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Switch Meshing
Switch Meshing Fundamentals
Operating Rules
(See also “Requirements and Restrictions” on page 14-24.)
A meshed switch can have some ports in the meshed domain and others
outside the meshed domain. That is, ports within the meshed domain must
be configured for meshing, while ports outside the meshed domain must
not be configured for meshing.
Meshed links must be point-to-point switch links.
Within any meshed switch, all ports belong to the same meshed domain.
A switch can have up to 24 meshed ports.
A mesh domain can include up to 12 switches.
Hub links between meshed switch links are not allowed.
No t e Switch mesh domains do not allow inclusion of:
• Hubs
• Switches that are not configured for meshing
• Non-meshed ports in a switch that has some meshed ports
Linking a non-mesh device or port into the mesh causes the meshed switch
port(s) connected to that device to shut down.
If the switch has multiple static VLANs and you configure a port for
meshing, the port becomes a tagged member of all such VLANs. If you
remove a port from meshing, it becomes an untagged member of only the
default VLAN.
A port configured as a member of a static trunk (LACP, FEC, or Trunk
type) cannot be configured for meshing, and the reverse.
A port with 802.1x port access security is not supported for switch
meshing.
If a port belongs to a dynamic LACP trunk, you can impose meshing on
the port without having to remove the port from the trunk. (If a port is a
member of a dynamic LACP trunk and you configure the port for meshing,
it automatically ceases to be a member of the dynamic trunk.)
On a port configured for meshing, if you subsequently remove meshing
from the port’s configuration and reboot the switch, the port returns to its
default configuration. (It does not revert to any non-default configuration
it had before being configured for meshing).
When meshing is configured on the switch, the routing features (IP
routing, RIP, and OSPF) must be disabled, and the reverse. That is, the
switch’s meshing and routing features cannot be enabled at the same
time.
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