Configuring switch meshing

Use the following command to enable or disable meshing operation on the specified ports.

Syntax:

mesh [e] port-list [id 1...31]

no mesh [e] port-list [id 1...31]

Enables or disables meshing operation on the specified ports.

port-list: Specifies the ports to be added or removed from a mesh.
id 1...31: Specifies the mesh ID. It must be unique; if two switches in a mesh are assigned the same mesh ID, they auto-negotiate and generate unique IDs. Only configured mesh IDs can be changed by a user.

NOTE:

When the mesh ID is configured, a reboot is required for this ID to take effect.

To view the mesh IDs, enter the show mesh id command.

The no mesh id command resets the configured mesh ID to zero.

Default: Mesh ID = 0

All meshed ports on a switch belong to the same mesh domain. To configure multiple meshed ports on a switch:

Procedure

Specify the ports you want to operate in the mesh domain.
Use write memory to save the configuration to the startup-config file.
Reboot the switch. For switches with redundant management modules, you must reboot both management modules. Use the boot system … command.

Configuring meshing. To configure meshing on ports A1-A4, B3, C1, and D1-D3:


switch(config)# mesh a1-a4, b3, c1, d1-d3
Command will take effect after saving configuration and reboot.
switch(config)# write memory
switch(config)# boot
Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? Y

Removing a port from meshing. To remove a port from meshing, use the no version of mesh, followed by write memory and rebooting the switch. For example, to remove port C1 from the mesh:


switch(config)# config
switch(config)# no mesh c1
Command will take effect after saving configuration and reboot.
switch(config)# write memory
switch(config)# boot
Device will be rebooted, do you want to continue [y/n]? y