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Multi-Chassis Trunking

1 Multi-Chassis Trunking
- 1.1 Multi-Chassis Trunking Overview
  - 1.1.1 How MCT Works
  - 1.1.2 MCT Terminology
  - 1.1.3 MCT Data Flow
  - 1.1.4 MCT and VLANs
  - 1.1.5 MCT Feature Interaction and Supported Features
  - 1.1.6 MCT Board Type Compatibility
- 1.2 Basic MCT Configuration
  - 1.2.1 MCT Configuration Considerations
  - 1.2.2 MCT Recommendations and Best Practices
  - 1.2.3 Configuring MCT
  - 1.2.4 Forcing a Port Up in a Basic MCT Configuration
- 1.3 Cluster Client Automatic Configuration
  - 1.3.1 Setting Up Cluster Client Automatic Configuration
- 1.4 MCT Failover Scenarios
  - 1.4.1 Cluster Failover Mode
    - 1.4.1.1 Configuring the Failover Mode
  - 1.4.2 Client Isolation Mode
    - 1.4.2.1 Configuring Client Isolation Mode
  - 1.4.3 Shutting Down All Client Interfaces
  - 1.4.4 Using the Keep-Alive VLAN
  - 1.4.5 Setting Keep-Alive Timers and Hold Time
- 1.5 MCT Hitless Upgrade
- 1.6 Layer 2 Behavior with MCT
  - 1.6.1 Dynamic Trunks (LAGs)
  - 1.6.2 Port Loop Detection
  - 1.6.3 MCT Layer 2 Protocols
  - 1.6.4 Layer 2 Multicast Snooping over MCT
    - 1.6.4.1 IGMP and MLD Snooping
    - 1.6.4.2 IGMP and MLD Snooping Behavior on MCT Cluster Devices
    - 1.6.4.3 How Failovers are Handled for Layer 2 Multicast over MCT
    - 1.6.4.4 PIM-SM and PIM6-SM Snooping over MCT
    - 1.6.4.5 Forwarding Entries for PIM-SM and PIM6-SM Multicast Snooping
    - 1.6.4.6 Displaying Information for Multicast Snooping
    - 1.6.4.7 Multicast Snooping Configuration Example
- 1.7 Layer 3 Behavior with MCT
  - 1.7.1 Layer 3 Unicast Forwarding over MCT
    - 1.7.1.1 Layer 3 Traffic Forwarding Toward MCT Clients
    - 1.7.1.2 Layer 3 Traffic Forwarding From MCT Clients
  - 1.7.2 User-defined VRF Support over MCT
  - 1.7.3 VRRP or VRRP-E over an MCT-Enabled Network
  - 1.7.4 OSPF and BGP over an MCT-Enabled Network
  - 1.7.5 Layer 3 with MCT Configuration Considerations
  - 1.7.6 MCT Configuration for a Single-Level MCT Deployment
    - 1.7.6.1 MCT Configuration: Router A
    - 1.7.6.2 MCT Configuration: Router B
    - 1.7.6.3 MCT Configuration: S1-SW Device
  - 1.7.7 MCT Configuration with VRRP-E
    - 1.7.7.1 VRRP-E Configuration: Router A
    - 1.7.7.2 VRRP-E Configuration: Router B
  - 1.7.8 MCT Configuration with OSPF
  - 1.7.9 MCT Configuration with BGP
  - 1.7.10 PIM Over MCT Intermediate Router Functionality
    - 1.7.10.1 MCT Peer as Intermediate Upstream Router
    - 1.7.10.2 MCT Peer as Intermediate Downstream Router
    - 1.7.10.3 Load Sharing of Multicast Traffic by MCT-Cluster on CCEP Links
    - 1.7.10.4 Fast Convergence of Multicast Traffic
    - 1.7.10.5 First Hop and Last Hop Router Support on MCT Cluster Devices for MCT VLANs
    - 1.7.10.6 RP Support on MCT Cluster Devices
    - 1.7.10.7 Anycast RP Support for MCT Cluster Devices
    - 1.7.10.8 Requirements for Multicast MCT
    - 1.7.10.9 Limitations
    - 1.7.10.10 Configuring Multicast Routing over MCT for IPv4
- 1.8 Displaying MCT Information
  - 1.8.1 MAC Clear Commands
- 1.9 Single-Level MCT Configuration Example
  - 1.9.1 Client 1 Configuration
  - 1.9.2 Client 2 Configuration
  - 1.9.3 AGG-A (R1) Configuration
  - 1.9.4 AGG-B (R2) Configuration
- 1.10 Two-Level MCT Configuration Example
  - 1.10.1 AGG-A (R1) Configuration
  - 1.10.2 AGG-B (R2) Configuration
  - 1.10.3 DIST-A (R3) Configuration
  - 1.10.4 DIST-B (R4) Configuration
- 1.11 MCT Configuration Example Using ICX 7850 Stacks as Cluster Peers
- 1.12 MCT Hitless Sequential Upgrade

Multi-Chassis Trunking

In this section:

Multi-Chassis Trunking Overview
Basic MCT Configuration
Cluster Client Automatic Configuration
MCT Failover Scenarios
MCT Hitless Upgrade
Layer 2 Behavior with MCT
Layer 2 behavior when MCT is configured includes MAC operations, dynamic trunks, port loop detection, and multicast snooping over MCT.
Layer 3 Behavior with MCT
Displaying MCT Information
Single-Level MCT Configuration Example
Two-Level MCT Configuration Example
MCT Configuration Example Using ICX 7850 Stacks as Cluster Peers
MCT Hitless Sequential Upgrade

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