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Chapter 1 Overview of the Ethernet Switch Blade ...........................................................17
High Performance Embedded Switching...................................................................... 17
Advanced TCA® Compliant.........................................................................................17
OpenArchitect Switch Management............................................................................. 18
Extensible Customization of Routing Policies..............................................................18
Powerful CarrierClass Features.....................................................................................18
Ethernet Port Layout..................................................................................................... 18
Ethernet Switch Blade Port Configuration..................................................................19
Base switch Quick Reference.............................................................................. 19
Fabric Switch Quick Reference........................................................................... 19
OpenArchitect Switch Environment............................................................................. 20
OpenArchitect Software Structure................................................................................ 20
Chapter 2 Port Cabling and LED Indicators...................................................................... 23
Connecting the Cables...................................................................................................23
Console Port Cabling................................................................................................23
Connecting to the Console Port................................................................................23
Out of Band Ports (OOB Ports).................................................................................... 24
LED Reference......................................................................................................... 24
Chapter 3 High Availability Networking...........................................................................27
Surviving Partner.......................................................................................................... 27
VRRP........................................................................................................................28
zlmd.......................................................................................................................... 28
Switch Replacement and Reconfiguration............................................................... 29
zspconfig...................................................................................................................29
Example HA Switch Configuration..........................................................................30
Modifying zsp.conf on the Base switch...............................................................31
Modifying zsp_vlan.conf on the Fabric Switch...................................................35
Configuring Surviving Partner......................................................................................42
Central Authority.......................................................................................................... 43
Chapter 4 Fabric Switch Configuration ............................................................................ 46
Two switches, two consoles..........................................................................................46
Connecting to the Fabric Switch Console.....................................................................46
OpenArchitect Configuration Procedure.......................................................................46
Changing the Shell Prompt........................................................................................... 47
Default Configuration Scripts...................................................................................47
Example Configuration Scripts................................................................................ 47
Overview of OpenArchitect VLAN Interfaces.........................................................48
Tagging and Untagging VLANs..........................................................................48
Switch Port Interfaces..........................................................................................49
Layer 2 Switch Configuration.......................................................................................49
Using the S50layer2 Script.................................................................................. 50
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