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Managing switch pairs

In order to enable the creation of M-LAG or equivalent multi-chassis link aggregations the admins must mark the switches that form pairs.

Creating a switch pair using the UI

Section titled “Creating a switch pair using the UI”
  1. Navigate to Fabrics > Fabric name > Network Devices tab
  2. Ensure both switches are registered and added to the fabric
  3. Go to the Switch Pairs tab and click Add Switch Pair
  4. Select the two switches that are physically connected as a pair
  5. Click Create

Creating a switch pair using the CLI

Section titled “Creating a switch pair using the CLI”

Ensure both switches are added to the system and configured using either the UI or the CLI.

  1. List the registered switches to get the IDs:
metalcloud-cli network-device list
  1. Create the switch pair between the two switches:
metalcloud-cli switch-pair create --switch1 4 --switch2 5

Listing switch pairs

Section titled “Listing switch pairs”

To list the switch pairs to see if the switch pair was created:

metalcloud-cli switch-pair list

Deleting switch pairs

Section titled “Deleting switch pairs”
metalcloud-cli switch-pair delete --switch1 4 --switch2 5
Section titled “Fabric link aggregations”

In addition to switch pairs, MetalSoft now supports managing link aggregations (LAG, MLAG, peer-link) as standalone resources at the fabric level. This provides more granular control over how links between network devices are grouped and how BGP sessions are configured on them.

For details see Managing BGP Sessions and Link Aggregations.