MPS Configuration Task List

To configure an MPS on your network, perform the following tasks. Only the first two tasks are required; the remaining two tasks are optional:

  • Configuring the ELAN ID

  • Configuring the MPS

  • Configuring the MPS Variables

  • Monitoring and Maintaining the MPS

Configuring the ELAN ID

For MPOA to work properly, a LANE client must have an ELAN ID for all ELANs represented by the LANE clients. To configure an ELAN ID, use either of the following commands in LANE database configuration mode or in interface configuration mode when starting up the LES for that emulated LAN:

Command Purpose
name elan-name elan-id id Configures the ELAN ID in the LECS database to participate in MPOA.
lane server-bus {ethernet | tokenring} elan-name ...

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