received on the Remote iMcV-FiberLinX-II DATA port can be extra-tagged and sent
out of the Host iMcV-FiberLinX-II DATA port with a unique tag for identification in
the Host cloud. In the reverse direction the extra tag is removed before sending the
data out of the Remote iMcV-FiberLinX-II DATA port.
To configure this mode, perform the following:
Set the Extra Tag Mode on both of the iMcV-FiberLinX-II modules:
1.
In the Main Configuration screen, press the Space Bar and type config. The
Configuration screen displays:
Transparent Mode – with either (not both) Data and Optics Mgmt dipswitches
set to on, all traffic passes between Optics and Data port EXCEPT what has
been defined as the Management Domain. The Management Domain can either be
defined as untagged traffic or traffic with a specified VLAN ID.
In Transparent Mode with BOTH Optics and Data Mgmt dipswitches set to off,
all traffic passes between the Optics and Data Ports.
Default Mode – the unit passes only Untagged Packets.
The unit is currently
Enter Y for Transparent Mode, N for no Transparent Mode or <enter> to
move to other options [ Y ]
2.
Enter Y in the Transparent Mode field and press any key (except S or Q) to open
the Transparent Mode Setup screen.
Is a VLAN tag required on Management packets? [ Y ]
Do you want to enter the Extra Tag mode? Enter Y for Extra Tagging.
Enter N if you do not want Extra Tags [ N ]
Are VLAN Tags required on the EXT Port?
Type S or F3 to save the new information
Type Q of F4 to quit and cancel changes
Reboot is required for any change to take affect.
3.
Enter Y when prompted with Do you want to enter the Extra Tag mode? The
screen expands to displays the Extra Tag mode fields:
Do you want to enter the Extra Tag mode? Enter Y for Extra Tagging.
Enter N if you do not want Extra Tags [ Y ]
The Data Tag is
Data Priority is
Are Extra Tags left on the Data Port?
Select the TPID for the Extra Tag
Extra Tag TPID [ 1 ]
Enter the extra tag VLAN ID (for example, 8), the Priority (optional), and the
EtherType (optional). These values must be identical on both iMcV-FiberLinX-II
modules.
in Default
Mode.
TRANSPARENT MODE SETUP
[0
]
[0
]
[8100]
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[ N ]
[ N ]
1 = 8100, 2 = 9100, 3 = 9200
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