Specifications

Configuring a Network Domain
RoamAbout Mobility System Software Configuration Guide 8-5
InFigure 8‐3,aRoamAboutSwit chintheMobilityDomainatthecorporateofficeisconfiguredas
amemberofaNetworkDomainthathasalocalseed,aswellasseedsatthetwobranchoffices
andthethreesalesoffices.TheRoamAbou tSwitchhasanaffinityvalueof
10(highest)forthe local
seed,andanaffinityvalueof7fortheseedatBranchOffice1.TheRoamAboutSwitchhas an
affinityof5(thedefault)fortheotherseedsintheNetworkDomain.
IntheeventthatthelocalNetworkDomainseedbecomesunavailable,theRoamAboutSwitch
thenattemptstoconnecttotheseedatBranchOffice1,itsnext‐highest‐affinityseed.Once
connectedtothisseed,theRoamAboutSwitchthenperiodicallyattemptstoconnecttothelocal
seed.WhentheRoamAboutSwitchisabletoconnecttothelocalseedagain,itdropsthe
connectionto
theseedatBranchOffice1.
WhenyouconfigureaRoamAboutSwitchtobeamemberofaNetworkDomain,youspecifythe
seed(s)towhichitcanconnect.Aspartofthisconfiguration,youcanalsospecifytheaffinitythe
RoamAboutSwitchhasforeachseed.
Configuring a Network Domain
ToconfigureaNetworkDomain:
1. DesignateoneormoreNetworkDomainseedRoamAboutSwitches.(See“Configuring
NetworkDomainSeeds”onpage 8‐5.)
2. SpecifyseedpeersintheNetworkDomain.(See“SpecifyingNetworkDomainSeedPeers”on
page 8‐6.)
3. ConfigureRoamAboutSwitchestobepartoftheNetworkDomain.(See“Configuring
Network
DomainMembers”onpage 8‐6.)
YoucanviewthestatusofaNetworkDomain,clearmembers,andclearallNetworkDomain
configurationfromaRoamAboutSwitch.
Configuring Network Domain Seeds
InaNetworkDomain,amemberRoamAboutSwitchconsultsaseedRoamAboutSwitchto
determineauser’sVLANmembershipinaremoteMobilityDomain.
UsethefollowingcommandtosetthecurrentRoamAboutSwitchasaseeddevicewithina
specifiedNetworkDomain:
set network-domain mode seed domain-name net-domain-name
Examples
ThefollowingcommandsetsthecurrentRoamAboutSwitchasaseedwiththeNetworkDomain
California:
RBT-8200# set network-domain mode seed domain-name California
success: change accepted.
IftheseedinaNetwork DomainisalsointendedtobeamemberoftheNetworkDomain,youmust
enterthefollowingcommandontheseed,withthespecifiedIPaddresspointingtotheseeditself.
set network-domain mode member seed-ip ip-addr [affinity num]
Forexample,thefollowingcommandsetsthecurrentRoamAboutSwitchasamemberofa
NetworkDomainwheretheRoamAboutSwitchwithIPaddress192.168.9.254isaseed: