Cable connection instead of TrunkCable

Products

• VMware Smart Assurance
• Network Observability

Issue/Introduction

Smarts IP Cable connection is incorrectly created between two switches instead of TrunkCable connection

Environment

All supported releases of Smart

Cause

• The BRIDGE-MIB is not properly configured.
• Smarts IP creates a TrunkCable connection betwen two ports when a Port Underlying a MAC bridges only one MAC that is LayeredOver another Port, that in turn bridges only one MAC.
• However, this problem is seen when a Port (such as PORT-##.##.##.##/8026 [8/26]) bridges a MAC that is layered over an Interface (such as ##.##.##.##/13600001) instead of being layered over another Port (PORT-##.##.##.##/8026[8/26]).

Resolution

To resolve this issue so that Smarts IP is able to create the appropriate TrunkCable connections, you must ensure that the BRIDGE-MIB is properly configured.