MCLAG requirements
- Both peer switches should be of the same hardware model and same software version. Mismatched configurations might work but are unsupported.
- There is a maximum of two FortiSwitch models per MCLAG.
- The routing feature is not available within an MCLAG.
- When min_bundle or max_bundle is combined with MCLAG, the bundle limit properties are applied only to the local aggregate interface.
- On the global switch level,
mclag-stp-aware
must be enabled, and STP must be enabled on all ICL trunks. They are both enabled by default.
NOTE: If you are going to use IGMP snooping with an MCLAG topology:
- On the global switch level,
mclag-igmpsnooping-aware
must be enabled. By default,mclag-igmpsnooping-aware
is enabled in the FortiSwitchOS CLI. - The
mcast-snooping-flood-traffic
andigmp-snooping-flood-reports
settings must be disabled on the ISL and FortiLink trunks; but themcast-snooping-flood-traffic
andigmp-snooping-flood-reports
settings must be enabled on ICL trunks. These settings are enabled by default. - IGMP proxy must be enabled.