26 XRN CONFIGURATION GUIDE
XRN Fabric
Configuration
Several Expandable Resilient Networking (XRN) supported switches can be
interconnected to form a fabric, in which each switch is a unit, the ports
connecting the units are called fabric ports, and the other ports that are used to
connect the fabric to users are called user ports. In this way, you can increase ports
of network devices and improve the reliability of user networks.
Network Diagram Figure71 Network diagram for XRN fabric configuration
Networking and
Configuration
Requirements
Configure unit ID, unit name, XRN fabric name, and fabric authentication mode
for three switches to enable them to form an XRN fabric.
The configuration details are as follows:
■Unit IDs for Switch A, Switch B and Switch C are 1, 2 and 3 respectively;
■Unit names of the three switches are Unit1, Unit2 and Unit3 respectively. The
fabric name is hello;
■Fabric authentication mode is simple and password is welcome.
nThe Switch 5500Gs do not support the fabric authentication function.
Applicable Products
Fabric port
User port
IRF fabric
Switch A
Switch B Switch C
Product series Software version Hardware version
Switch 5500 Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 5500G Release V03.02.04 All versions
Switch 4500 Release V03.03.00 All versions