3Com 5500-EI PWR - Setting the XRN Fabric Authentication Mode; Configuring XRN Automatic Fabric for a Switch

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Follow these steps to assign a fabric name to a switch:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Assign a fabric name to the
switch
sysname sysname
Optional
By default, the XRN fabric
name is 5500-EI.
Setting the XRN Fabric Authentication Mode
Only the switches with the same XRN fabric authentication mode can form an XRN fabric.
Follow these steps to set the XRN fabric authentication mode for a switch:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Set the XRN fabric
authentication mode for
the switch
xrn-fabric authentication-mode
{ simple password | md5 key }
Optional
By default, no authentication
mode is set on a switch.
When an XRN fabric operates normally, you can regard the whole fabric as a single device and perform
configuration on it. Multiple switches constitute an XRN fabric. Therefore, data transmission and
simultaneous program execution among the switches may cause the XRN fabric in a busy situation.
When you configure the XRN fabric, you may receive a prompt “Fabric system is busy, please try
later…” which indicates the fabric system does not perform your configuration properly. In this case, you
need to verify your previous configuration or perform your configuration again.
Configuring XRN Automatic Fabric for a Switch
Configuration prerequisites
z Make sure that the Flash of the newly added device has enough space to download software used
on the device in the fabric.
z Configure the fabric port for the newly added device.
Configuration procedure
Follow these steps to configure XRN automatic fabric for a switch:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Configure XRN automatic
fabric for a switch
fabric member-auto-update
software enable
Required
Disabled by default