Basic MCT Configuration

This section describes how to set up a basic MCT configuration. The following figure shows a basic MCT topology, which applies to Layer 2 and Layer 3. MCT can also be supported with VRRP or VRRP-E.

Basic MCT Configuration

In this section:

  1. MCT Configuration Considerations
  2. Differences in Configuring MCT for the Switch and Router Image
  3. MCT Recommendations and Best Practices
  4. Configuring MCT
  5. Forcing a Port Up in a Basic MCT Configuration
    In a dynamic LAG environment, Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) images are too small for most operating systems to leverage LACP during the boot process. As a result, during a PXE build process, traffic sent by the server is dropped, and the build process can fail.
Parent topic: Multi-Chassis Trunking