Configuration guidelines

The following configuration guidelines must be followed to configure a split horizon group:

Note:

When configuring split horizon on a port, it must be configured before creating any SAPs associated with the port.

  1. Create a split horizon group in the config prompt. The group name must be unique across the system.

    7210-SAS1>config#info
    #--------------------------------------------------
    echo "Split-horizon-group Configuration"
    #--------------------------------------------------
        split-horizon-group access create 
            description ‟Block access between access Ports”
        split-horizon-group network create
            description "Block access between network Ports"
        exit 
    #-------------------------------------------------- 
    7210-SAS1>config#
    
  2. Configure ports 1/1/4 and 1/1/5 as access ports and associate these ports with split horizon group ‟access”.

    7210-SAS1>config#info
    #--------------------------------------------------
    echo "Port Configuration"
    
    #--------------------------------------------------
        port 1/1/4
            split-horizon-group access
            ethernet
                mode access 
                access
                exit
            exit
            no shutdown
        exit 
        port 1/1/5
            split-horizon-group access
            ethernet
                mode access 
                access
                exit
            exit
            no shutdown
         exit
    #--------------------------------------------------
    7210-SAS1>config#
    
  3. Configure ports 1/1/1 and 1/1/3 as network ports and associate these ports with split horizon group ‟network”. The default Ethernet encapsulation for network port is null.

    7210-SAS1>config# info
    #--------------------------------------------------
    echo "Port Configuration"
    
    #--------------------------------------------------
        port 1/1/1
            split-horizon-group network
            ethernet
            exit
            no shutdown
    exit 
        port 1/1/3
            split-horizon-group network
            ethernet
            exit
            no shutdown
      exit
    #--------------------------------------------------
    7210-SAS1>config#
    
  4. Create a VPLS instance 100.

    #--------------------------------------------------
    echo "Service Configuration"
    #--------------------------------------------------
        service
              customer 2 create
              exit
             vpls 100 customer 2 create
                stp
                    shutdown
                exit
                sap 1/1/4 create
                exit
                sap 1/1/5 create
                exit
                spoke-sdp 1:1 create
                exit
                spoke-sdp 2:1 create
                exit
             no shutdown
        exit
    ...
    #--------------------------------------------------