Configuring Fabric Attach

Static VLAN/NSI Assignments

You explicitly create static Fabric Attach VLANs. Static VLANs can be mapped to a Network Service Identifier (NSI) or Individual Service Identifier (ISID).

To map a VLAN to an NSI/ISID, use the following command:

configure [{vlan} vlan_name |vlan vlan_id] add [nsi nsi | isid isid]

Mappings created with this command are persistent across reboots, whereas mappings by Fabric Attach clients and mappings requested by RADIUS/Policy/NetLogin are not persistent.

Note

While it is possible to configure an NSI mapping using the command configure virtual-network vn_name vxlan vni [ vni | none], it is not recommended to do so when using Fabric Attach.

To unmap a VLAN from an NSI/ISID, use the following command:

configure [{vlan} vlan_name |vlan vlan_id] delete [nsi nsi | isid isid]

To display VLAN to NSI/ISID information, use the following command:

show [{vlan} vlan_name | vlan {vlan_id}] fabric attach assignments

Fabric Attach Authentication

To set up authentication, use the following command:

configure fabric attach ports [port_list | all] authentication [ disable | enable | key {key | default | encrypted encrypted_key}]

Note

When Fabric Attach authentication is configured on ports that are part of an MLAG, all ports on that MLAG must have the same Fabric Attach authentication configuration.

To view authentication information, use the following command:

show fabric attach ports [port_list | all] authentication {detail}

Standalone Proxy/Uplink Port

If there is no Fabric Attach-capable server available, configuring an uplink makes the device a standalone proxy. This works like a proxy, but without having discovered a Fabric Attach server. The uplink port is treated as the server port.

To enable standalone proxy mode and specify the uplink port, use the following command using the port keyword:

configure fabric attach uplink [port | none]

To disable standalone proxy mode, use the following command using the none keyword:

configure fabric attach uplink [port | none]

Management VLAN

To specify the VLAN advertised to Fabric Attach clients for them to use as the management VLAN, use the following command:

configure fabric attach management-vlan [vlan_id | vlan_name | untagged | none]

The specified VLAN configuration on the Fabric Attach server is restricted to only tagged VLANs.

Viewing Fabric Attach Information

To display known fabric attach statistics information, use the following command:

show {[vlan} vlan_name | vlan {vlan_id}]} fabric attach [agent} | assignments | {ports [all | port_list]} |elements | statistics]

Note

To clear these statistics, use the clear counters command.

To display known fabric attach elements (neighbors) information, use the following command:

show fabric attach elements

To display known fabric attach assignments (mappings) information, use the following command:

show fabric attach {{vlan} | {vlan} vlan_name | vlan vlan_id} assignments

To display known fabric attach agent information, use the following command:

show fabric attach agent

To display known Fabric Attach authentication information, use the following command:

show fabric attach ports [port_list | all] authentication {detail}