NAD 3020 manual Configuration Details, Configuring the Aggregate Switches

Design Guide

This design supports traffic monitoring using SPAN or RSPAN. For example, a network-analysis device connected to the external ports on the front of the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 may capture locally mirrored traffic. Alternatively, RSPAN traffic can be carried on the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 uplinks if bandwidth usage is not a concern. For the steps to configure traffic monitoring, refer to the “Configuration Details” section.

Configuring the Aggregate Switches

Complete the following steps on the aggregate switches:

Step 1. VLAN configuration

Step 2. RPVST+ configuration

Step 3. Primary and secondary root configuration

Step 4. Configuration of port channels between aggregate switches

Step 5. Configuration of port channels between aggregate switches and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020s

Step 6. Trunking of port channels between aggregate switches

Step 7. Configuration of default gateway for each VLAN

Configuring the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020s

Complete the following steps on the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020s:

Step 1. VLAN configuration

Step 2. RPVST+ configuration

Step 3. Configuration of port channels between the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020s and aggregate switches

Step 4. Trunking of port channels between the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 and aggregate switches

Step 5. Configuration of server ports on the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020

Configuration Details

This section describes the configuration steps required for implementing the topologies discussed in this guide. It discusses configurations for the following:

●VLAN

●RPVST+

●Inter-Switch Link (ISL)

●Server port

●Server default gateway

●RSPAN

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