provoke a forwarding loop / broadcast storm

storm-test | mesh-no-stp | mesh-no-stp-mlag

architecture

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cli setup

(config)
no banner exec
no spanning-tree vlan 1

make sure redundant links between the switchen are up

(exec)
show interfaces status

(config)
int range fa1/4 - 5
shutdown
no shutdown

leaf-nodes (vpcs)

node1

ip address 10.5.5.1 255.255.255.0
save

node2

ip address 10.5.5.2 255.255.255.0
save

acceptance

sniff the link between ESW1 and ESW2

from node2

ping 10.5.5.1

==> you will see ARP packets going wild


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