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Uplink Failure Detection (UFD)<br />

Uplink failure detection (UFD) is enabled by default on the Aggregator.<br />

Note: Uplink failure detection is also referred to as link tracking.<br />

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UFD provides detection of the loss of upstream connectivity and, if used with NIC teaming, automatic<br />

recovery from a failed link.<br />

An Aggregator auto-configures with UFD enabled. You can use CLI commands to display the status and<br />

configuration of uplink-state groups, and enable UFD debugging.<br />

Feature Description<br />

A switch provides upstream connectivity for devices, such as servers. If a switch loses its upstream<br />

connectivity, downstream devices also lose their connectivity. However, the devices do not receive a direct<br />

indication that upstream connectivity is lost since connectivity to the switch is still operational.<br />

UFD allows a switch to associate downstream interfaces with upstream interfaces. When upstream<br />

connectivity fails, the switch disables the downstream links. Failures on the downstream links allow<br />

downstream devices to recognize the loss of upstream connectivity.<br />

For example, in Figure 20-1 Switches S1 and S2 both have upstream connectivity to Router R1 and<br />

downstream connectivity to the server. UFD operation is shown in Steps A through C:<br />

• In Step A, the server configuration uses the connection to S1 as the primary path. Network traffic flows<br />

from the server to S1 and then upstream to R1.<br />

• In Step B, the upstream link between S1 and R1 fails. The server continues to use the link to S1 for its<br />

network traffic, but the traffic is not successfully switched through S1 because the upstream link is<br />

down.<br />

• In Step C, UFD on S1 disables the link to the server. The server then stops using the link to S1 and<br />

switches to using its link to S2 to send traffic upstream to R1.<br />

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