Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200-24T Software Manual page 808

Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS
Configuration
Step-by-Step
Procedure
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closet interconnected to each other using the dedicated VCPs. The front view shows the
uplink VCPs interconnected across the wiring closets.
Figure 17: Virtual Chassis Interconnected Across Wiring Closets
To configure the Virtual Chassis across multiple wiring closets, perform these tasks:
To configure a Virtual Chassis across multiple wiring closets:
Configure the mastership priority of SWA-0 (member
1.
value ( ), thereby ensuring that it functions as the master of the expanded Virtual
255
Chassis configuration:
[edit virtual-chassis]
user@SWA-0# set member 0 mastership-priority 255
Prepare the members in wiring closet A for interconnecting with the member
2.
switches in wiring closet B by setting uplink VCPs for member 0 and member 1:
user@SWA-0> request virtual-chassis vc-port set pic-slot 1 port 0
user@SWA-0> request virtual-chassis vc-port set pic-slot 1 port 0 member 1
NOTE:
For redundancy, this example configures an uplink VCP in both SWA-0
and SWA-1.
This example omits the specification of the
in configuring an uplink VCP for SWA-0 (and, later, for SWA-2). The
command applies by default to the switch where it is executed.
Prepare SWA-2 in wiring closet B for interconnecting with the Virtual Chassis
3.
configuration by configuring its mastership priority to be the highest possible value
(255). Its member ID is currently
) to be the highest possible
0
member member-id
, because it is not yet interconnected with the
0
option