Fabric Attach (FA) standalone proxy introduces FA proxy functionality in environments without an FA server. FA provisions VLANs on the FA standalone proxy switch for itself, and for connected FA clients, and then adds the VLAN membership to the uplink port facing the core (non-FA) switch or router for connection to existing services. The provisioned VLANs at the access layer switch must match the VLANs on the opposite end of the link at the core/aggregation layer switch for communications to operate. You can use this design with an existing legacy core network infrastructure (any vendor).
This configuration example shows how to configure FA standalone CB Extended Edge Switching MLAG peers over a ring to receive and approve VLAN/NSI mappings from an FA client connected to BPEs.
Slot-1 CB1-465.11 # show configuration lldp # # Module lldp configuration. # configure fabric attach uplink 1:26
Slot-1 CB1-465.12 # show fabric attach assignments
Fabric Attach Mode: Standalone Proxy
Port VLAN VLAN Name Type ISID/NSI Status
------- ---- -------------------------------- ------- -------- --------
143:6 505 SYS_VLAN_0505 Dynamic N/A Active
143:6 707 SYS_VLAN_0707 Dynamic N/A Active
143:6 4004 SYS_VLAN_4004 Dynamic N/A Active
* (pacman debug) Slot-1 VPEX CB1-465.13 # show lldp ports 143:6 neighbors detailed
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LLDP Port 143:6 detected 1 neighbor
Neighbor: 00:04:96:98:A9:1A/17, age 19 seconds
- Chassis ID type: MAC address (4)
Chassis ID : 00:04:96:98:A9:1A
- Port ID type: ifName (5)
Port ID : "17"
- Time To Live: 120 seconds
- System Name: "FAClient-switch_model"
- System Description: "ExtremeXOS (switch_model) version 30.4.0.524 30.\
4.0.524 by release-manager on Fri Oct 25 15:01:31\
EDT 2019"
- Avaya/Extreme Fabric Attach element
Element Type : 8
State : 0
Management Vlan: 0
SystemId : 00:04:96:98:a9:1a
Link Info : 00-01-00-11
- Extreme Fabric Attach NSI(I-SID)/VLAN map
Status VlanID NSI(I-SID)
------ ------ --------
2 505 5050
2 707 70707
2 4004 41414
Slot-1 CB1-465.14 # show vlan
Untagged ports auto-move: Inform
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Name VID Protocol Addr Flags Proto Ports Virtual
Active router
/Total
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Default 1 --------------------------------T--------------- ANY 5 /151 VR-Default
isc 1001 100.100.100.1 /24 ------I--------------------- ANY 1 /1 VR-Default
Mgmt 4095 10.127.16.12 /24 ---------------------------- ANY 1 /1 VR-Mgmt
SYS_VLAN_0505 505 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_0707 707 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_1000 1000 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_4004 4004 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
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Slot-1 CB1-465.15 # show vlan 505 | include Tag:
VLAN 505: show vlan SYS_VLAN_0505 | include Tag:
Tag: *1:26GF,*143:6F,*1:27gF
Slot-1 VPEX CB2-670.9 # show configuration lldp # # Module lldp configuration. # configure fabric attach uplink 1:24
Slot-1 CB2-670.10 # show fabric attach assignments
Fabric Attach Mode: Standalone Proxy
Port VLAN VLAN Name Type ISID/NSI Status
------- ---- -------------------------------- ------- -------- --------
143:6 505 SYS_VLAN_0505 Dynamic N/A Active
143:6 707 SYS_VLAN_0707 Dynamic N/A Active
143:6 4004 SYS_VLAN_4004 Dynamic N/A Active
* (pacman debug) Slot-1 VPEX CB2-670.11 #
* (pacman debug) Slot-1 VPEX CB2-670.11 # show lldp ports 143:6 neighbors detailed
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LLDP Port 143:6 detected 1 neighbor
Neighbor: 00:04:96:98:A9:1A/17, age 18 seconds
- Chassis ID type: MAC address (4)
Chassis ID : 00:04:96:98:A9:1A
- Port ID type: ifName (5)
Port ID : "17"
- Time To Live: 120 seconds
- System Name: "FAClient-switch_model"
- System Description: "ExtremeXOS (switch_model) version 30.4.0.524 30.\
4.0.524 by release-manager on Fri Oct 25 15:01:31\
EDT 2019"
- Avaya/Extreme Fabric Attach element
Element Type : 8
State : 0
Management Vlan: 0
SystemId : 00:04:96:98:a9:1a
Link Info : 00-01-00-11
- Extreme Fabric Attach NSI(I-SID)/VLAN map
Status VlanID NSI(I-SID)
------ ------ --------
2 505 5050
2 707 70707
2 4004 41414
Slot-1 CB2-670.12 # show vlan
Untagged ports auto-move: Inform
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Name VID Protocol Addr Flags Proto Ports Virtual
Active router
/Total
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Default 1 --------------------------------T--------------- ANY 6 /183 VR-Default
isc 1001 100.100.100.2 /24 ------I--------------------- ANY 1 /1 VR-Default
Mgmt 4095 10.127.16.6 /24 ---------------------------- ANY 1 /1 VR-Mgmt
SYS_VLAN_0505 505 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_0707 707 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_1000 1000 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 4 /4 VR-Default
SYS_VLAN_4004 4004 ---------------------------------------d-------- ANY 3 /3 VR-Default
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Slot-1 CB2-670.13 # show vlan 505 | include Tag:
VLAN 505: show vlan SYS_VLAN_0505 | include Tag:
Tag: *1:24GF,*143:6F,*1:47gF