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In certain cases you will need to use the Fast Setup procedure of
individual CoreBuilder 7X00 interface cards, in addition to the Integrated
Fast Setup procedure, to correctly configure your system.
This section presents the Integrated Fast Setup of the CoreBuilder 7000
family ATM switch card. It also explains when to use the Integrated Fast
Setup of the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch card and when to use
the Fast Setup of an individual Corebuilder 7X00 interface card. For
detailed information about how to use the Fast Setup of an individual
Corebuilder 7X00 interface card, see the User Guide of the specific
interface card.
Chassis-oriented Setup
The Integrated Fast Setup procedure is based on the concept that the
CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch chassis together with its installed
interface cards is viewed as an integrated unit. The advantage of this
point of view is its simplicity: it is not necessary to remember in which slot
each interface card is installed or even which type of interface card is
installed. Attention is focussed on configuring the ports of the chassis.
The procedure automatically determines the ports that are available in the
chassis and presents them by type (Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, ATM) for
configuration. The port location is displayed by the notation <slot.port>
.
For example <3.1> refers to slot #3, port #1.
Chassis-wide VLANs
With the Integrated Fast Setup, Virtual LANs (VLANs) can be created
across the entire chassis. VLANs are set up in two stages. First, in the LE
Client section, a number of
potential
VLANs are created according to the
requirement of the network. Next, in the Virtual Network Configuration
section, the potential VLANs become actual VLANs by having ports
assigned to them.
You need to define an administration “admin” VLAN to maintain SNMP
connectivity to each device in the network. Using the Integrated Fast
Setup you define one admin VLAN for the chassis; there is no need to
define separate admin VLANs for each interface card.
Note that from software version 3.5 on, the “admin” VLAN can now be
called by any other name providing the same name is used consistently in
the CB7000 and in all installed CB7X00 interface cards. When using the
Integrated Fast Setup, the name for the admin VLAN which is specified
for the switch module will be automatically chosen for the other modules