Cisco Systems 5709 Network Hardware User Manual


 
User Guide NetXtreme II
January 2010
Broadcom Corporation
Document ENGSRVT52-CDUM100-R General Network Considerations Page 41
The addition of a link between the switches allows traffic from/to Blue and Gray to reach each other without any problems.
Note the additional entries in the CAM table for both switches. The link interconnect is critical for the proper operation of the
team. As a result, it is highly advisable to have a link aggregation trunk to interconnect the two switches to ensure high
availability for the connection.
Figure 4: Teaming Across Switches With Interconnect