Ok. I am struggling with the proper physical cabling for a highly redundant network. With the following attributes:
Here is the diagram I have come up with so far wading through the vague Fortinet documentation on the subject:
I'm not sure if this is overly complicated or correct. Any help is appreciated.
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Created on 09-07-2022 01:11 PM
Hey there,
Overall, the only thing that you may want to change is the IDF loop connectivity back to the distribution switches. For the loop, connect redundantly from the top to the first distribution switch and the bottom to the second distribution switch. STP will be used and traffic flow will be distributed through either side. Using more than one link back to the distribution switch will create a LAG which in this case would expand the capacity and provide cable redundancy from the top and bottom of the stack. I'm going to guess you have been using this for guidance in your design: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortiswitch/7.2.1/fortilink-guide/780635/switch-redundancy-with-m...
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