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Switch Meshing

Switch Meshing Fundamentals

Mesh Domain Non-Mesh Ports Mesh Domain

Switch

Non-Mesh

Mesh Domain Mesh Domain

Non-Mesh Ports

Non-Mesh Link

Figure 14-3. Example of Multiple Meshed Domains Separated by a Non-Mesh Switch or a Non-Mesh Link

Using a Heterogeneous Switch Mesh

You can use Series 5300XL switches together with any of the older HP Procurve Switch 1600M/2400M/2424M/4000M/8000M models. Note that if you connect one of these older models to a Series 5300XL switch in a mesh environment, up to two minutes may elapse before both devices become established in the mesh. These restrictions also apply:

�The older models cannot be used in a mesh environment with Series 5300XL switches where there is a duplicate MAC address on multiple switches and different VLANs. If you add an older model switch in this environment after the mesh is established, this switch will not be admitted to the mesh. If an older model switch is operating in a mesh with Series 5300XL switches and you introduce a topology that creates a duplicate MAC address on multiple switches, the device accessed by these multiple switches will be blocked. For example:

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