Xrn Fabric Configuration; Xrn Fabric Configuration Task List; Specifying The Fabric Port Of A Switch - 3Com 5500-EI PWR Install Manual

In this way, the forwarding table entries of each device in the fabric can be consistent. Even if the master
fails, other devices can use the forwarding table synchronized from the master to perform layer 3
forwarding, thus ensuring the accuracy of forwarding path. After re-electing the master, the fabric will
restart routing update.
DLA
As a new link aggregation mode, DLA can improve fault tolerance and redundancy backup of user
networks.
Link aggregation enables you to configure ports on the same device as an aggregation port group,
avoiding network interruptions resulted from single port failure. Based on link aggregation, DLA
provides a more reliable solution, with which you can select ports on different devices to form an
aggregation port group. In this way, single port failure can be avoided and network reliability can be
greatly improved, because the fabric can communicate with the destination network through ports on
other devices in case a single device fails.

XRN Fabric Configuration

XRN Fabric Configuration Task List

Complete the following tasks to configure XRN fabric:

Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch

Specifying the VLAN Used to Form an XRN Fabric
Setting a Unit ID for a Switch
Assigning a Unit Name to a Switch
Assigning an XRN Fabric Name to a Switch
Setting the XRN Fabric Authentication Mode
Configuring XRN Automatic Fabric for a Switch
Specifying the Fabric Port of a Switch
You can specify the fabric port of a switch in either system view or Ethernet interface view.
Configurations in system view
Follow these steps to specify a fabric port:
To do...
Enter system view
Specify the fabric port of a
switch
Configurations in Ethernet interface view
Follow these steps to specify a fabric port:
Task
Use the command...
system-view
fabric-port interface-type
interface-number enable
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Remarks
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Required
Not specified by default