topic RE: V400 VPEX Design in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

V400 VPEX Design

LeoP1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:31:00 GMT

Hi Guys,

We are working on a project to an existing Legacy-Enterasys customer, to fight Aruba's approach on a customer using 2 X690 as Cores, and thinking about V400 Bridge Port Extenders for access (using 1G uplinks due to customer needs and infrastructure constrictions)...

The problem is the customer's "rings"... They are mandatory to the customer, because they want redundancy to the access. Do you think any of the following designs could work???

Best regards,

-Leo

RE: V400 VPEX Design

Necheporenko__N — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:48:00 GMT

Hello Leonardo,

Such kind of design will be implemented in a future EXOS release.
Currently, it is better to make a network design with MLAG in the Core as Control Bridges.

Best Regards,
Nikolay

RE: V400 VPEX Design

StephenW — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 00:49:00 GMT

Hi Leo,

Nether are supported at the moment, but the ring topology with one Controlling bridge is in the roadmap.

RE: V400 VPEX Design

LeoP1 — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:16:00 GMT

Hi Nikolay and Stephen,

I don't think MLAG design would work, because the customer won't have double direct uplinks to core in all BPE (actual design is just like the example 1 above).

Thanks for your help!

Best regards,

-Leo

RE: V400 VPEX Design

Necheporenko__N — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 01:16:00 GMT

Hello Leonardo,

The following design when the only top BPE has double links to Core is also supported. Bottom BPEs may have single link connection or LAG.

/Nikolay

RE: V400 VPEX Design

Bin — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 14:19:00 GMT

Hi Leo,

We plan to support Ring topology in Extended Edge Switching to provide redundancy in EXOS 22.7.x.

Best regards
Bin

RE: V400 VPEX Design

akrasnyakov — Tue, 16 Apr 2019 22:55:00 GMT

Hello guys.
A lot of partners and customers ask if the redundant server connection is supported with this design.