ExtremeXOS 22.5 introduces support for Extended Edge Switching.
Extended Edge Switching Architecture shows the Extended Edge Switching switching architecture, based on the IEEE 802.1BR specification, comprising one or two controlling bridges (CBs), and one or more bridge port extenders (BPEs). In the Extreme implementation, BPEs are V400 Virtual Port Extenders, and CBs are ExtremeXOS switches.
Since BPEs are managed like slots in a chassis under a single management domain, multiple layers of a traditional network can be reduced from a configuration and management perspective, greatly simplifying the network operation.
As opposed to expanding the network using additional switches, BPEs provide the following benefits:
The following switches are supported as controlling bridges: Summit X670-G2 and ExtremeSwitching X690 series switches
V400 Virtual Port Extender Models
| Model Numbers | Description |
|---|---|
| V400-24t-10GE2 | V400 Series 24 10/100/1000BASE-T, 2 1000/10GBaseX unpopulated SFP+ ports, fixed power supply and fan. |
| V400-24p-10GE2 | V400 Series 24 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+, 2 1000/10GBaseX unpopulated SFP+ ports, fixed power supply and fans, and optional redundant power supply. |
| V400-48t-10GE4 | V400 Series 48 10/100/1000BASE-T, 4 1000/10GBaseX unpopulated SFP+ ports, fixed power supply and fan. |
| V400-48p-10GE4 | V400 Series 48 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE+, 4 1000/10GBaseX unpopulated SFP+ ports, fixed power supply, fans, and optional redundant power supply. Power supply is for PoE devices only. |
For information about which optics are supported with the V400 Virtual Port Extenders, see the Extreme Hardware/Software Compatibility and Recommendation Matrices.
In the Extended Edge Switching architecture, Layer-2, Layer-3, and multicast packet forwarding and filtering operations take place on the controlling bridge. The controlling bridge switch and attached BPEs constitute a single, extended switch system. Therefore, the Extended Edge Switching system assumes the scale and limits from the specific controlling bridge model (for example, Summit X670-G2 or ExtremeSwitching X690 series switches) in use. For applicable limits, see the GUID-48285B39-FE95-401B-A625-29A84EE77D36 tables for the controlling bridge you are using.
enable vpex
disable vpex
configure vpex ports port_list slot slot_num
configure slot slot description [ slot_description | none ]
unconfigure vpex ports port_list slot
show vpex
show vpex bpe
show vpex bpe {slot slot_num} {environment}
show vpex bpe {slot slot_num} {statistics} {detail}
show vpex ports ports_list
show vpex ports {port_list} ecp statistics
show vpex ports {port_list} {statistics} {detail}
show vpex bpe { slot slot_num} cpu-utilization
show vpex bpe { slot slot_num} version detail
start orchestration mlag peer_name
stop {orchestration}
Changes are underlined.
reboot {[time mon day year hour min sec] | cancel} {slot slot-number } {all}
The following show command is changed to display information about the new Port Extension TLV:
show lldp {port [all | port_list]} neighbors {detailed}
The following show command is changed to display the name of a BPE:
show slot {slot {detail} | detail }
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