Step 4: Configure clients

This section describes how to configure clients manually. For instructions on automatic client configuration, refer to Setting up cluster client automatic configuration .

Client configuration requires the client name, RBridge ID, and CCEP. In the network shown in the Figure 32, Client-1 has a three-port LACP trunk (1/1/1-1/1/3), while Client-2 has a two-port static trunk (1/1/1-1/1/2) towards the MCT cluster.

The client name can be different on the different cluster devices. To configure the client name, enter the following command.

Syntax: [no] client client-name

The client RBridge ID must be identical on both of the cluster devices. To configure the client RBridge ID, use the following command.

Syntax: [no] rbridge-id id

To configure the physical port or static trunk as the client CCEP, use the following command.

Syntax: [no] client-interface ethernet slot/port

To configure Client-2 on Brocade-1 in the topology of Figure 32, enter the following command.

device-1(config-cluster-SX)# client client-2
device-1(config-cluster-SX-client-1)#rbridge-id 200
device-1(config-cluster-SX-client-1)#client-interface ether 1/1/5
device-1(config-cluster-SX-client-1)#deploy

To configure Client-2 on Brocade-2 in the topology of Figure 32, enter the following command.

device-2(config-cluster-SX)# client client-2
device-2(config-cluster-SX-client-2)#rbridge-id 200
device-2(config-cluster-SX-client-2)#client-interface ether 1/2/8
device-2(config-cluster-SX-client-2)#deploy