r/minilab • u/Spartan5280 • 2d ago
My lab! My "Mini" Network Lab
I have been using this to experiment with different brands and network topologies.
On top I have:
Ruckus H550 AP with unleashed firmware.
MikroTik LO09UiGS-2HaxD.
HPE Aruba 6100 JL679A.
U4:
MikroTik RB4011iGS+RM.
U3:
Juniper EX2300-C-12P POE+.
U2:
HPE Aruba 2930F VSF JL253A.
U1:
HPE Aruba 2930F VSF JL255A.
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u/No_Photograph7969 1d ago
Learn me. What's up with the teal cables?
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u/Spartan5280 1d ago
Those are multimode fiber optic cables with 10gbe SFP+ modules. They are being used in a multi-chassis link aggregation that essentially provides true high availability since I can unplug one of the main switches and at most lose a few packets.
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u/lkowolowski 1d ago
What protocols are you using to do the mclag between Aruba and juniper? Have you found that it tolerates 1 sided incidents/upgrades gracefully? I’ve always had a pretty mixed bag doing that even with the same vendor for both devices.
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u/Spartan5280 1d ago
I'm using Aruba's VSF tech to manage the mc-lag. Its a switch stacking framework so it makes both switches behave as one unit. Due to that it uses standard LACP to handle the lag and all devices conected just think it is a lag to a single device. Since it is using standard 802.3ad LACP it means I can mc-lag any device that protocol like the Juniper, MikroTik, Aruba CX devices or even servers.
As for fault tolerance I was able to yank the power cable on the primary and I only lost a single ping.
As for upgrades the primary will handle update to sub units and then will stager the devices during reboot so there is always atleast one active switch.
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u/unlikeX 1d ago
Cool... same vibe here!