I am re-designing a network that currently is configured as a Hub-Spoke. To simplify the network, I drafted an extremely sloppy paint diagram to simplify my question. I do have Visio's but am not comfortable sharing them online.
All Switches are Powerconnect N3000 series.
I have 2 switches in a stack via stacking cable.
3 other switches are in separate buildings. As it stands, each of these three switches connects back to the core stack via LAG.
There LAGs consist of two 1GB interfaces on a distant switch, connecting to the LAG on the Core stack (split between 1/0/X and 2/0/X).
I would like to make this a mesh network, so I would like to connect each of the distant switches to each other so that they can still communicate if a link to the core switch goes down.
For example, Distant SW1 link to Core goes down, I would like packets to take path of SW2 to Core.
I tried to make this as simple as possible for sake of the question. So, I am wondering what needs to be programmed on the switches for this to work. I know STP is enabled by default, but I believe this is a global config. Do I need to do any further configurations, or simply connect the distant switches together and configure the interfaces as Trunks?
Thanks in advance.
Can you please give me an example of commands to set a lower STP bridge priority?