Configuring the STP Protected VLAN as an EAPS Protected VLAN

Configure the data VLAN (Virtual LAN) (currently protected by STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)as an untagged VLAN) as an EAPS (Extreme Automatic Protection Switching) protected VLAN.

Assign an 802.1q tag to the data VLAN, as this might not be required with the previous STP configuration.
Next, the data VLAN is added to the EAPS domain as a protected VLAN.
Configure the VLAN port changes at the end to prevent any broadcast loop from forming during the transition from STP to EAPS protection.
A warning message is displayed on the CLI, but this can be ignored, as it is just a reminder that the ring ports have not been added to the protected VLAN yet.

Change the port membership for the data VLAN from untagged to 802.1q tagged trunk ports.

Switch#2 commands to add EAPS protected VLAN and tagged ports:

* SWITCH#2.13 # configure vlan data tag 1000
* SWITCH#2.14 # configure new-eaps add protect vlan data
WARNING: Primary port [4:1] is not tagged on vlan "data", EAPS="new-eaps"
WARNING: Secondary port [4:2] is not tagged on vlan "data", EAPS="new-eaps"
* SWITCH#2.15 # configure data add port 4:1,4:2 tagged

Switch#1 commands to add EAPS protected VLAN and tagged ports:

* SWITCH#1.13 # configure vlan data tag 1000
* SWITCH#1.14 # configure new-eaps add protect vlan data
WARNING: Primary port [4:1] is not tagged on vlan "data", EAPS="new-eaps"
WARNING: Secondary port [4:2] is not tagged on vlan "data", EAPS="new-eaps"
* SWITCH#1.15 # configure data add port 4:1,4:2 tagged

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