Solaris IPMP + Spanning Tree & PIX w/Failover

From: phusnikn (phusnikn@cynikal.net)
Date: 04/22/03

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    From: "phusnikn" <phusnikn@cynikal.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:28:31 GMT

    I'm doing switch redundancy using spanning tree, & IPMP (IP Multipathing) on
    my solaris boxes each interface is going into seperate switch i'm running
    into an issue where if a firewall goes down the failover firewall comes up,
    it stops sending packets to one of the switches basically the switch will be
    down but to the host connected it, it looks up so IPMP will not failover the
    interface and send traffic over the other interface over the 'good switch'
    is there any workaround for this ? ie. Can I have it so that the switch
    automatically downs all interfaces on that switch ? or have IPMP some how do
    some magic and failover once this switch is no longer getting packets ?

    Right now if a switch fails (loose power/cable disconnect) everything goes
    over to the seconday switch and IPMP failsover the interface and sends
    traffic over the sec. switch and it all works great!

    I'm trying to be clear as possible I know im goofing up on the explaination. 

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