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Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 14, 2016
Applicant:

Super Micro Computer, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventor:
Assignee:

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/40 (2006.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01); H04L 12/709 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0886 (2013.01); H04L 12/40 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2013.01); H04L 41/0806 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 45/245 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various embodiments set forth a method for automatically configuring a multi-chassis link aggregation group (MLAG), including receiving first system information associated with the MLAG, receiving a first discovery packet via a first uplink port associated with a first switch that is included in the MLAG, where the first discovery packet includes second system information associated with the MLAG, determining whether the first system information matches the second system information, where if the first system information matches the second system information, then concluding that the first uplink port is included in an inter peer link connecting the first switch to a second switch that also is included in the MLAG, and if the first system information does not match the second system information, then concluding that the first uplink port is not included in the inter peer link. Advantageously, the method avoids requiring a user to enter hundreds of commands manually.


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