Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 618)

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Configuring MCT
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Cluster client 1
1. Create a cluster client instance and change the mode to the client instance. If an instance is
already present, then directly change the mode to the client instance mode.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR)# client client-1
Syntax: [no] client <client-name>
The <client-name> variable specifies the client name and can be up to 64 characters in length.
For a two-port MCT configuration, the maximum number of clients supported on the BigIron RX
devices is 1536/2.
2. Configure the RBridge ID for the cluster on the device so that all the clients can become the
members of the cluster. To configure the RBridge ID for the cluster, enter the following
command.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR-client-1)# rbridge-id 100
Syntax: [no] rbridge-id <id>
The <id> variable specifies the local RBridge ID. Possible values are from 1 through 35535
(16-bit value).
3. Create a cluster client interface. The interface can be a single link or a trunk port. If it is trunk
port, it must be the primary port of the trunk. To create a cluster client interface, enter the
following command.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR-client-1)# client-interface ethernet 1/3
Syntax: [no] client-interface ethernet <x/y>
The ethernet <x/y> parameter is the Ethernet interface.
4. Deploy the cluster client. If cluster client is not deployed, the configuration will be in effect, but
the client state machine will not be calculated.
The following consistency checks for client are performed at the time of client deployment:
• Client interface is configured
• Client interface is not same as any other client interface or ICL interface
• Client RBridge ID is not same as cluster RBridge or any peer RBridge
After the client is deployed, the client configuration cannot be changed.
To deploy the client configuration, enter the following command.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR-client-1)# deploy
Syntax: [no] deploy
Cluster client 2
To create cluster client 2 as shown in Figure 93 , perform the following steps.
1. Create a cluster client instance by entering the following command.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR)# client client-2
2. Configure the client RBridge ID by entering the following command.
BigIron RX(config-cluster-TOR-client-2)# rbridge-id 200
3. Create a cluster client interface by entering the following command.