Requirements for an active/active configuration
An active/active configuration requires proper configuration of OS and NIC teaming. An active/active configuration also requires two Virtual Connect modules and resources that meet the following requirements.
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For a single logical interconnect group configuration, create a pair of networks for each VLAN you want to connect.
| For a single logical interconnect group configuration, designate a network name for a paired network using the naming convention
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For a single logical interconnect group configuration, create a pair of uplink sets to associate the networks with the uplink ports on the interconnect module.
For a multiple logical interconnect group configuration, create an uplink set on the first interconnect module and an uplink set on the second interconnect module with the same networks. | For a single logical interconnect group configuration, assign names to uplink sets using the naming convention
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Network Sets (optional) | One or more pairs of network sets. Each set must include only networks that are intended to be used in the same server profile connection. For example, if Net_101_A is in uplink set US_A, which has ports from the interconnect module in bay 1, Net_101_A must be associated with the downlink port connected to the interconnect module in bay 1 (for example, LOM1:1-a). | For a single logical interconnect group configuration, designate a network set name using the naming convention
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The physical ports to which you want to map the network or network sets. Map the profile connections to the downlink ports on the same interconnect module as the uplinks on the uplink set. This mapping ensures that the networks associated with the uplink ports in the uplink set match the networks assigned to the profile connections in the downlink ports. | Do not select Auto for the port. Do not set the
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