Contents
OmniSwitch AOS Release 8 Network Configuration Guide December 2017 vii
Configuring the Path Cost Mode ............................................................................6-31
Using Automatic VLAN Containment ...................................................................6-31
Configuring STP Port Parameters .................................................................................6-33
Enabling/Disabling Spanning Tree on a Port .........................................................6-34
Enabling/Disabling Loop-guard .............................................................................6-35
Configuring Port Priority .......................................................................................6-35
Configuring Port Path Cost ....................................................................................6-36
Configuring Port Mode ..........................................................................................6-38
Configuring Port Connection Type ........................................................................6-40
Configuring the Edge Port Status ...........................................................................6-41
Restricting Port Roles (Root Guard) ......................................................................6-42
Restricting TCN Propagation .................................................................................6-42
Limiting BPDU Transmission ................................................................................6-42
Sample Spanning Tree Configuration ...........................................................................6-43
Example Network Overview ..................................................................................6-43
Example Network Configuration Steps ..................................................................6-44
Sample MST Region Configuration ..............................................................................6-46
Sample MSTI Configuration .........................................................................................6-48
Verifying the Spanning Tree Configuration .................................................................6-51
Chapter 7 Configuring Loopback Detection ...........................................................................7-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................7-1
LBD Defaults ..................................................................................................................7-2
Quick Steps for Configuring LBD ..................................................................................7-3
LBD Overview ................................................................................................................7-4
Transmission Timer ..................................................................................................7-4
Remote-origin LBD Overview ........................................................................................7-4
Interaction With Other Features ......................................................................................7-6
Spanning Tree Protocol ............................................................................................7-6
Link Aggregation .....................................................................................................7-6
Configuring LBD ............................................................................................................7-7
Enabling LBD ..........................................................................................................7-7
Enabling Remote-origin LBD ..................................................................................7-7
Configuring the LBD Transmission Timer ..............................................................7-8
Viewing LBD Statistics ............................................................................................7-8
Recovering a Port from LBD Shutdown ..................................................................7-8
Configuring Autorecovery-timer for LBD shutdown ports .....................................7-8
LBD for Service Access Interface ...................................................................................7-8
Enabling LBD on Service-access Interface ..............................................................7-9
LBD Packet Processing Mechanism for LBD Service Access Ports .......................7-9
Sample Scenarios ...................................................................................................7-10
Verifying the LBD Configuration .................................................................................7-12