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Partial Automation Configuration Example

The following example shows how to use partial automation (see Configuring Extended Edge Switching Topology with Partial Automation (Auto-configuration)) to set up a controlling bridge (CB) with three attached bridge port extenders (BPEs) in a two-tier structure (see CB with Two-Tier BPEs Topology).
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CB with Two-Tier BPEs Topology
  1. Attach BPEs.
  2. On the CB, enable VPEX mode: 
    465.1 # enable vpex
465.1 # reboot
Are you sure you want to reboot the switch? (y/N) Yes
Slot-1 VPEX 465.1 #
    Note

    Note

    After reboot, command prompt changes to show that you are in VPEX mode.
  3. Enable auto-configuration: 
    Slot-1 VPEX 465.1 # enable vpex auto-configuration
VPEX Auto-Configuration is enabled for non-MLAG configuration.
  4. Reboot the CB: 
    Slot-1 VPEX 465.1 # reboot

    When the CB finishes rebooting, connected BPEs, extended slots, and LAGs on cascade ports are automatically configured.

  5. Apply Layer 2 configuration: 
    Slot-1 VPEX 465.1 # configure vlan Default delete port all
Slot-1 VPEX 465.2 # create vlan v100 tag 100
Slot-1 VPEX 465.3 # configure vlan v100 add port 130:1-2, 120:1-2, 1:7 tagged
  6. If required, you can use standard show commands to troubleshoot the network from the CB using the counters: 
Slot-1 VPEX 465.3 # show port 130:49-50, 120:49-50, 1:7 statistics no-refresh
Port   Link  Tx Pkt    Tx Byte    Rx Pkt    Rx Byte  Rx Pkt Rx Pkt  Tx Pkt Tx Pkt
       State  Count      Count     Count      Count   Bcast  Mcast   Bcast  Mcast
====== ===== ======= ========== ========= ========== ======= ====== ======= ======
130:1  A   97045942 6209457963         0          0       0      0       0     35
130:2  R          0          0         0          0       0      0       0      0
120:1  A         36       4715  97001731 6206623104       0      0       0     35
120:2  A   95802538 6897726741  95784987 7279063658       0    512       0    697
1:7     A   97045942       4715  97001731 6206623104       0      0       0      0
====== ===== ======== ========= ========= ========== ====== ====== ======= ======
          > in Port indicates Port Display Name truncated past 8 characters
          > in Count indicates value exceeds column width. Use 'wide' option or '0' to clear.
          Link State: A-Active, R-Ready, NP-Port Not Present, L-Loopback

Slot-1 VPEX 465.13 # show port 130:49-50, 120:49-50, 1:7 qosmonitor no-refresh
Port Qos Monitor
Port          QP1       QP2       QP3       QP4       QP5       QP6       QP7       QP8
              Pkt       Pkt       Pkt       Pkt       Pkt       Pkt       Pkt       Pkt
             Xmts      Xmts      Xmts      Xmts      Xmts      Xmts      Xmts      Xmts
========================================================================================
130:49   119682459         0         0         0         0         0         0        45
130:50           0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0
120:49           0         0         0         0         0         0         0        45
120:50   119803233         0         0         0         0         0         0       923
1:7      119803233         0         0         0         0         0         0       923
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