82 CHAPTER 4: XRN CONFIGURATION
Table66 Setting a Fabric Name for Switches
By default, the Fabric name is “5500-EI”.
Setting an XRN
Authentication Mode
for Switches
Only the Switches with the same Fabric name and XRN authentication mode can
constitute a Fabric.
You can use the commands in the following table to set an authentication mode for
the Switches.
Perform the following configuration in System View.
Table67 Setting an XRN Authentication Mode for Switches
By default, no authentication mode is set on the Switches.
Displaying and
Debugging a Fabric
Following completion of the above configuration, you can execute the display
command in any view to view device management and verify the settings.
Table68 Displaying and Debugging FTM
Fabric Configuration Example
Networking Requirements
Configure unit ID, unit name, Fabric name, and authentication mode for four
Switches, and interconnect them to form a Fabric.
The configuration details are as follows:
nUnit IDs: 1, 2, 3, 4
nUnit names: unit 1, unit 2, unit 3, unit 4
nFabric name: hello
nAuthentication mode: simple password
nPassword: welcome
Operation Command
Set a Fabric name for Switches sysname sysname
Restore the default Fabric name undo sysname
Operation Command
Set an XRN authentication mode for Switches xrn-fabric authentication-mode {
simple password | md5 key }
Restore the default XRN authentication mode undo xrn-fabric
authentication-mode
Operation Command
Display the information of the entire Fabric display xrn-fabric [ port ]
Display the topology information of Fabric display ftm{ information | route |
topology-database }