Sync Redundancy in ClusterXL with MDPS

[andersplarsson]

Hi,

Setting up a new cluster with 19200-appliances running 81.20 take98 with "Management Data Plane Separation (MDPS)". These appliances has two sync-interfaces and seem to be best practice to create a bond if you want to have Sync Redundancy but there is one problem here. One Synch-interface (Synch) is shown i Mplane and the other synch-interface (Synch2) is shown i Dplane.

Why?

Management Data Plane Separation (MDPS) and Sync Redundancy in ClusterXL using bond-interface not supportet?

Regards,

Anders 

[Chris_Atkinson]

What was your order of operations, is the bond configured / present before enabling mdps?

[andersplarsson]

Hi,
The bond was not configured since before no. MDPS was implemented from start. The gateways has not yet been completely set up yet.

So first the firts-time wizard was completed (set of MGMT, Synch, NTP, DNS -ip:s was set), then upgraded to take98 (R81.20) then configuration of MDPS was done.

Regards,

Anders 

[Chris_Atkinson]

If you follow the configuration procedure per sk138672 and continue to have difficulty please reach out to TAC.

[the_rock]

For what is worth, this is what AI says...

Andy

1. M-plane (Management Plane)

• Handles configuration, fault, and performance management.

• If a Synch interface is shown here (Synch), it's typically used for:

  • Synchronization of configuration data

  • Managing software updates

  • Interfacing with centralized management systems (like EMS/NMS)

  • It might be logical or virtual

2. D-plane (Data Plane)

• Handles user traffic and real-time data processing.

• If Synch2 appears here, it may:

  • Be used for time synchronization (e.g., PTP, SyncE) between nodes or base stations

  • Be a physical interface connected to a synchronization source (like GNSS, boundary clock, etc.)

[Chris_Atkinson]

Please stop posting these unless you've personally validated them as fact.

I for one would hate for the AI to start believing its own terrible insights/answers.

[the_rock]

You are 100% right, I find most of those AI answers now are not super useful.

Andy