11-06-2009 11:46 AM - edited 03-06-2019 08:29 AM
Hi all, I would like to get some advise on the proper way to configure stp given the next scenario. Two core switches interconnecting via ether channel and each core switch connected to 6 other floor switches. Each floor switch is connected to each core for redundancy. I have 20 vlans configured on the core switches. Now, should I make core one the root for all the vlans? or divide them between core 1 and core 2? Thank you very much in advance for your assistance.
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11-06-2009 11:52 AM
Mauricio
You can do either really. A common setup is to
1) make core switch 1 STP root for all odd vlans and match this up with the HSRP active for the odd vlans.
2) make core switch 2 STP root for all even vlans and match this up with the HSRP active for the even vlans.
Core switch 1 will be STP secondary for even vlans and core switch 2 will be STP secondary for odd vlans.
This setup works fine and utilises both the uplinks from the floor switches.
I'm assuming that the etherchannel between the core switches is a L2 etherchannel trunk ?
Jon
11-06-2009 11:52 AM
Mauricio
You can do either really. A common setup is to
1) make core switch 1 STP root for all odd vlans and match this up with the HSRP active for the odd vlans.
2) make core switch 2 STP root for all even vlans and match this up with the HSRP active for the even vlans.
Core switch 1 will be STP secondary for even vlans and core switch 2 will be STP secondary for odd vlans.
This setup works fine and utilises both the uplinks from the floor switches.
I'm assuming that the etherchannel between the core switches is a L2 etherchannel trunk ?
Jon
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