2 weeks ago
This may not be possible, but it would be handy if it is... I have 4 switches on my desk, a pair of 430s running EXOS, and 2 5320s using VOSS. I have 2 laptops, and they connect just fine over the 2 430s in a VLAN, but that was just to test. I was attempting to refer to this page : Fabric Engine User Guide (extremenetworks.com)
to build out a test setup to link the 2 VOSS switches over the EXOS switches somehow to extend the fabric over. Since I am new to VOSS, and honestly relatively new to EXOS although I can now get around in it ok, they are slightly different /tongue in cheek there.
So, is this even a possibility, or would I have to use something like an XA1400 to set this up?
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2 weeks ago
Hi Alex. I believe you're on the right track to consider using "Fabric Extend". Here are some detailed examples of how to make this happen.
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000078226&q=fabric%20extend
https://extreme-networks.my.site.com/ExtrArticleDetail?an=000078216&q=fabric%20extend
MS
2 weeks ago
I was able to get this working over layer 2, although I would change that logical isis port command after the initial configuration to go into that logical port and run the commands there. Thank you all for your assistance! It'll help us in getting our new location up and running with fabric.
2 weeks ago
Make sure you enable Jumbo frame support on the EXOS switches (is not enabled by default), or the ISIS FE adjacencies won't come up!
2 weeks ago
I like to add one more solutions, indeed, there are, depending on the needs, tree solutions.
The first two solutions are best for L2 intermediate LAN/WAN/PROVIDER networks.
Remember SPBM-FC requires point to point tagged vlan connections for the back-bone vlans
SPBM-FE-L3 requires more switch resources compared to SPBM-FE-L2
2 weeks ago
Thanks, it looks like I have some reading to do! It would think it would be better to stay in L2 if possible, but I had forgotten about the MTU size change, so thanks for that reminder as well.