Task #6601
Updated by Nico Schottelius over 5 years ago
h2. by serial console * update switches to latest EOS that we have * Setup default passwords * Connect to existing switches, understand the existing mlag configuration ** @show running@ * Setup mlag on new switches switch: switch5, switch6 ** find out whether mlag / ipv6 works ** not sure if the mlag vlan needs to be unique (??) * Setup hostnames (switchX-placeY) * Checkout that switch config is clean / empty h2. Connect / configure place9 switches * with mlag * test that it works between your switches h2. Add IPv6 addresses to switches * Use the transfer network * Checkout [[datacentelight:Networking]] * 2a0a:e5c0:1:8::/64 h2. MLAG * Network: 10.3.4.0/24 + suffix h2. BGP See the arista guide h2. connecting to existing switches * Connect high numbered ports from switch5 and switch6 to high numbered ports on switch1/switch2 ** Ping nico at this stage * Create a port-channel with mlag over two switches connecting to switch3/switch4 * Place that port-channel intro trunk mode * port channel number = first interface number in the port channel ** i.e. ethernet 51/52 -> port-channel 51 * Containing 4 ports (2 per switch) * switch3/4 will be configured by Nico (=the other side) h2. hints * switch2-place6#show lacp neighbor