iiiHow Smart Link works ·········································································································································· 98Smart Link collaboration mechanisms ················································································································· 98Smart Link configuration task list ·································································································································· 99Configuring a Smart Link device ·································································································································· 99Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 99Configuring protected VLANs for a smart link group ······················································································ 100Configuring member ports for a smart link group ··························································································· 101Configuring role preemption for a smart link group························································································ 101Enabling the sending of flush messages ··········································································································· 102Configuring the collaboration between Smart Link and CC of CFD······························································ 102Configuring an associated device ····························································································································· 103Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 103Enabling the receiving of flush messages ········································································································· 103Displaying and maintaining Smart Link ····················································································································· 103Smart Link configuration examples ···························································································································· 104Single smart link group configuration example ······························································································· 104Multiple smart link groups load sharing configuration example ···································································· 108Smart Link and CFD collaboration configuration example ············································································· 112Configuring Monitor Link ········································································································································ 118Monitor Link overview ················································································································································· 118Terminology ························································································································································· 118How Monitor Link works ····································································································································· 119Configuring Monitor Link ············································································································································ 119Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 119Creating a monitor link group ··························································································································· 119Configuring monitor link group member ports ································································································· 119Displaying and maintaining Monitor Link ················································································································· 120Monitor Link configuration example ·························································································································· 120Configuring track ···················································································································································· 124Track overview ····························································································································································· 124Introduction to collaboration ······························································································································ 124Collaboration fundamentals ······························································································································· 124Collaboration application example··················································································································· 125Track configuration task list········································································································································· 125Associating the track module with a detection module ··························································································· 125Associating track with NQA ······························································································································ 125Associating track with interface management ································································································· 126Associating the track module with an application module ······················································································ 127Associating track with static routing ·················································································································· 127Displaying and maintaining track entries ·················································································································· 128Track configuration examples ····································································································································· 128Static routing-track-NQA collaboration configuration example ····································································· 128Index ········································································································································································ 134