configuring 2 distribution switches
Connect the 2 distribution switches on a layer 2 link or through a layer2 etherchannel. Uplinks from each access switch must terminate on both the distribution switches for redundancy..
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Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) or Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) should be used if you implement Layer 2 links between the Layer 2 access switches and the distribution layer. Hi all, im implementing 2 distribution switches in my lan, they are both in seperate server room, is the best way to have each of my access switches connected to both dist switches, and would I also connect the 2 dist switches directly together ? 04-01-2007 04:41 AM The best way would be to connect. The distribution layer is the second layer of the Cisco three-layer hierarchical model. A hierarchical model has the following advantages: Cisco Campus Designs The Cisco Campus Architecture fundamentally divides networks or their modular blocks into the following hierarchical layers: This model provides a modular framework.