show vpex

Description

Shows the status of Extended Edge Switching VPEX mode, auto-configuration (partial automation) and Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) (full automation) status, ring re-balancing status, and if applicable, switch port to bridge port extender (BPE) slot assignments.

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or variables.

Default

N/A.

Usage Guidelines

For ZTP (full automation) status, the following states can appear:

Initializing—Initializing.
Searching for BPEs—Extended Edge Switching-capable switch (CB) is detected and system is waiting for a BPE to be attached in order to continue, or for the configuration to be saved in order to finish. The CB can remain in this state indefinitely.
Searching for MLAG Peer—Extended Edge Switching-capable switch (CB) is detected and system is looking for an This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5320, 5420, 5520, 5720 series switches. peer. The CB can remain in this state for up to four minutes.
Nothing Provisioned – Existing configuration present—Full automation is not running because it has detected an existing configuration.
Nothing Provisioned – Disabled—Full automation is disabled by running the terminate vpex ztp command or by ExtremeCloud IQ ‑ Site Engine.
Provisioning Complete—Full automation has finished creating the Extended Edge Switching configuration.

Example

The following example shows VPEX mode, auto-configuration, automatic upgrading, and ring re-balancing are enabled, and that switch port 1:20 is attached to a BPE assigned to slot number 100:

# show vpex
Virtual Port Extender:   Enabled
Auto-Configuration:      Enabled
Auto-Upgrade:          Enabled
Ring rebalancing:      Auto
Zero Touch Provisioning: Nothing Provisioned - Existing configuration present

Cascade        
Port/MLAG Id    Slot
====================
1:20             100

The following example shows that VPEX mode is disabled:

# show vpex
Virtual Port Extender:   Disabled

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 22.5.

Auto-configuration status information was added in ExtremeXOS 22.6.

Ring re-balancing and Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) information was added in ExtremeXOS 22.7.

Automatic upgrading status was added in ExtremeXOS 30.5.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching 5420 and 5520 series switches.