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Configure Cross-Connect Interfaces in Concerto

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A cross-connect link is the physical connection between the redundant devices in a high-availability (HA) deployment. The cross-connect interface provides the communication link between the active and standby appliance. When the standby device receives traffic, it forwards the traffic to the active device for processing over the cross-connect link. 

Configure Cross-Connect Interfaces

To configure a cross-connect interface in Concerto:

  1. In Tenant view, select Configure > Secure SD-WAN > Network Interfaces.

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    The Interfaces screen displays with the WAN tab selected by default.
     
  2. Select the Cross Connect tab. The screen displays the cross-connect interfaces that are configured.

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  3. Click the add-icon-black-on-white-22.png Add icon. The workflow to add a cross-connect interface appears, beginning with step 1, Settings. 
  4. Enter information for the following fields.

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    Field Description
    Interface (Required) Select vni or enet as the interface type, and then select an interface in the field to the right.
    VLAN IDs

    Enter one or more VLAN IDs. 

    Range: 0 through 4095

    Default: None
    Link Configuration (Group of Fields) Define the properties for data transmission on the link.
    • Speed

    Select the link speed. The options are:

    • Auto (Default)
    • 10 Mbps
    • 100 Mbps
    • 1 Gbps
    • 10 Gbps
    • 40 Gbps
    • 100 Gbps
    • Mode

    Select an interface mode. The options are:

    • Auto
    • Half Duplex
    • Full Duplex

    Default: Auto
    • Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU)

    Enter a value for the maximum transmission unit (MTU), which is the size, in bytes, of the largest protocol data packet (PDU) that the port can receive or transmit.

    Range: 72 through 9000

    Default: None
  5. Click Next or select step 2, Permissions.

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  6. Select or unselect permissions for each role, if needed.
  7. Click Next or select step 3, Review & Submit.

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  8. In the General section, enter a name for the interface in the Name field. You can also enter a description and tags.
  9. For the Interface field, select one of the following options:
    • Disabled—Disable the interface.
    • Enabled—Enable the interface.
    • Variable—Select this option to parameterize whether the interface is enabled or disabled. Enter a name for the variable, which is a Boolean value. You can then choose whether this interface is enabled or disabled on a device-by-device basis in the Deploy lifecycle.
  10. Review the configuration. Click the pencil-icon-blue-on-white-22.png Edit icon in any section to update the settings.
  11. Click Submit to create the interface.

Manage Cross-Connect Interface Configurations

You can perform the following actions on cross-connect interface configurations:

  • Edit
  • Clone
  • Delete
  • View references
  • Propagate
  • Compare versions
  • View the audit log
  • Enable and disable auto delete

For information about these actions, see Manage SD-WAN Policies and Profiles.

Software Support Information

Releases 13.1.1 and later support all content described in this article.