@Jasper, @Robert, @Tamás Thanks for response.
I'll do testing using iPXE as per your reply. Also, I'm looking for switch LACP fallback configuration. Thanks and Regards, Joven D. On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 9:06 PM, Jasper Siepkes <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > We use the same switches (24 port model). We have 2 of these switches to > create > an MLAG (aka HP distributed trunking). iPXE is smart enough to handle > LACP. It > has a simple LACP implementation in it which allows it to use a single > connection. However I also remember struggling with this too (with Triton). > > I realize your not using Triton but vanilla SmartOS but maybe this info > helps. > We ended up with: > > * Headnode admin and external net connections both use LACP. The headnode > is > connected to the admin vlan switch with a static trunk. > * Compute node's only have their external net connections working with > LACP. > ** All the admin VLAN trunks use "dynamic" LACP in passive mode to allow > unprovisioned compute nodes to connect without having LACP configured. This > should work like the fallback which Robert described except I couldn't get > it > working. So in the end I just unplugged the second LACP connection for the > compute nodes. External net hands-off failover is the most important for > us and > that works just fine. > > Kind regards, > > Jasper > > > Op 26 april 2017 om 18:28 schreef Robert Mustacchi <[email protected]>: > > > > On 4/26/17 0:34 , Tamás Gérczei wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > I solved the same problem by using iPXE as a PXE implementation > instead of > > > what > > > the ROM shipped. > > > > In general, most switches have a LACP fallback option for exactly this > > purpose, such that in boot it ends up not enabling LACP and just a > > static link. While I'm not sure of the exact option name, I suspect that > > the switches you're using have similar options. > > > > Robert > > > > > On 2017-04-26 09:07, Joven Sabanal wrote: > > >> > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> I setup PXE Server to boot SmartOS. I have servers that Link > Aggregation is > > >> > > >> enabled and from switch, Static LACP is enabled. But when the server > reboot > > >> > > >> and it needs to load the PXE File, it's having an error: > > >> > > >> Screenshot: > > >> Inline image 1 > > >> > > >> Server Model : > > >> Network Switch Model : HP 2920-48G Switch (J9728A) > > >> > > >> This happen when 2 links are active. Whenever I disable or unplugged 1 > > >> link, > > >> loading PXE file is success and booting SmartOS is OK. > > >> > > >> > > >> Any advice is much appreciated. > > >> Thanks in advance. > > >> > > >> > > >> Regards, > > >> > > >> > > >> Joven D. > > >> > > >> > > > > > > *smartos-discuss* | Archives > > > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now> > > > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/21483261-4b78dd38> > | > > > Modify > > > <https://www.listbox.com/member/?&> > > > Your Subscription [Powered by Listbox] <http://www.listbox.com> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------- smartos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/184463/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/184463/25769125-55cfbc00 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=25769125&id_secret=25769125-7688e9fb Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
