Context
An AS in an SVF system can be a standalone switch or a
stack. If an AS is a stack, pre-configure the stack function on the
AS and then connect the AS to the SVF system. For stack configuration
details, see Stack Configuration in the Configuration Guide
- Device Management of fixed switches.
When the parent
is directly connected to an AS, the fabric port, management VLAN,
and client mode of the AS are auto-negotiated and do not need to be
manually configured. Additionally, if the following conditions are
met, the AS can automatically go online after it is connected to the
parent.
Table 4-11 Conditions for an AS going online
No.
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Condition
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Description
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1
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The AS is unconfigured (without any startup configuration
file and input on the console port).
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If one of the following conditions is met, the
AS has gone online and input is allowed on its console port:
- The prompt information "The switch has entered the uni-mng AS
mode, and console port input is allowed." is displayed on the console
port.
- The State field in the display
uni-mng interface fabric-port command output on the
parent displays Connected.
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2
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If the AS is a stack, it contains a maximum of five member
switches of which the stack ID ranges from 0 to 4.
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If the number of member switches exceeds 5 or the stack
ID is larger than 4, the AS cannot go online to connect to the SVF
system.
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3
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Each AS has a unique management MAC address.
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By default, an AS uses its system MAC address as the management
MAC address to connect to an SVF system. When the management MAC address
of an AS conflicts with that of another AS, you can run the as access manage-mac mac-address command to change the management
MAC address so as to prevent MAC address conflicts.
When an
AS is a stack of multiple devices:
Before connecting an AS with the pre-configured name and MAC
address to an SVF system, you are advised to set up a stack for the
AS and then configure the pre-configured MAC address as the management
MAC address.
When pre-configuring the name and MAC address of
an AS, configure this MAC address as the MAC address of the master
switch in the stack. In this situation, the AS management MAC address
is the same as the pre-configured one by default, and no management
MAC address needs to be configured.
If the AS name and MAC address are configured after the AS
connects to an SVF system, the management MAC address does not need
to be configured.
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4
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If the AS needs to use downlink service ports as member
ports of the connected uplink fabric port, you need to run the uni-mng up-direction
fabric-port member interface interface-type interface-number [ to interface-number ] command to specify these downlink service ports as member ports
of the connected uplink fabric port. Downlink service ports include
the ports that connect level-1 ASs to the parent and that connect
level-2 ASs to level-1 ASs.
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-
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5
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If the AS functioning as the VCMP client has synchronized
VLANs before going online, you must run the reset vcmp command to clear VCMP
information and restart the AS.
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-
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6
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If the AS is an S5730HI switch, you must
run the undo as-mode disable command first to change the working mode of the switch to
AS mode. By default, the switch works in parent mode.
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