JUNIPER CHASSIS

CLUSTERS
Link Aggregation
 Link Aggregation

Why would we want to have link aggregation in our network?

⬜ Adds redundancy to physical connections that make up a Reth

interface.
⬜ Provides higher bandwidth throughput.
 Link Aggregation Group (LAG)
When devices are part of a cluster we can’t do “traditional” link
aggregation from both nodes. We must use LAG.
RG 1

Node0 - Primary Node1 - Secondary

AE0

This configuration
AE0
is wrong and will
not work.
Link Aggregation Group (LAG)

Configuring link aggregation in the cluster the correct way:

1. Add more physical interfaces to our Reth from both

nodes in the cluster. This forms our LAG.
2. Configure LACP to manage our LAG.
3. Create 2 AE bundles on the switch. One for each physical node
in the cluster. Enable LACP.
 Possible Configuration #1
RG 1

Node0 - Primary Node1 - Secondary

Reth0.0
LAG/LACP

AE1/LACP
AE0/LACP
 Possible Configuration #2
RG 1

Node0 - Primary Node1 - Secondary

Reth0.0
LAG/LACP

AE0/LACP AE1/LACP
 Possible Configuration #3
RG 1

Node0 - Primary Node1 - Secondary

Reth0.0
LAG/LACP

CP AE1/L
AE1/LA ACP

EX Virtual
Chassis
LAG Configuration
Add physical interfaces to our Reth to create a LAG and enable
LACP.

# set interfaces ge-0/0/9 gigether-options redundant-parent reth0

# set interfaces ge-5/0/9 gigether-options redundant-parent reth0
# set interfaces reth0 redundant-ether-options lacp active
# set interfaces reth0 redundant-ether-options lacp periodic fast
 Our Lab Diagram
RG 1

Node0 - Secondary Node1 - Primary

0/0/9 5/0/9
0/0/10 5/0/10

AE1/LACP
AE0/LACP 0/0/4
0/0/2 0/0/5
0/0/3
 Switch Configuration
# set chassis aggregated-devices ethernet device-count 2
# set interfaces fe-0/0/2 fastether-options 802.3ad ae0
# set interfaces fe-0/0/3 fastether-options 802.3ad ae0
#set interfaces fe-0/0/4 fastether-options 802.3ad ae1
#set interfaces fe-0/0/5 fastether-options 802.3ad ae1
#set interfaces ae0 aggregated-ether-options lacp active
#set interfaces ae1 aggregated-ether-options lacp active
#set interfaces ae0 aggregate-ether-options lacp periodic fast
#set interfaces ae1 aggregate-ether-options lacp periodic fast
#set interfaces ae0 unit 0 family ether-switching vlan members vlan vlan-trust
#set interfaces ae1 unit 0 family ether-switching vlan members vlan vlan-trust
Verify LAG/LACP
⬜ We can verify our LAG is working by using the
commands below.

■ > show interfaces reth0 detail

■ > show interfaces ae0 detail
■ > show interfaces terse
■ > show lacp statistics interfaces ae0
■ > show lacp interfaces