{"id":1121,"date":"2018-04-23T15:42:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quisted.net\/?p=1076"},"modified":"2018-04-23T15:42:14","modified_gmt":"2018-04-23T13:42:14","slug":"dc-nx-os-fabricpath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/2018\/04\/23\/dc-nx-os-fabricpath\/","title":{"rendered":"[DC] NX-OS &#8211; Fabricpath"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Fabricpath<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Cisco FabricPath is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/products\/ios-nx-os-software\/nx-os-software\/index.html\">Cisco NX-OS software innovation<\/a> combining the plug-and-play simplicity of Ethernet with the reliability and scalability of Layer 3 routing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Using FabricPath, you can build highly scalable Layer 2 multipath networks without the Spanning Tree Protocol. Such networks are particularly suitable for large virtualization deployments, private clouds, and high-performance computing (HPC) environments.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FabricPath-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1082\" src=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FabricPath-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FabricPath-1.png 670w, https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/FabricPath-1-300x214.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tw9NqdNSvO\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.quisted.net\/arc\/datacenter-design-trill-fabric-path\/\">Datacenter Design V ( TRILL, Fabric Path )<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/www.quisted.net\/arc\/datacenter-design-trill-fabric-path\/embed\/#?secret=tw9NqdNSvO\" data-secret=\"tw9NqdNSvO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Datacenter Design V ( TRILL, Fabric Path )&#8221; &#8212; CC&amp;P | CCDP\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/products\/collateral\/switches\/nexus-5000-series-switches\/guide_c07-690079.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/products\/collateral\/switches\/nexus-5000-series-switches\/guide_c07-690079.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/td\/docs\/switches\/datacenter\/sw\/6_x\/nx-os\/fabricpath\/configuration\/guide\/b-Cisco-Nexus-7000-Series-NX-OS-FP-Configuration-Guide-6x.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.cisco.com\/c\/en\/us\/td\/docs\/switches\/datacenter\/sw\/6_x\/nx-os\/fabricpath\/configuration\/guide\/b-Cisco-Nexus-7000-Series-NX-OS-FP-Configuration-Guide-6x.html<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classic Ethernet ( CE )<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular internet with regular flooding, regular STP, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leaf switch<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Connects CE domain to FP domain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spine switch<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>FP backbone switch all ports in the FP domain only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>FP Core Ports<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Links on leaf up to Spine, or Spine to Spine<\/li>\n<li>i.e. the switchport mode fabricpath links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>CE Edge Ports<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Links of leaf connecting to regular CE domain (to servers \/ switches)<\/li>\n<li>i.e. NOT the switchport mode fabricpath links<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><strong>Activating the fabricpath feature set.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>For the activation is the &#8220;ENHANCED_LAYER2.PK&#8221; license needed, or the grace-period of 120 days:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1070 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1481\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate.png 1481w, https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate-768x213.png 768w, https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/fabricpathactivate-1024x284.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1481px) 100vw, 1481px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fabricpath-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1084 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/vps.