User guide

Configuring Virtual Chassis Automatically Setting up a Virtual Chassis
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Switch Management Guide March 2015 page 12-31
Converting Static to Automatic
After issuing the virtual-chassis vf-link-mode auto command the VFL mode is converted from static to
automatic. All existing VFLs will be converted to automatic VFL ports regardless of whether the links are
active or not.
For example, below is the current configuration with VFL mode as static:
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 configured-chassis-id 1
virtual-chassis vf-link-mode static
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 0 create
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 0 member-port 1/1/21
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 0 member-port 1/1/22
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 1 create
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 1 member-port 1/1/23
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 vf-link 1 member-port 1/1/24 (assume link is down on
this port)
After issuing the virtual-chassis vf-link-mode auto command the VFL mode is converted from static to
automatic. All the existing VFLs are converted to automatic VFL ports regardless of whether the links are
active or not.
For example, below is the new configuration after the mode is converted to automatic:
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 configured-chassis-id 1
virtual-chassis vf-link-mode auto
virtual-chassis auto-vf-link-port 1/1/21
virtual-chassis auto-vf-link-port 1/1/22
virtual-chassis auto-vf-link-port 1/1/23
virtual-chassis auto-vf-link-port 1/1/24
Please note the following:
• Although port 1/1/24 is down, that port is still converted to an automatic VFL port.
• Although it is not shown in the new configuration ports 1/1/21 and 1/1/22 are still member ports of
VFL 0 and ports 1/1/23 and 1/1/24 are still member ports of VFL 1 (as long as there is no topology
change).
• Use the write memory command to save the new configuration.
Converting Automatic to Static
After issuing the virtual-chassis vf-link-mode static command the VFL mode is converted from auto-
matic to static. All existing VFLs will be converted to static VFL ports if they are active at the time of
conversion.
Please note the following assumptions:
• Ports 1/1/21 and 1/1/22 have become VFL ports and belong to VFL ID 1
• Ports 1/1/23 and 1/1/24 have become VFL ports and belong to VFL ID 0
• Ports 1/1/25 has not become a VFL port yet (i.e. link is down)
For example, below is the current configuration with VFL mode as auto:
virtual-chassis chassis-id 1 configured-chassis-id 1
virtual-chassis vf-link-mode auto