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Configuring the vLAG ignore split option
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NOTE
With ignore-split active, a vLAG node reboot can result in a more than one second loss while
interoperating with a Linux server/nic-team/CNA, due to premature egress of traffic from the server.
FIGURE 5 vLAG configuration of the ignore split
To reduce vLAG failover downtime, you must set the ignore split option on all of the legs in the vLAG
(RB2, RB3, and RB4, in this case).
To configure the vLAG ignore split, perform the following steps.
1. Start a NETCONF session with RB2.
2. Activate vLAG ignore split for the first leg.
The element in the following example identifies the port-channel number.
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