Chapter 12: Managing Your Eaps Configuration; Configuring Eaps - Extreme Networks Ridgeline Guide Manual

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C H A P T E R
This chapter describes how use Ridgeline to configure and monitor an Ethernet Automatic Protection
Switching (EAPS) configuration in your network. Topics include:
Configuring EAPS using Ridgeline's network resource provisioning feature
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Viewing table and map views of EAPS domain information
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Displaying detailed information about individual EAPS domains
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Verify the EAPS configurations in your network
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Running reports about the EAPS domains in your network
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The EAPS monitoring function in Ridgeline provides a visual way to view the status of your EAPS
configurations (EAPS domains) and to verify the configuration of your EAPS-enabled devices. With its
multiple status displays and the ability to focus on individual EAPS domains, it can also help you
debug EAPS problems on your network.
NOTE
Your devices must be running ExtremeWare 7.7 or later, or ExtremeXOS 11.3 or later in order to be
recognized by Ridgeline as EAPS nodes. ExtremeXOS 11.6 is required for full EAPS functionality within Ridgeline.

Configuring EAPS

Using Ridgeline, you can perform the following EAPS configuration tasks:
Create an EAPS domain
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Modify settings in an EAPS domain
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Create a shared link
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Specify protected VLANs, VMANs, and BVLANs
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Delete an EAPS domain
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For more information on Ridgeline's network resource provisioning feature, see
Resources" on page 77.
Ridgeline Concepts and Solutions Guide
Managing Your EAPS
Configuration
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