Deployment Guide

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
Conventional Core Versus Distributed Core.............................................................................................................7
Conventional Core..............................................................................................................................................7
Distributed Core.................................................................................................................................................8
Key Advantages.................................................................................................................................................9
Designing a Distributed Core....................................................................................................................................9
Terminology......................................................................................................................................................10
Gathering Useful Information...........................................................................................................................11
Key Considerations for Designing a Distributed Core .....................................................................................11
Selecting a Distributed Core Design Template................................................................................................13
Type 1: Large Core Design...............................................................................................................................13
Type 2: Medium Core Design...........................................................................................................................14
Type 3: Small Core Design................................................................................................................................16
2 Getting Started...........................................................................................................................17
Designing and Deploying a Distributed Core..........................................................................................................17
Flowchart for Designing and Deploying a Distributed Core...................................................................................18
How to Design and Deploy a Distributed Core.......................................................................................................18
3 Using the Core Design Wizard................................................................................................19
Core Design – Step 1: Welcome Page....................................................................................................................19
Core Design – Step 2: Core Name and Type...........................................................................................................20
Core Design – Step 3: Port Count............................................................................................................................21
Core Design – Step 4: Interlink Configuration.........................................................................................................22
Core Design – Step 5: Uplink Configuration............................................................................................................23
Core Design – Step 6: Downlink Configuration.......................................................................................................23
Core Design – Step 7: Output..................................................................................................................................23
Core Design – Step 8: Summary.............................................................................................................................25
4 Using the Pre-deployment Wizard.........................................................................................27
Pre-Deployment – Step 1: Introduction .................................................................................................................27
Prerequisites....................................................................................................................................................27
Flowchart for preparing the distributed core for deployment..........................................................................28
Pre-Deployment Screens.................................................................................................................................28
Pre-deployment – Step 2: Assign Switch Identities...............................................................................................29