com; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: FW: [c-nsp] Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module 
> (CGESM)fortheHPBladeSystem
> 
> I found it's easier to skip spanning tree.  Use etherchannels 
> from each
> switch back to the core (or wherever) for redundancy, and to get
> cross-switch redundancy have the servers use fail-on-fault 
> teaming to fail
> over to the other switch (which would then be connected to 
> your alternate
> core switch) in the event of a failure.

Do you run "spanning-tree etherchannel guard misconfig" on your core
when you use etherchannel links? Does it work as advertised?

// nick