Cisco Systems 8600 Series manual Description for Tag Switching, Example for Tag Switching

addshelf

Description for Tag Switching

For tag switching, before it can carry traffic, the link to a tag switch controller must be “upped” (using either uptrk or upport) at the BPX node. The link can then be “added” to the network (using addshelf). Also, the link must be free of major alarms before you can add it with the addshelf command.

Note Once a port on the BXM is upped in either trunk or port mode by either the uptrk or upport commands, respectively, all other ports can only be “upped” in the same mode.

Tag Switching Parameters-addshelf

Parameter	Description
slot.port	Specifies the BXM slot and port number. (The port may be configured for either
	trunk (network) or port (service) mode.)
device-type	vsi, which is “virtual switch interface” and specifies a virtual interface to a tag
	switch controller (TSR) such as a 7200 or 7500 series router.
control partition	_________________________________________________
control ID	Control IDs must be in the range 1-32, and must be set identically on the TSC and
	in the addshelf command. A control ID of “1” is the default used by the tag switch
	controller (TSC).

Example for Tag Switching

Add a tag switch controller link to a BPX node, by entering the addshelf command at the desired BXM port as follows:

addshelf 4.1 vsi 1 1

Sample Display:

n4		TN	SuperUser		BPX 15	9.1	Apr. 4 1998 16:40 PST
			BPX Interface Shelf Information
Trunk	Name		Type	Alarm
5.1	j6c		AXIS	MIN
5.3	j5c		IPX/AF	MIN
4.1	VSI		VSI	OK

Last Command: addshelf 4.1 vsi 1 1

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