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| <section id="layer2-switch"> |
| <title>Layer-2 Switch</title> |
| <para>The layer-2 switch is the access switching layer inside the pod.</para> |
| <itemizedlist> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>It should trunk all VLANs into every computing host.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| <listitem> |
| <para>It should switch traffic for the management network containing computing and storage |
| hosts. The layer-3 switch will serve as the gateway for the management network.</para> |
| </listitem> |
| </itemizedlist> |
| <formalpara> |
| <title>Example Configurations</title> |
| <para>This section contains example configurations for specific switch models for pod-level |
| layer-2 switching. It assumes VLAN management protocols such as VTP or GVRP have been |
| disabled. The scripts must be changed appropriately if you choose to use VTP or GVRP.</para> |
| </formalpara> |
| <xi:include href="dell62xx-layer2.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> |
| <xi:include href="cisco3750-layer2.xml" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> |
| </section> |