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solaikumar_1217
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Jul 31, 2014

One ARM Mode - Port grouping

Dear All,   Do you have any idea about port grouping , I understand that it can bundle the multiple ports to increase the bandwidth .   But my query here is , incase if we want to connect the g...
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The above topology would create a loop. Assuming you run spanning-tree on the switches, and the F5 is in the default Pass Through, one of those switches would put the port in a blocking state, effectively leaving you with one active port, and one backup port.

 

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Aug 01, 2014
I over simplified in my statement above. There is no guarantee that one of the ports facing the F5 would go blocking. You would need to look at port costs and such to validate that port will go blocking and not another port leading to the root. You can use root-guard on the ports leading to the F5 to make sure they never become a path to the root.