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

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.1

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.0

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.