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234 C
HAPTER
9: XRN F
ABRIC
Configuring an XRN
Fabric
FTM provides user interfaces. You can configure VLAN unit IDs, Fabric name, and
the authentication mode between units by using the command.
Table 259 Configuring FTM
Setting Unit IDs for
Switches
You can use the command in the following table to set unit IDs for Switches. Make
sure to set different unit IDs for different Switches in a Fabric. On the Switches that
support auto numbering, FTM will automatically number the Switches to
constitute a Fabric, so that each Switch has a unique unit ID in the Fabric.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table 260 Setting unit IDs for Switches
By default, the unit ID of a Switch is set to 1. A unit ID can be set to a value in the
range from 1 to the maximum number of devices supported in XRN.
Setting Unit Names for
Switches
You can use the command in the following table to set a unit name for each
Switch.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table 261 Setting Unit Names for Switches
Setting a Fabric Name
for Switches
Only the Switches with the same Fabric name and XRN authentication mode can
constitute a Fabric.
You can use the commands in the following table to set a Fabric name for the
Switches.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table 262 Setting a Fabric Name for Switches
By default, the Fabric name is “5500G-EI”.
Device Configuration Default Settings Comment
Switch Set unit IDs for the
Switches The unit ID of a
Switch is set to 1 Make sure that you have set
different unit IDs to different
Switches, so that the Fabric can
operate normally after all the
Switches are interconnected.
Set a name for the
Fabric where the
Switches belong The Fabric name
of the Switches is
5500 Interconnected the Switches
with the same Fabric name to
form a Fabric.
Operation Command
Set unit IDs for Switches
change unit-id 1 to {1 | auto-numbering }
Operation Command
Set unit names for Switches
set unit
unit-id
name unit-name
Operation Command
Set a Fabric name for Switches
sysname
sysname
Restore the default Fabric name
undo sysname