Fabric Configuration Work Flow

This section describes the generic work flow to configure SPBM and IS-IS infrastructure and services on your network.

Note

Note

This section is an overview. For further details on the SPBM and IS-IS infrastructure and configuration, see the sections described in the Documentation Sources section that follows.

  1. Infrastructure configuration

    As a first step, you must configure your basic infrastructure for Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM).

  2. Services configuration

    After you complete the infrastructure configuration, you configure the appropriate services for your network to run on top of your base architecture. This includes:

    • Layer 2 and Layer 3 VSNs

    • IP Shortcuts

    • Inter-VSN routing

  3. Fabric interoperations

    You can also configure Fabric gateway functionality like SPB-PIM Gateway.

  4. Operations and Management

    To debug connectivity issues and isolate network faults in the SPBM network, you can use Connectivity Fault Management (CFM).

Documentation Sources

See the following documentation sources: