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OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide March 2015 xi

Recommended Topologies ...................................................................................12-14

Campus Core .................................................................................................12-14

Data Center VC .............................................................................................12-15

Interaction with Other Features ...................................................................................12-16

Data Center Bridging ...........................................................................................12-16

Multicast Load Balancing ....................................................................................12-16

SPB .......................................................................................................................12-17

Configuring Virtual Chassis ........................................................................................12-18

Virtual Chassis Configuration Guidelines ............................................................12-18

General ..........................................................................................................12-18

Chassis Identifier ...........................................................................................12-19

Virtual Chassis Group Identifier ...................................................................12-19

Virtual Fabric Link (VFL) .............................................................................12-19

Control VLAN ...............................................................................................12-20

Configuring the Chassis Identifier .......................................................................12-20

Duplicate chassis identifier ............................................................................12-21

Configuring the Virtual Chassis Group Identifier ................................................12-21

Creating the Virtual Fabric Link (VFL) ...............................................................12-21

Configuring the Hello Interval .............................................................................12-21

Configuring the Control VLAN ...........................................................................12-22

Configuring EMP IP Addresses ...........................................................................12-22

Configuring the Chassis EMP IP Address - Standalone Mode .....................12-22

Configuring the Chassis EMP IP Address - Virtual Chassis Mode ..............12-22

Configuring the Virtual Chassis EMP IP Address -

Virtual Chassis Mode ...................................................................................12-23

Controlled Shutdown of a Virtual Chassis Participant Switch ......................12-23

Virtual Chassis Configuration Example ......................................................................12-24

Virtual Chassis Mesh VFL Configuration Example ............................................12-26

Automatically Setting up a Virtual Chassis ................................................................12-29

Automatic Virtual Chassis Concepts and Components ........................................12-29

VFL Mode ............................................................................................................12-29

Automatic VFL ....................................................................................................12-30

Configuring Automatic VFL Ports ................................................................12-30

Converting the VFL Mode ............................................................................12-30

Automatic Chassis ID Assignment ......................................................................12-32

Automatic Virtual Chassis Scenarios ...................................................................12-33

Automatic Virtual Chassis Flow ..........................................................................12-34

Displaying Virtual Chassis Configuration and Status .................................................12-35

Chapter 13 Managing Automatic Remote Configuration Download ...............................13-1

In This Chapter ..............................................................................................................13-1

Automatic Remote Configuration Specifications .........................................................13-2

Automatic Remote Configuration Defaults .................................................................13-3

Quick Steps for Automatic Remote Configuration .......................................................13-5

Overview .......................................................................................................................13-6

Basic Operation ......................................................................................................13-6

Network Components ......................................................................................13-7