Setting The Xrn Fabric Authentication Mode; Configuring Xrn Automatic Fabric For A Switch - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual

Follow these steps to assign a fabric name to a switch:
To do...
Enter system view
Assign a fabric name to the
switch

Setting the XRN Fabric Authentication Mode

Only the switches with the same XRN fabric authentication mode can form an XRN fabric.
Follow these steps to set the XRN fabric authentication mode for a switch:
To do...
Enter system view
Set the XRN fabric
authentication mode for
the switch
When an XRN fabric operates normally, you can regard the whole fabric as a single device and perform
configuration on it. Multiple switches constitute an XRN fabric. Therefore, data transmission and
simultaneous program execution among the switches may cause the XRN fabric in a busy situation.
When you configure the XRN fabric, you may receive a prompt "Fabric system is busy, please try
later..." which indicates the fabric system does not perform your configuration properly. In this case, you
need to verify your previous configuration or perform your configuration again.

Configuring XRN Automatic Fabric for a Switch

Configuration prerequisites
Make sure that the Flash of the newly added device has enough space to download software used
on the device in the fabric.
Configure the fabric port for the newly added device.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure XRN automatic fabric for a switch:
To do...
Enter system view
Configure XRN automatic
fabric for a switch
Use the command...
system-view
sysname sysname
Use the command...
system-view
xrn-fabric authentication-mode
{ simple password | md5 key }
Use the command...
system-view
fabric member-auto-update
software enable
1-10
Remarks
—
Optional
By default, the XRN fabric
name is 5500-EI.
Remarks
—
Optional
By default, no authentication
mode is set on a switch.
Remarks
—
Required
Disabled by default