Adding and Removing Unmanaged Ethernet Devices

You might have Ethernet-capable devices that you want to include in your I-Fabric that are not part of your original I-Fabric configuration. Such devices can include backhaul devices, routers, network attached storage (NAS) devices, printers, and so on. Such devices are not fully managed by N1 Provisioning Server software.

Once you've added the devices to your I-Fabric, the devices are listed when you use the N1 Provisioning Server tools.

After the database is updated, the devices may not be physically wired to the I-Fabric yet. The database is merely a placeholder.

Before you can add unmanaged Ethernet devices, you need to create device types for unmanaged Ethernet devices in the control plane database. You create each device type only once. You can then add multiple unmanaged Ethernet devices to each device type you've created.

To Create Unmanaged Ethernet Device Types

Steps

1. Create a device type that extends the backhaul type on the control plane using the following command:

   devtype -c -n devtype-name devtype-description -b backhaul-devtype-ID -a unsupported

   Example:

   devtype -c -n CorporateIntranet "Corporate Intranet" -b 21 -a unsupported Aded type: CorporateIntranet, id: 25027

   To get the ID of an unmanaged device type, type devtype -l.

2. Add Ethernet adapter and Ethernet port attributes to the newly created device type.

   devtype -s devtype-ID -T ethada+eth devtype -s devtype-ID -P ethernet-port+eth0+ethada

   Example:

   devtype devtype -s 25027 -T ethada+eth Added adapter: 304 devtype -s 25027 -P ethernet-port+eth0+ethada Added ethernet port: 305 Reset configuration on 0 device(s)

3. Create an instance of the type on the control plane.

   device device-ID -c -t devtype-name

4. Create its connections to the N1 Provisioning Server fabric layer.

   device -sC chassis-switch-ID chassis-switch-port device-ID eth0

5. Mark the device as FREE.

   device sF device-ID

   Example:

   device 1002 -c -t Corporateintranet Device 1002 is created. device -sC 50150 netp6 1002 eth0 Added connection 50150:netp6 --> 1002:eth0 device -sF 1002

To Add an Unmanaged Ethernet Device

Steps

1. Type devtype -l command to determine the backhaul type ID.

2. Add the Ethernet device.

   1. Add an Ethernet adapter to the backhaul type by typing:

      devtype -s backhaul-type-ID -T ethada+eth -a architecture

      If this device is a load balancer or a backhaul device, the value for the -a option is unsupported.

      Example: devtype -s 25091 -T ethada+eth -a unsupported

   2. Add the Ethernet port to the backhaul type by typing:

      devtype -s backhaul-type-ID -P ethernet-port+eth0+ethada

3. You need to perform the preceding steps for every I-Fabric.

4. Add the device to the I-Fabric by typing:

   device device-ID -c -t backhaul

   The device ID is the unique identifier for the unmanaged Ethernet device that you are adding to the I-Fabric.

5. Add the Ethernet connection for the backhaul device by typing:

   device -sC chasiss-switch-ID chassis-switch-port backhaul-device-ID eth0

   The chassis switch ID is the device ID of the chassis switch where the newly added device is connected.

6. Mark the device as FREE by executing the following command:

   device -sF device-ID

To Remove an Unmanaged Ethernet Device

Steps

1. If the device is allocated to a farm, deactivate the farm.

2. Set the device to the FREE status by typing the command:

   device -s -F device-ID

3. Remove the device from the CPDB by typing the following command:

   device -d device ID

4. Physically remove the device from the I-Fabric.