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How Smart Link works ·········································································································································· 98
Smart Link collaboration mechanisms ················································································································· 98
Smart Link configuration task list ·································································································································· 99
Configuring a Smart Link device ·································································································································· 99
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 99
Configuring protected VLANs for a smart link group ······················································································ 100
Configuring member ports for a smart link group ··························································································· 101
Configuring role preemption for a smart link group························································································ 101
Enabling the sending of flush messages ··········································································································· 102
Configuring the collaboration between Smart Link and CC of CFD ······························································ 102
Configuring an associated device ····························································································································· 103
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 103
Enabling the receiving of flush messages ········································································································· 103
Displaying and maintaining Smart Link ····················································································································· 103
Smart Link configuration examples ···························································································································· 104
Single smart link group configuration example ······························································································· 104
Multiple smart link groups load sharing configuration example ···································································· 108
Smart Link and CFD collaboration configuration example ············································································· 112
Configuring Monitor Link ········································································································································ 118
Monitor Link overview ················································································································································· 118
Terminology ························································································································································· 118
How Monitor Link works ····································································································································· 119
Configuring Monitor Link ············································································································································ 119
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 119
Creating a monitor link group ··························································································································· 119
Configuring monitor link group member ports ································································································· 119
Displaying and maintaining Monitor Link ················································································································· 120
Monitor Link configuration example ·························································································································· 120
Configuring track ···················································································································································· 124
Track overview ····························································································································································· 124
Introduction to collaboration ······························································································································ 124
Collaboration fundamentals ······························································································································· 124
Collaboration application example ··················································································································· 125
Track configuration task list ········································································································································· 125
Associating the track module with a detection module ··························································································· 125
Associating track with NQA ······························································································································ 125
Associating track with interface management ································································································· 126
Associating the track module with an application module ······················································································ 127
Associating track with static routing ·················································································································· 127
Displaying and maintaining track entries ·················································································································· 128
Track configuration examples ····································································································································· 128
Static routing-track-NQA collaboration configuration example ····································································· 128
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