Auto-nickname for SPBM

Table 1. Auto-nickname for SPBM product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

Auto-nickname for SPBM

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

5420 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

5520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7520 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

7720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.10

VSP 4900 Series

VOSS 8.10

VSP 7400 Series

VOSS 8.10

Each device that joins the Fabric Area Network (FAN) can automatically self-assign a random nickname from a fixed range. Automatic nicknames generate 10 seconds after the device joins the FAN. After the first IS-IS adjacency establishes, the device searches the network for a nickname server and if one is found, the device replaces the automatic nickname with the dynamic nickname assigned by the server.

The following considerations apply to automatic nickname assignment:

For information about dynamic and static nicknames, see Dynamic Nickname Assignment.