MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing

Table 1. MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4

5520 Series

VOSS 8.2.5

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7

The MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing feature allows MSTP or RSTP network to be multi-homed into a Fabric Connect network, providing a loop-free topology. MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing enables an MSTP network to be multihomed into the SPB Fabric network through single node-to-multiple nodes or multiple nodes-to-multiple nodes.

Important

Important

You must enable MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing before you establish multihoming with an MSTP network.

MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing uses I-SID 16777003. The switch creates this I-SID automatically and it cannot be modified.

MSTP-Fabric Connect Multi Homing is supported on SPBM mode only.