Creating A Logical Fabric Using Xisls; Figure 28 Example Of Logical Fabrics In Multiple Chassis And Xisls - HP StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

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Creating a logical fabric using XISLs

Creating a logical fabric using XISLs

This procedure describes how to create a logical fabric using multiple chassis and XISLs and refers
to the configuration shown in
FIGURE 28
Use the following procedure to create a logical fabric using XISLs:
1. Set up the base switches in each chassis:
2. Physically connect ports in the base switches to form XISLs.
3. Enable all of the base switches. This forms the base fabric.
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Example of logical fabrics in multiple chassis and XISLs
a. Connect to the physical chassis and log in using an account with the chassis-role
permission.
b. Enable the Virtual Fabrics feature, if it is not already enabled. See
Virtual Fabrics mode"
Enabling Virtual Fabrics automatically creates the default logical switch, with FID 128. All
ports in the chassis are assigned to the default logical switch.
c. Create a base switch and assign it a fabric ID that will become the FID of the base fabric.
See "Creating a logical switch or base switch"
base switch.
For the example shown in
d. Assign ports to the base switch, as described in
switch" on page 295.
e. Repeat step a through
Figure 28 as an example.
on page 290 for instructions.
Figure 28, you would create a base switch with fabric ID 8.
step d in all chassis that are to participate in the logical fabric.
"Enabling
on page 292 for instructions on creating a
"Adding and moving ports on a logical
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