Aruba CX - VSF Stacking

[petben]

I am creating a 2 switch stack on the Aruba CX.

Each switch has 2 DAC cables -

 

switch 1 port 49 plugged into switch 2 port 50

switch 2 port 49 plugged into switch 1 port 50

 

I was thinking the command (after factory resetting both) was simply:

 

vsf member 1

type R8Q71A

link 1 1/1/49-1/1/50

 

vsf member 2

type jl727a

link 1 2/1/49-2/1/50

 

but I am seeing the second member as 'not present' when running show vlf after reboot. Is there more to it?

 

---------------------------------------------------------

 

Mbr Mac Address type Status

ID

--- ------------------- -------------- ---------------

1 ec:87:94:d3:e1:00 R8Q71A Conductor

2 JL727A Not Present

 

 

 

Thanks

[manc_techie]

Here's how I did ours if this helps

 

vsf

enable domain 6693

member 1

type "JL256A" mac-address XXXXX

priority 128

link 1 1/49

link 1 name "I-Link1_1"

link 2 name "I-Link1_2"

exit

member 2

type "JL256A" mac-address XXXXX

priority 128

link 1 2/49

link 1 name "I-Link2_1"

link 2 name "I-Link2_2"

exit

port-speed 10g

exit

 

XXXXX# show vsf detail

 

VSF Domain ID : 6693

MAC Address : XXXXX

VSF Topology : Chain

VSF Status : Active

Uptime : 82d 2h 50m

VSF MAD : None

VSF Port Speed : 10G

Software Version : WC.16.11.0008

 

Name :XXXX

Contact : IT Department

Location : Munich

[Davit2005]

I am creating a 2 switch stack on the Aruba CX.

Each switch has 2 DAC cables -

 

switch 1 port 49 plugged into switch 2 port 50

switch 2 port 49 plugged into switch 1 port 50

 

I was thinking the command (after factory resetting both) was simply:

 

vsf member 1

type R8Q71A

link 1 1/1/49-1/1/50

 

vsf member 2

type jl727a

link 1 2/1/49-2/1/50

 

but I am seeing the second member as 'not present' when running show vlf after reboot. Is there more to it?

 

---------------------------------------------------------

 

Mbr Mac Address type Status

ID

--- ------------------- -------------- ---------------

1 ec:87:94:d3:e1:00 R8Q71A Conductor

2 JL727A Not Present

 

 

 

Thanks

 

I did not think you could have 2 ports on one link? Although Aruba documentation does sort of show that??

 

Page 39 https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/AOS-CX/10.07/PDF/5200-7889.pdf

 

Admittedly this is based on our 2930f

 

type "JL256A" mac-address ######-######

 

priority 150

 

link 1 4/52

 

link 1 name "I-Link4_1"

 

link 2 4/51

 

link 2 name "I-Link4_2"

 

exit

 

 

 

I've yet to play with VSF on the Aruba CX though.

Edited June 7, 2024 by Davit2005