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Chapter 26 Monitoring Data Center Configurations
Cisco FabricPath
Cisco FabricPath provides the following features:
• Allows Layer 2 multipathing in the FabricPath network.
• Provides built-in loop prevention and mitigation with no need to use the Spanning Tree Protocol
(STP).
• Provides a single control plane for unknown unicast, broadcast, and multicast traffic.
• Enhances mobility and virtualization in the FabricPath network.
The system randomly assigns a unique switch ID to each device that is enabled with FabricPath. After
you enable FabricPath on the devices, you can configure an Ethernet interface or a port channel interface
as a FabricPath interface. If one member of the port channel is in FabricPath mode, then all the other
members will also be in FabricPath mode. After you configure the interface as a FabricPath interface, it
automatically becomes a trunk port, capable of carrying traffic for multiple Virtual Local Area Networks
(VLANs).
Prime Network supports Cisco FabricPath on Cisco Nexus 5000 series and Cisco Nexus 7000 series
network elements. Figure 26-3 shows a Cisco FabricPath architecture.
Figure 26-3 Cisco FabricPath Architecture
This topic contains the following sections:
• Viewing Cisco FabricPath Configuration, page 26-9
• Monitoring Cisco FabricPath Configuration, page 26-10
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