Assigning Physical Interfaces To An Mdc - HP FlexFabric 12500 Series Configuration Manual

Table 3 MDC support on LPUs
LPU
LPUs with a 512-MB memory
LPUs with a 1-GB memory
LPUs with a 4-GB memory
To authorize an MDC to use an LPU:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter MDC view.
3. Authorize the MDC
to use an LPU.

Assigning physical interfaces to an MDC

By default, all physical interfaces belong to the default MDC, and a non-default MDC cannot use any
physical interfaces. To enable a non-default MDC to forward packets, you must assign it interfaces.
Configuration guidelines
You can assign multiple physical interfaces to a non-default MDC. One physical interface can belong to
only one MDC. The default MDC uses the physical interfaces that are not assigned to a non-default
MDC.
A physical interface must meet the following conditions to be assigned to a non-default MDC:
The interface must belong to the default MDC. To assign a physical interface that belongs to one
•
non-default MDC to another non-default MDC, you must first remove the existing assignment by
using the undo allocate interface command.
• The interface must not be the console or AUX port. The console port and AUX port belong to the
default MDC. You cannot assign them to a non-default MDC.
The interface must not be the management Ethernet interface. The physical management Ethernet
•
interface of the device belongs to the default MDC and cannot be assigned to a non-default MDC.
When a non-default MDC is created, the system automatically creates a virtual management
Ethernet interface for the MDC. The virtual management Ethernet interfaces of all non-default MDCs
use the same interface type and number and the same physical port and link as the default MDC's
physical management Ethernet interface. However, you must assign different IP addresses to the
virtual management Ethernet interfaces so MDC administrators can access and manage their
respective MDCs. The IP addresses for the management Ethernet interfaces do not need to belong
to the same network segment.
Due to hardware restrictions, the interfaces on some LPUs are grouped. The interfaces in a group must be
assigned to or removed from the same MDC at the same time. You can figure out whether and how the
LST1XP48LFD1, LST1XLP16RFD1
Others
Command
system-view
mdc mdc-name [ id mdc-id ]
•
In standalone mode:
location slot slot-number
•
In IRF mode:
location chassis chassis-number slot
slot-number
63
Maximum number of MDCs
1, including the default MDC.
2, including the default MDC.
4, including the default MDC.
2, including the default MDC.
Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, all LPUs of the device
belong to the default MDC, and a
non-default MDC cannot use any
LPU.