topic which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking? in ExtremeCloud IQ

which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:04:08 GMT

Trying to determine if we can deploy some new L2-only X440-G2 units in stand-alone and stacked scenarios. A very simple network, using 5 VLANs, tagged inter-switch links, stacks. Can we on-board a factory-defaulted switch into XIQ and configure it with XIQ?

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:26:39 GMT

Hi @edward zubrickas ,

On-boarding a factory default box is currently what we are supporting when it comes to VOSS or EXOS. So you should be good to go.

XIQ does allow you to create new VLANs, enable tagging on a port and stacking is supported only for X440-G2 as of now.

DILRAJ

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:41:32 GMT

X440-g2 stacks exactly fit our scenario. We will try tomorrow!

Thanks!

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 20:35:36 GMT

The next step is trying to determine which physical interface on an X440G2 switch is default configured with DHCP Client enabled: Mgmt port or a “regular” ethernet port (VLAN=Default)?

Is this documented somewhere?

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:24:18 GMT

Check the below KB:

https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000079403

DILRAJ

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 03:07:14 GMT

We have the X440-G2 switches on-boarded into XIQ by connecting the Mgmt ports to an external switch providing DHCP and internet access, and can make port-level VLAN assignments. Next, how do we create stacks using “native” ports (our case is X440-G2-48P-10GE4 switches, so it appears that rear ports 49 and 50 can be used to create the recommended ring topology using SFP+ DACs. How will Stack Master be determined, IP address for the stack?

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:03:54 GMT

This seems more like an EXOS question rather than ExtremeCloudIQ. Maybe you want to take this to the EXOS community group to get this answered?

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:19:28 GMT

Nope. If you claim that stacking of EXOS switches is supported in XIQ, then no cheating....how do I setup the stack via XIQ?

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 09:16:55 GMT

Check the below KB:

https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000079990

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 22:40:58 GMT

Unfortunately, that KB article works for EXOS switches OTHER THAN the X440-G2.

The stacking-support option is not enabled by default for X440-G2 10G switch models., per

https://documentation.extremenetworks.com/summit/GUID-7E040A2A-6C2E-4A88-9F94-86E81A71EADB.shtml?_ga=2.257176204.62996162.1627306281-119450845.1624631718

So I DID have to “cheat”…

Connect my X440-G2 switches using the Rear ports 49&50 in a Ring topology.

Since each switch was on-boarded as a standalone, i connected to CLI of each switch of the potential stack and issued 2 commands:

enable stacking-support

reboot

After they rebooted, they “saw” each other but were not operating as a stack yet.

Connect to CLI of the switch which will be Slot-1 Master and issue the command:

configure stacking easy-setup

answer Yes

then take a long coffee break.

Eventually, the other slot s disappeared from XIQ Devices list, leaving just the Slot-1 switch visible

More stacking fun to follow...I’ll be opening GTAC cases for all the Error messages I’m receiving as we try to configure different features on a stack.

Next challenge: how to configure port aggregation in XIQ (EXOS calls is port sharing)

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 07:13:16 GMT

Building up a stack is a completely different story than onboarding a stack to XIQ. Here it seems to me that you were at the initial steps of building-up the stack and that is why I asked you to take this on EXOS community group. You can’t build a stack using XIQ. XIQ is to manage/configure a stack.

Anyways, seems like you have now managed to onboard a stack to XIQ. So that’s good and that solves the purpose of this thread.

For your next challenge: Refer KB https://extremeportal.force.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000097657

If you have any questions on this, I would encourage you to take this further in a separate thread. Just trying to keep the things clean and separated.

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

ed_zubrickas — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 03:56:48 GMT

When I switch between CLI and XIQ for switch changes, things get messy, so I appreciate the documentation on how to do everything possible via XIQ.

Last comment: I hope at some point a “sync” is possible to incorporate “local” switch changes into XIQ.

Thank you!

Re: which EXOS switch features can be configured in XIQ: VLANS, tagging, stacking?

Dilraj_Singh_Kh — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:28:25 GMT

There is no such documentation available as of now. You need to rely on either Knowledge base articles or community forum to get your questions answered. The work on the documentation is in progress and will soon be out for the customers.

And Yes, syncing the local switch changes to XIQ is in the pipeline.