154CHAPTER 8: CONFIGURING AND MANAGING MOBILITY DOMAIN ROAMING

Configuring a

The WX switches in a Mobility Domain use their system IP address for

Mobility Domain

Mobility Domain communication. To support the services of the Mobility

 

Domain, the system IP address of every WX switch requires basic IP

 

connectivity to the system IP address of every other WX switch. (For

 

information about setting the system IP address for the WX switch, see

 

“Configuring the System IP Address” on page 108.)

To create a Mobility Domain:

1Designate a seed WX switch. (See “Configuring the Seed” on page 154.)

2Create a list of the member WX switches. (See “Configuring Member WX Switches on the Seed” on page 155.)

3Configure each member WX switch to point to the seed. (See “Configuring a Member” on page 155.)

4Optionally configure a redundant seed WX switch. (See “Configuring a Member” on page 155.)

You can view the status and configuration of a Mobility Domain, clear members, and clear all Mobility Domain configuration from a WX switch.

Configuring the Seed You must explicitly configure only one WX switch per domain as the primary seed. All other WX switches in the domain receive their Mobility Domain information from the seed.

Use the following command to set the current WX switch as the seed device and name the Mobility Domain:

set mobility-domain mode seed domain-name mob-domain-name

For example, the following command sets the current WX switch as the seed and names the Mobility Domain Pleasanton:

WX1200# set mobility-domain mode seed domain-name Marlborough success: change accepted.

The Mobility Domain name is assigned to the seed WX switch only. The WX switch system IP address is used as the source IP address for all Mobility Domain communications. If the system IP address is not set, MSS issues a warning when you enter the set mobility-domain mode seed domain-namecommand, to inform you that the Mobility Domain is not operational until the system IP is set.

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