Microsoft Corporation
MITIGATION OF PHYSICAL NETWORK MISCONFIGURATIONS FOR CLUSTERED NODES

Abstract:

Techniques are disclosed for method for detecting misconfigurations and detecting incorrect cabling of physical adapters in a VLAN cluster. A Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) packet is received. Data is extracted identifying VLANs available on ports, and the MAC address of the switch. Incorrectly coupled adapters and misconfigured VLANs are identified.