
Contents
viii Enterasys Xpedition User Reference Manual
Hot Swapping One Type of Line Card With Another..............................................27
Hot Swapping a Secondary Control Module....................................................................28
Deactivating the Control Module................................................................................28
Removing the Control Module.................................................................................... 29
Installing a Control Module ......................................................................................... 29
Hot Swapping a Switching Fabric Module (XP-8600 only)............................................. 30
Removing the Switching Fabric Module.................................................................... 31
Installing a Switching Fabric Module......................................................................... 31
Hot Swapping a GBIC (ER16 only)..................................................................................... 31
Removing a GBIC from the Line Card........................................................................31
Installing a GBIC into the Line Card........................................................................... 32
Chapter 5: Bridging Configuration Guide........................................................33
Bridging Overview................................................................................................................ 33
Spanning Tree (IEEE 802.1d)........................................................................................ 33
Bridging Modes (Flow-Based and Address-Based).................................................. 33
VLAN Overview....................................................................................................................34
Port-based VLANs.................................................................................................. 35
MAC-address-based VLANs................................................................................. 35
Protocol-based VLANs........................................................................................... 35
Subnet-based VLANs............................................................................................. 35
Multicast-based VLANs......................................................................................... 35
Policy-based VLANs ..............................................................................................36
XP VLAN Support ......................................................................................................... 36
VLANs and the XP..................................................................................................36
Ports, VLANs, and L3 Interfaces .......................................................................... 37
Access Ports and Trunk Ports (802.1P and 802.1Q support) ............................ 38
Explicit and Implicit VLANs................................................................................. 38
Configuring XP Bridging Functions................................................................................... 39
Configuring Address-based or Flow-based Bridging............................................... 39
Configuring Spanning Tree.......................................................................................... 40
Adjusting Spanning-Tree Parameters......................................................................... 40
Setting the Bridge Priority..................................................................................... 41
Setting a Port Priority............................................................................................. 41
Assigning Port Costs.............................................................................................. 41
Adjusting Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) Intervals.................................... 42
Adjusting the Interval between Hello Times............................................... 42
Defining the Forward Delay Interval............................................................ 42
Defining the Maximum Age ..........................................................................42
Configuring a Port- or Protocol-Based VLAN.................................................................. 43
Creating a Port or Protocol Based VLAN............................................................ 43
Adding Ports to a VLAN....................................................................................... 43
Configuring VLAN Trunk Ports..................................................................................43
Configuring VLANs for Bridging................................................................................ 44
Configuring Layer-2 Filters.......................................................................................... 44
Monitoring Bridging.............................................................................................................45
Configuration Examples....................................................................................................... 45
Creating an IP or IPX VLAN........................................................................................45
Creating a non-IP/non-IPX VLAN..............................................................................46
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