MS1300 Getting Started | VLAN-segregated Management and Payload Networks
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Introduction and Planning
Kontron strongly recommends working with facility IT/Network personnel because this
platform contains a switch.
As with any switching appliance, undesired behaviors may occur within the network as a
result of incomplete or inadequate configurations.
Note about Spanning Tree
The Spanning Tree Protocol is a network protocol that builds loop-free logical
topologies for Ethernet networks. While not mandatory in some simple topologies where
logical (VLAN) or physical (Ethernet segments) segregations do not introduce loops (i.e.
point-to-point connections), it is often essential to scale up networks with complete
multi-link redundant architecture.
The MS1300 platform does not support PVST (Per-VLAN Spanning Tree). If the network
infrastructure you are connecting the MS1300 to is running PVST, a proper
interoperability between PVST and MSTP (or STP/RSTP) will require the configuration of
a common Spanning Tree instance across the network infrastructure. On Cisco, or other
vendors that have implemented PVST, this common Spanning Tree will be built from the
untagged VLAN 1. It is therefore mandatory to configure VLAN 1 as the native VLAN for
the PVST based ToR switches on the interfaces that will interconnect to the MS1300.
By completing the steps described in this section, you will configure your switch in order to be ready to connect the
MS1300 platform to your network infrastructure. Once the network cable is connected to the platform, you will have the
ability to access the switch management interface.
Prior to performing the steps described in Section 4/, speak with the IT/network personnel responsible for the hardware
and configuration of the network into which the MS1300 platform will be deployed and share the following details:
1.
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) is enabled.
2.
STP and RSTP (Spanning Tree and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocols) are also available.
3.
Management and payload networks are segregated by VLAN.
This use case will implement Spanning Tree best practices on both sides of the interconnection.
It is important to complete the switch configuration before plugging in the network
cables. The physical connection of the network is described starting at Section 4.5.
Follow the steps in the order in which they are presented for proper network
configuration.
The VLANs, subnets and IPs used in this document are the default Kontron values. A valid equivalent must be determined
for all the values shown in
bold orange
based on your infrastructure. Refer to Table 2 for a form that includes the
Kontron defaults and space to enter the network infrastructure equivalences.
