We are using dell S4048-ON switches in VLT setup to connect our servers in port-channel setup. We noticed that port flapping of interfaces sends out spanning tree changes throughout the infrastructure which in turn makes switches send "reset" packets for server ssh connections (thus disconnecting them). To protect against that we set "bpduguard" setting on port-channel as well as physical ports. Bpduguard command protects from spanning tree changes but we noticed that this command breaks port-channels on the switches and they begin to work through physical interfaces instead of port-channel interfaces (even though the server believes it to still be in port-channel setup). Without bpduguard command port-channels establish correctly on the switch but to prevent spanning tree changes we must keep it on. Is there perhaps a proper way of setting bpduguard on port-channels and their physical ports?
interface Port-channel 1 no ip address portmode hybrid switchport spanning-tree rstp edge-port bpduguard rate-interval 5 vlt-peer-lag port-channel 1 no shutdown
interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/1 no ip address spanning-tree rstp edge-port bpduguard ! port-channel-protocol LACP port-channel 1 mode active no shutdown
By port flapping, I meant intentional flipping on/off of ports. We don't have issues with ports turning on/off on their own. The thing is that booting and rebooting causes spanning-tree changes with ports going down and up.
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Posted October 20th, 2020 09:00
Hi AndriusLi,
Which OS version are you running on the switches? Which ports are flapping, the VLT ones?