Contents
OmniSwitch 6600 Family Network Configuration Guide April 2006 vii
MST Interoperability and Migration ...........................................................................20-12
Migrating from Flat Mode STP/RSTP to Flat Mode MSTP ................................20-12
Migrating from 1x1 Mode to Flat Mode MSTP ...................................................20-13
Quick Steps for Configuring an MST Region .............................................................20-14
Quick Steps for Configuring MSTIs ...........................................................................20-16
Verifying the MST Configuration ...............................................................................20-19
Chapter 7 Assigning Ports to VLANs ......................................................................................21-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................21-1
Port Assignment Specifications ....................................................................................21-2
Port Assignment Defaults ............................................................................................21-2
Sample VLAN Port Assignment ...................................................................................21-3
Statically Assigning Ports to VLANs ...........................................................................21-4
Dynamically Assigning Ports to VLANs ......................................................................21-4
How Dynamic Port Assignment Works .................................................................21-5
VLAN Mobile Tag Classification ...................................................................21-5
VLAN Rule Classification ..............................................................................21-8
Configuring Dynamic VLAN Port Assignment ...................................................21-10
Enabling/Disabling Port Mobility ........................................................................21-11
Ignoring Bridge Protocol Data Units (BPDU) ..............................................21-11
Understanding Mobile Port Properties ........................................................................21-13
What is a Configured Default VLAN? .................................................................21-13
What is a Secondary VLAN? ...............................................................................21-13
Configuring Mobile Port Properties .....................................................................21-16
Enable/Disable Default VLAN ......................................................................21-16
Enable/Disable Default VLAN Restore ........................................................21-17
Enable/Disable Port Authentication ..............................................................21-17
Enable/Disable 802.1X Port-Based Access Control .....................................21-18
Verifying VLAN Port Associations and Mobile Port Properties ................................21-19
Understanding ‘show vlan port’ Output ...............................................................21-19
Understanding ‘show vlan port mobile’ Output ...................................................21-20
Chapter 8 Defining VLAN Rules ...............................................................................................22-1
In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................22-1
VLAN Rules Specifications ..........................................................................................22-2
VLAN Rules Defaults ..................................................................................................22-2
Sample VLAN Rule Configuration ...............................................................................22-3
VLAN Rules Overview .................................................................................................22-4
VLAN Rule Types .................................................................................................22-4
DHCP Rules ....................................................................................................22-5
Binding Rules ..................................................................................................22-6
MAC Address Rules ........................................................................................22-6
Network Address Rules ...................................................................................22-6
Protocol Rules .................................................................................................22-6