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fabricpath-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fabricpath-1.png 491w, https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Fabricpath-1-166x300.png 166w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>vlan 100\n  mode fabricpath\n  name test\n\ninterface Ethernet2\/1\n  switchport\n  switchport mode fabricpath\n  no shutdown\n\ninterface Ethernet2\/2\n  switchport\n  switchport mode fabricpath\n  no shutdown\n\nN7K3# sh run int e2\/9\ninterface Ethernet2\/9\n  switchport\n  switchport access vlan 100\n  no shutdown\n<\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>N7K3# sh fabricpath isis<\/strong><\/span>\n\nFabricpath IS-IS domain : default\n  System ID : 0026.c734.4f2f  IS-Type : L1 Fabric-Control SVI: Unknown\n  SAP : 432  Queue Handle : 15\n  Maximum LSP MTU: 1492\n  Graceful Restart enabled. State: Inactive\n  Last graceful restart status : none\n  Graceful Restart holding time:60\n  Metric-style : advertise(wide), accept(wide)\n  Start-Mode: Complete [Start-type configuration]\n  Area address(es) :\n    00\n  Process is up and running\n  CIB ID: 1\n  Interfaces supported by Fabricpath IS-IS :\n    Ethernet2\/1\n    Ethernet2\/2\n    Ethernet2\/5\n    Ethernet2\/6\n    Ethernet2\/10\n    Ethernet2\/11\n  Level 1\n  Authentication type and keychain not configured\n  Authentication check specified\n  LSP Lifetime: 1200\n  L1 LSP GEN interval- Max:8000 Initial:50      Second:50\n  L1 SPF Interval- Max:8000     Initial:50      Second:50\n  MT-0 Ref-Bw: 400000\n        Max-Path: 16\n  Address family Swid unicast :\n    Number of interface : 6\n    Distance : 115\n  L1 Next SPF: Inactive\n\n<\/pre>\n<pre><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>N7K3# sh fabricpath switch-id<\/strong><\/span>\n                        FABRICPATH SWITCH-ID TABLE\nLegend: '*' - this system\n        '[E]' - local Emulated Switch-id\n        '[A]' - local Anycast Switch-id\nTotal Switch-ids: 4\n=============================================================================\n    SWITCH-ID      SYSTEM-ID       FLAGS         STATE    STATIC  EMULATED\/\n                                                                  ANYCAST\n--------------+----------------+------------+-----------+--------------------\n    1           0026.c751.bd2f    Primary     Confirmed Yes     No\n    2           0026.c71f.a62f    Primary     Confirmed Yes     No\n*   3           0026.c734.4f2f    Primary     Confirmed Yes     No\n    4           0026.c7cb.4b2f    Primary     Confirmed Yes     No\n<\/pre>\n<pre><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">N7K3# sh cdp nei<\/span><\/strong>\nCapability Codes: R - Router, T - Trans-Bridge, B - Source-Route-Bridge\n                  S - Switch, H - Host, I - IGMP, r - Repeater,\n                  V - VoIP-Phone, D - Remotely-Managed-Device,\n                  s - Supports-STP-Dispute\n\nDevice-ID          Local Intrfce  Hldtme Capability  Platform      Port ID\nN7k1(TBC751BD00B)   Eth2\/1         147    R S I s   N7K-C7018     Eth2\/5\nN7k1(TBC751BD00B)   Eth2\/2         148    R S I s   N7K-C7018     Eth2\/6\nN7K2(TBC71FA600B)   Eth2\/5         170    R S I s   N7K-C7018     Eth2\/5\nN7K2(TBC71FA600B)   Eth2\/6         170    R S I s   N7K-C7018     Eth2\/6\nR1                  Eth2\/9         134    R S I     3725          Fas0\/0\n\nTotal entries displayed: 5\nN7K3# sh fab\nfabric       fabricpath\nN7K3# sh fabri\nfabric       fabricpath\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">N7K3# sh fabricpath route<\/span><\/strong>\nFabricPath Unicast Route Table\n'a\/b\/c' denotes ftag\/switch-id\/subswitch-id\n'[x\/y]' denotes [admin distance\/metric]\nftag 0 is local ftag\nsubswitch-id 0 is default subswitch-id\n\n\nFabricPath Unicast Route Table for Topology-Default\n\n0\/3\/0, number of next-hops: 0\n        via ---- , [60\/0], 0 day\/s 03:03:28, local\n1\/1\/0, number of next-hops: 2\n        via Eth2\/1, [115\/400], 0 day\/s 03:01:13, isis_fabricpath-default\n        via Eth2\/2, [115\/400], 0 day\/s 03:01:13, isis_fabricpath-default\n1\/2\/0, number of next-hops: 2\n        via Eth2\/5, [115\/400], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n        via Eth2\/6, [115\/400], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n1\/4\/0, number of next-hops: 4\n        via Eth2\/1, [115\/800], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n        via Eth2\/2, [115\/800], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n        via Eth2\/5, [115\/800], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n        via Eth2\/6, [115\/800], 0 day\/s 03:00:59, isis_fabricpath-default\n<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabricpath Cisco FabricPath is a Cisco NX-OS software innovation combining the plug-and-play simplicity of Ethernet with the reliability and scalability of Layer 3 routing. Using FabricPath, you can build highly scalable Layer 2 multipath networks without the Spanning Tree Protocol. Such networks are particularly suitable for large virtualization deployments, private clouds, and high-performance computing (HPC) [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[32,42,71],"class_list":["post-1121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dc","tag-datacenter","tag-fabricpath","tag-nexus"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.quisted.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}