Configuring Port Connectivity When Using a Separate Image Server

For an I-Fabric that has fewer than three chassis switches and a separate image server, connect the image subnet interface on the image server to the NETP1 port on the first chassis switch. Then, configure the NETP1 port of that chassis to the image VLAN (vlan 8).

Issue the following set of commands to configure the NETP1 interface of the Sun Fire^TM B1600 chassis switch:

Vty-0#configure
Vty-0(config)#interface ethernet NETP1
Vty-0(config-if)#description External RJ-45 connector NETP1 
Vty-0(config-if)#switchport allowed vlan add 8 untagged
Vty-0(config-if)#switchport native vlan 8              
Vty-0(config-if)#switchport forbidden vlan add 2
Vty-0(config-if)#end

If there are two chassis switches, connect NETP0 of the second chassis switch to NETP2 of the first chassis switch. Both of these ports will be configured automatically during the installation process.

For an I-Fabric that has more than three chassis switches and a separate image server, connect the image subnet interface on the image server to a port on the external data layer switch. Then, configure that port of the external data layer switch to the image VLAN (vlan 8) and add the image VLAN to the VLAN database.

The image VLAN configured on this switch should be vlan 8. Type the following to create vlan 8:

enable
vlan database
 vlan 8 name ImageVlan
 exit

For example, on the Cisco 3550 and 4503 switches, you would issue the following set of commands to achieve this connection for port GigabitEthernet 2/19:

qe1-4500>enable
Password: 
qe1-4500#
qe1-4500#conf terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
qe1-4500 config)#interface GigabitEthernet 2/19
qe1-4500(config-if)#switchport access vlan 8
qe1-4500(config-if)#^Z
qe1-4500(config-if)#write mem

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