VCStack and VRF-lite

VCStack and VRF-lite

The following example illustrates how to configure VRF-lite in a VCStacked environment.

In the example below, each port from the x900 connects to a different x610 VCStack member. Each port also belongs to a different VRF domain.

E-BGP peering between IP local addresses is used between the x900 and x610 VCStack members on a per VRF basis - in order for the x900 device to learn routes to x610 subnets associated with each VRF.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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e-BGP peering VRF violet

 

 

 

 

 

 

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from x900 lo7 70.70.70.2

 

 

 

 

 

x900

 

 

grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

via VLAN 14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

to DUTA lo7 7.7.7.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port1

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Port1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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x610

 

 

Port1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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DUTA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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e-BGP peering VRF grey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Port2

 

 

 

from x900 lo8 80.80.80.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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to DUTA lo8 8.8.8.1

 

 

 

 

violet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

via VLAN 15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port2.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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VLAN

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other features used in this configuration

In the configuration below, you will notice a couple of features in use that have not been previously discussed, namely stack provisioning and virtual-chassis ID.

Stack provisioning

Provisioning provides the ability to pre-configure a switch for stacking.

With provisioning, you can configure stack members and their ports, even though they are not currently physically present, and configure them ready for future addition to the stack. This means that you can either pre-configure ports belonging to a switch that has not yet been installed, or load a configuration that references these ports.

For example:

switch 1 provision x610-48

switch 2 provision x610-48

Note: You can only stack, and therefore provision, switches of the same basic model.

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Allied Telesis C613-16164-00 REV E VCStack and VRF-lite, Other features used in this configuration, Stack provisioning

C613-16164-00 REV E specifications

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