3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual page 740

1 XRN Fabric Configuration·························································································································1-1
Introduction to XRN·································································································································1-1
Establishment of an XRN Fabric ·····································································································1-1
How XRN Works······························································································································1-5
XRN Fabric Configuration ·······················································································································1-6
XRN Fabric Configuration Task List ································································································1-6
Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch·····························································································1-6
Specifying the VLAN Used to Form an XRN Fabric········································································1-7
Setting a Unit ID for a Switch ··········································································································1-8
Assigning a Unit Name to a Switch ·································································································1-9
Assigning an XRN Fabric Name to a Switch ···················································································1-9
Setting the XRN Fabric Authentication Mode················································································1-10
Configuring XRN Automatic Fabric for a Switch ···········································································1-10
Displaying and Maintaining XRN Fabric ·······························································································1-11
XRN Fabric Configuration Example ······································································································1-11
Network Requirements ··················································································································1-11
Network Diagram···························································································································1-12
Configuration Procedure················································································································1-12
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