Extreme Data Center (VOSS/VSP) case studies
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The Extreme Data Center (VOSS/VSP) credential validates practical skill with Extreme's data center switching platforms: VSP switches running the VOSS operating system, managed through XMC and configured around Fabric Connect. It is aimed at network engineers, data center architects, and operations staff who design, deploy, or support SPB-based fabrics rather than traditional spanning-tree or hop-by-hop routed designs. The Extreme Data Center (VOSS/VSP) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,755 words.
1Sizing a Multi-Tenant SPB Fabric Without Exhausting VLANs
A service provider is building a data center fabric for 1,200 tenant Layer 2 segments across two VSP 8600 core switches and 16 VSP 7400 leaf switches. Each tenant currently gets one 802.1Q VLAN on the access side and a matching VLAN on the firewall trunk.
641 words, about 3 min2First Boot on a VSP 7400: OOB Management Is Silent
A new VSP 7400 is racked in a data center with an out-of-band management network of 10.20.30.0/24, gateway 10.20.30.1, and a planned switch address of 10.20.30.45. The switch is at the console login with no saved configuration.
520 words, about 3 min3Fabric Attach Element Stuck in Discovery
A VSP 7200 acts as a fabric BEB. Port 1/10 connects to an Extreme EXOS access switch that serves 12 wireless access points in VLAN 300.
517 words, about 3 min4I-SID 20000 Works on One BEB but Not the Other
Two VSP 7400 BEBs, A and B, connect through two SPB core switches. VLAN 200 carries a test host on each side: 10.1.200.10/24 on A and 10.1.200.20/24 on B.
532 words, about 3 min5RSMLT Failover During a VIST Peer Upgrade
Two VSP 8600 switches run as a VIST pair and provide SMLT connections to 20 top-of-rack switches. The pair also provides RSMLT Layer 3 gateways for 40 VLANs.
545 words, about 3 min