Fabric Attach standalone proxy allows for Fabric Attach proxy functionality in environments without a Fabric Attach server.
Fabric Attach standalone proxy operation supports standard Fabric Attach proxy processing as if a Fabric Attach server has been discovered. You can enable or disable Fabric Attach standalone proxy support (see Configuring Fabric Attach). By default, it is disabled. Enabling the Fabric Attach Standalone Proxy mode enables immediate processing of pending NSI/VLAN bindings, if other configuration data, such as static uplink data allows the processing. Previously established settings based on Fabric Attach proxy operation, if present, are reset when Fabric Attach standalone proxy operation is enabled.
The Fabric Attach standalone proxy does not send provisioning requests upstream. A Fabric Attach standalone proxy automatically accepts requests from Fabric Attach clients and assumes that the upstream network has been provisioned appropriately. Disabling Fabric Attach standalone proxy mode resets configured NSI/VLAN binding data to its default state and enables full Fabric Attach Proxy operation (see Fabric Attach Proxy Mode). In Fabric Attach standalone proxy mode, you must provide the Fabric Attach server uplink information, which is typically gathered through Fabric Attach server discovery. After you provide this information, Fabric Attach standalone proxy mode operates as if a Fabric Attach server has been discovered and is accepting NSI/VLAN binding requests. The binding clean-up is similar to a Fabric Attach server timeout event, and occurs when the static uplink is deleted and when Fabric Attach standalone proxy operation is disabled.
ExtremeSwitching X435, X450-G2, X460-G2, X670-G2, X440-G2, X465, X590, X620, X690, X695, X870 series switches.