root (meshpoint-device-config)

Configures this meshpoint device as the root meshpoint

You can optionally use the select-method option to enable dynamic mesh selection. When enabled, this option overrides root or no-root configuration and uses the selection method.

Supported on the following platforms:

Syntax

root {select-method [auto-mint|auto-proximity]}

Parameters

root {select-method [auto-mint|auto-proximity]}
root Configures this meshpoint device as the root meshpoint
select-method auto-mint Optional. Enables dynamic mesh selection. When enabled, this option overrides root or no-root configuration and chooses the selection method.
  • auto-mint – Enables dynamic root selection using Auto-MiNT (based on path cost)

The Auto-Mint or Cost Method dynamically determines the root/non-root configuration of a meshpoint by:

  • Monitoring and ranking the signal strength and path cost of neighboring mesh points.
  • Setting the configuration to:
    • non-root: If the link with the shortest path to the cost-root mesh device is a MCX meshpoint link
    • root: If the link with the shortest path to the cost-root mesh device is a non MCX meshpoint link (wired link).

      This requires that the meshpoint device, in the brain car, be configured as the ‘cost root‘ and the ‘cost root‘ meshpoint-device be the l2 gateway to the controller. Use the root-select > cost-root command to configure a meshpoint-device as ‘cost-root‘.

  • Using signal strength of neighboring meshpoint as the sole metric to determine the next mesh hop to the root.
  • Loop detection with both meshpoints in a car select non-root and form a mesh link with the same root
select-method auto-proximity Enables dynamic root selection using meshpoint proximity. When auto-proximity is selected, root selection is based on signal strength of candidate roots.

Examples

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-testAP8432-meshpoint-test)#root select-method  auto-mint

nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-testAP8432-meshpoint-test)#show context
 meshpoint-device test
  name test
  root select-method auto-mint
  preferred root 22-33-44-55-66-77
  preferred neighbor 11-22-33-44-55-66
  preferred interface 5GHz
  monitor critical-resource action no-root
nx9500-6C8809(config-profile-testAP8432-meshpoint-test)#

ap8432-070235(config-device-74-67-F7-07-02-35-meshpoint-test)#root select-method auto-mint

ap8432-070235(config-device-74-67-F7-07-02-35-meshpoint-test)#show context
 meshpoint-device test
  root select-method auto-mint
ap8432-070235(config-device-74-67-F7-07-02-35-meshpoint-test)#

Related Commands

no (meshpoint-device-config)

Removes the configuration of this meshpoint device as a root meshpoint. Also allows you to disable dynamic mesh selection (if enabled).
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