Step 2: Configure the MCT VLAN, MCT Session VLAN, and Recommended MCT keep-alive VLAN

To create the recommended MCT keep-alive VLAN and MCT session VLAN for Ruckus-1and Ruckus-2 devices in the topology of Basic MCT configuration, enter the following commands.

  1. Create an MCT keep-alive VLAN by adding the tagged ports to the VLAN. 
    RUCKUS-1# configure terminal
RUCKUS-1(config)# vlan 3001 name MCT-keep-alive 
RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-3001)# tagged ethernet 1/1/9
RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-3001)# exit

    Ruckus-2# configure terminal
RUCKUS-2(config)# vlan 3001 name MCT-keep-alive 
RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-3001)# tagged ethernet 1/2/10
RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-3001)# exit
  2. Create a session VLAN by adding the ICL static lag ID to the VLAN and disable the spanning tree protocol. 
    RUCKUS-1(config)# vlan 3000 name Session-VLAN
RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-3000)# tagged lag 2
RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-3000)# no spanning-tree
    RUCKUS-2(config)# vlan 3000 name Session-VLAN
RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-3000)# tagged lag 2
RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-3000)# no spanning-tree
  3. For routers, add the following commands in the session VLAN configuration mode. Create a router interface with session VLAN ID and assign an IP address to the router interface. 
    RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-3000)# router-interface ve 3000
RUCKUS-1(config)# interface ve 3000
RUCKUS-1(config-vif-3000)# ip address 10.1.1.3/24

    RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-3000)# router-interface ve 3000
RUCKUS-2(config)#interface ve 3000
RUCKUS-2(config-vif-3000)# ip address 10.1.1.2/24
  4. For switches, assign an IP address in the Global Configuration mode. 
    RUCKUS-1(config)# ip address 10.1.1.3/24

    RUCKUS-2(config)# ip address 10.1.1.2/24

To implicitly configure the MCT VLAN and add the ICL as a tagged member of the VLAN, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-1(config)# vlan 1000 name MCT-VLAN-example
RUCKUS-1(config-vlan-1000)# tagged ethernet 1/1/1 to 1/1/3 lag 2
RUCKUS-2(config)# vlan 1000 name MCT-VLAN-example
RUCKUS-2(config-vlan-1000)# tagged ether 1/1/1 to 1/1/2 lag 2
Parent topic: Configuring MCT