Layer 3 Video Surveillance install script

The run vms layer-3 switch command runs the Layer 3 Video Surveillance install script that pre-configures basic and common configuration parameters to deploy a video surveillance network. Use this script to quickly and easily deploy a video surveillance network in accordance with best practices, using networking equipment.

Use this script to use a single command on a switch to configure the core switch where the video surveillance management and operation systems reside. Similarly, using the same command, you can configure each edge switch where the IP cameras connect.

The switch must be in a factory-default state, to ensure correct operation of the configuration.

The Layer 3 Video Surveillance install script performs the following tasks:

• Creates a Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) network core solution with IP Shortcuts to connect IP subnet zones between the core and edge IP subnets.

• Configures all network edge IP subnet areas containing IP cameras with an IP gateway address, that is redistributed over the SPB fabric. This enables the fabric core to act as a single IP routing entity for the solution.

• Relays DHCP services between each IP subnet area and the central server, for IP camera address allocation.

• Enables IP multicast over Fabric Connect virtualization, to support and allow efficient IP multicast communication over the fabric core from IP cameras to central Video Management System (VMS) servers, for viewing and recording video streams.

CLI Command Switch Value

You must specify a value for the switch in the install script command, and the value must be between 5 and 99. Use the value 5 for a core switch where the VMS core systems are connected.

Use the range 6–99 for switch values when you run the script on edge or access layer switches. Ensure that the switch value is unique for each additional switch that is part of the solution.

For example, the first edge or access switch with the IP Cameras connected would use a value of switch 6. For additional edge or access switches, use switch 7, switch 8, and so on, for each IP subnet and IP camera zone. You can connect up to 48 IP cameras to a switch within an IP subnet zone.

Switch Parameters Configured by the Script

Configuration File

After successful completion of the Layer 3 Video Surveillance install script, the switch saves the configuration with a filename based on the switch value provided when you ran the script. The switch updates the primary boot configuration file flags with the new filename.

For example, running the command run vms layer-3 switch 5 results in a switch configuration filename of spb-switch-5.cfg.

Hardware Considerations

The following list identifies which switches to configure as either a core or edge switch in a VMS solution:

• Core switch:

  • VSP 4450GSX-PWR+

    Ports 13 to 50 are network-to-network interface (NNI) ports. All other ports are untagged access ports.

  • VSP4900-12MXU-12XE

    Ports 1 to 12 and the Extreme Integrated Application Hosting (IAH) ports are untagged access ports. Ports 13 to 24, and optional Versatile Interface Module (VIM) ports, are NNI ports.

  • VSP4900-24S

    Ports 1 to 12 are untagged access ports. Ports 13 to 24, and optional VIM ports, are NNI ports.

  • VSP4900-24XE

    Ports 1 to 12 and the IAH ports are untagged access ports. Ports 13 to 24, and optional VIM ports, are NNI ports.

• Edge switch:

  • VSP4900-48P

    

    Note

    To support this feature, VIM installation is mandatory in VSP4900-48P. The VIM ports are configured as NNI ports while all fixed ports are untagged access ports.

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