[c-nsp] 3560E Migrating from a single uplink to a port-channel on a trunk port with several VLANs

[Gert Doering]

Hi,

On Fri, May 08, 2020 at 05:28:04PM +0000, Drew Weaver wrote:
> Plan right now is to create the port-channel interface on both ends, duplicate the configuration from the existing interface and then plug in the 2nd cable.
> 
> I expect that spanning tree will block the port-channel and nothing bad will happen.
> 
> Then I will shut down the existing port which should change the port-channel from blocking to forwarding at this point I can just add the original interface to the port-channel.

The general plan is sane.

Now, there is spanning tree involved, so you'll see more or less downtime
still.  

If you do rapid-pvstp (which I generally recommend), make sure that all
edge ports (= not linked to other switches) are properly tagged with
"spanning-tree portfast".  Otherwise, they might see a "topology has
changed, re-learn port status" cycle, leading to downtime.

No idea about MST, won't touch that stuff with a pitchfork.

gert
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