After removing the master switch in a virtual-chassis, the spanning-tree bridge-ID is not updated and keeps using the previous ID based in the old member mac address.
FPC0: Standalone root ID: 88:28:fb:63:de:03 FPC1 Standalone root ID: 88:28:fb:64:ba:03 FPC2 Standalone root ID: 88:28:fb:63:e3:03 (FPC0=Master|FPC1=backup|FPC2=LC) and the root-bridge is 4096.88:28:fb:63:de:03 After removing FPC0, the root-bridge didn't change: root@c06-36> show virtual-chassis status Nov 14 18:03:05 Preprovisioned Virtual Chassis Virtual Chassis ID: 7b16.7d93.87c6 Virtual Chassis Mode: Enabled Mstr Mixed Route Neighbor List Member ID Status Serial No Model prio Role Mode Mode ID Interface 1 (FPC 1) Prsnt TC3122310748 ex4600-40f 129 Master* N VC 2 vcp-255/0/26 2 (FPC 2) Prsnt TC3122310106 ex4600-40f 0 Linecard N VC 1 vcp-255/0/26 {master:1} root@c06-36> show spanning-tree bridge Nov 14 18:03:49 STP bridge parameters Routing instance name : GLOBAL Context ID : 0 Enabled protocol : MSTP STP bridge parameters for CIST Root ID : 4096.88:28:fb:63:de:03 CIST regional root : 4096.88:28:fb:63:de:03 CIST internal root cost : 0 Hello time : 2 seconds Maximum age : 20 seconds Forward delay : 15 seconds Number of topology changes : 0 Local parameters Bridge ID : 4096.88:28:fb:63:de:03 STP bridge parameters for MSTI 1 MSTI regional root : 4097.88:28:fb:63:de:03 Hello time : 2 seconds Maximum age : 20 seconds Forward delay : 15 seconds Number of topology changes : 0 Local parameters Bridge ID : 4097.88:28:fb:63:de:03
This behavior is expected and it is seen because the value of stp_base_mac_address sysctl is used for STP bridge id. This is set to a mac address from master RE pool. This sysctl is stored in backed up kernel as well. Now when the master RE splits from VC, the new master RE will still hold stp_base_mac_address sysct set to older value. It takes few mins for chassisd to update the stp_base_mac_address to the mac address belonging to the current vc pool. However within this time l2cpd comes up in new master RE and reads the old sysctl value. This is a day-1 behaviour. Workaround is to restart l2cpd once VC is split. >restart l2cpd-service all-members l2cpd is responsible for - STP, MVRP, LLDP/DCBX, L2PT. STP: Reconvergence will happen. [This is anyway supposed to happen in this PR case as well, as bridge mac will get changed] MVRP: Dynamic vlans learnt using MVRP will get deleted and then relearnt. LLDP/DCBX: In local box, LLDP/DCBX membership will get relearnt. However in Peer, there may not be an impact, as neighborship will expire only after TTL of 120 sec. L2PT: No impact