Any resource to learn concept of l2 and l3 stuff related to ale?

[zlinuxboy]

Recently I am trying to config some l2 and l3 feature on ale omniswitch, but the officical guide is all about configuration, only a little info about the principle and concept, Is that any resource out that about this part?

For example, the content related to isis on Advanced routing is limited. there are many question spit out when config it:
1. How to change the system-id?
2. Why I have to enable ip isis vlan when I have create rtr-port?

etc.

[silvio]

Yes, there is no big community for the ALE switches.
There are some whitepapers and similar documents (f.e. for spb). Not sure about if this docs are in public area. Do you have access to myportal?
Your questions are very specific.
1. which system-id do you mean? For snmp or spb or.....?
2. In never heard that I need to enable isis for the rtr-port. You have one command and need a "dummy" vlan within (that not created before). What do you mean?
BR Silvio

[zlinuxboy]

Yes, there is no big community for the ALE switches.
There are some whitepapers and similar documents (f.e. for spb). Not sure about if this docs are in public area. Do you have access to myportal?
Your questions are very specific.
1. which system-id do you mean? For snmp or spb or.....?

I mean the system-id when issue `show ip isis status`

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os6900-202 > show ip isis status
============================================================================
ISIS Status
============================================================================
System Id             : 1921.6802.0202
Admin State           : UP
Protocols Enabled     : IPv4 IPv6
Last Enabled          : Tue Feb 18 16:27:57 2025
Level Capability      : L2
Authentication Check  : True
...

I want to modify this system-id, and at the same time, how to assign iso address to loopback interface as most vendor do when config isis routing protocol?

2. In never heard that I need to enable isis for the rtr-port. You have one command and need a "dummy" vlan within (that not created before). What do you mean?

Well, Create rtr-port is relative simple and easy to understand when treat omniswitch as a router.
According to the Advanced Routing configuration guide, it's suggest to create a std vlan and assign ip to it.
But `ip interface ..rtr-port` will create vlan, assign ip to it within one command, and the most benefit to me is this port won't interfered by stp.

[silvio]

1. In my knowledge you can't change the system-id (spb) - it is part of the bridge ID. But you can change the bridge-priority
in cli-guide "spb isis bridge-priority"

2. correct. You have one command instead of three (create vlan, tag/untag at port, ip-interface). L2-protocolls like stp are disabled at the end. The reason is that some technicans have wished this command - because other vendors do it have.....