Deployment Scenario 4: Replacing a PE in an Existing PE Ring

Follow this procedure when a PE in an existing PE ring must be replaced. In this example, PE 22 is replaced with a new PE unit.

  1. Suppose that you are working with the following PE ring topology.
    ICX7750-48F Router# show spx
    T=22d6h45m2.4: alone: standalone, D: dynamic cfg, S: static
    ID   Type          Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment                   
    1  S ICX7750-48XGF active  cc4e.24d0.3500 128 local   Ready
    2  S ICX7750-48XGC standby 609c.9f1f.df00 128 remote  Ready
    3  S ICX7750-48XGF member  cc4e.246e.d580   5 remote  Ready
    17 S ICX7450-48GF  spx-pe  cc4e.246d.1178 N/A remote  Ready
    18 S ICX7450-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.246d.22b8 N/A remote  Ready
    19 S ICX7250-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.32e8 N/A remote  Ready
    20 S ICX7450-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.248b.11e0 N/A remote  Ready
    21 S ICX7250-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.7f20 N/A remote  Ready
    22 D ICX7250-48    spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.4350 N/A remote  Ready
    
        active                    standby                                          
         +---+        +---+        +---+                                           
     -3/1| 1 |3/4--3/1| 3 |3/4--3/1| 2 |3/4-                                       
     |   +---+        +---+        +---+   |                                       
     |                                     |                                       
     |-------------------------------------|                                       
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+     
      1/1/5==2/1| 17 |3/1--3/1| 18 |2/3--2/1| 19 |2/3--2/3| 20 |1/1--1/1| 21 |2/2- 
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+   | 
                                                                                 | 
                                                                        +----+   | 
                                                             1/1/13--2/1| 22 |2/2- 
                                                                        +----+     
  2. Physically remove the link between PE 22 and PE 21 and the link between PE 22 and the CB. In this case, cables are removed from ports 22/2/2 and 22/2/1. The ports go down, the PE ring breaks, and PE 22 is removed from the PE ring.
    ICX7750-48F Router# show spx
    T=22d8h47m12.0: alone: standalone, D: dynamic cfg, S: static
    ID   Type          Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment                   
    1  S ICX7750-48XGF active  cc4e.24d0.3500 128 local   Ready
    2  S ICX7750-48XGC standby 609c.9f1f.df00 128 remote  Ready
    3  S ICX7750-48XGF member  cc4e.246e.d580   5 remote  Ready
    17 S ICX7450-48GF  spx-pe  cc4e.246d.1178 N/A remote  Ready
    18 S ICX7450-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.246d.22b8 N/A remote  Ready
    19 S ICX7250-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.32e8 N/A remote  Ready
    20 S ICX7450-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.248b.11e0 N/A remote  Ready
    21 S ICX7250-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.7f20 N/A remote  Ready
    
        active                    standby                                          
         +---+        +---+        +---+                                           
     -3/1| 1 |3/4--3/1| 3 |3/4--3/1| 2 |3/4-                                       
     |   +---+        +---+        +---+   |                                       
     |                                     |                                       
     |-------------------------------------|                                       
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+     
      1/1/5==2/1| 17 |3/1--3/1| 18 |2/3--2/1| 19 |2/3--2/3| 20 |1/1--1/1| 21 |2/2- 
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+   
  3. Bring up the new replacement unit as a PE.
    ICX7250-48 Router> enable
    No password has been assigned yet...
    ICX7250-48 Router# configure terminal
    ICX7250-48 Router(config)# spx pe-enable 
    Enter provisional PE mode. CLI is limited to spx unit 1.
    After finishing all configuration, please "write memory" and reload this unit to be a PE.
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config)# show running-config 
    Current configuration:
    !
    ver 08.0.50B14T213
    !
    spx pe-enable
    spx unit 1
      module 1 icx7250-48-port-management-module
      module 2 icx7250-sfp-plus-8port-80g-module
      spx-port 1/2/1					|___These are default spx-ports. Change them
      spx-port 1/2/3					|   if required. One spx-port connects to the CB
    !							           and another connects to PE 21.
    end
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config)# spx unit 1
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)# no spx-port1/2/3
    spx-port 1/2/3 is removed
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)# spx-port 1/2/2
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)# show running-config 
    Current configuration:
    !
    ver 08.0.50B14T213
    !
    spx pe-enable
    spx unit 1
      module 1 icx7250-48-port-management-module
      module 2 icx7250-sfp-plus-8port-80g-module
      spx-port 1/2/1
      spx-port 1/2/2
    !
    end
  4. Reconnect the cable between the PE 22 replacement and the CB and between PE 22 and PE 21, and bring up the ports.
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)# show interfaces brief ethernet 1/2/1 ethernet 1/2/2 
    Port       Link    State   Dupl Speed Trunk Tag Pvid Pri MAC             Name
    1/2/1      Disable None    None None  None  No  1    0   cc4e.24b4.4381                 
    1/2/2      Up      Forward Full 10G   None  No  1    0   cc4e.24b4.4382                 
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)#
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-spx-unit-1)# int e 1/2/1
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-if-spx-e10000-1/2/1)# enable
     [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-if-spx-e10000-1/2/1)# show interfaces brief ethernet 1/2/1 ethernet 1/2/2
    
    Port       Link    State   Dupl Speed Trunk Tag Pvid Pri MAC             Name
    1/2/1      Up      Forward Full 10G   None  No  1    0   cc4e.24b4.4381                 
    1/2/2      Up      Forward Full 10G   None  No  1    0   cc4e.24b4.4382                 
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-if-spx-e10000-1/2/1)#
    
  5. Verify that the SPX ports on the CB and PE 21 are up.
    ICX7750-48F Router(config)# show interfaces brief ethernet 1/1/13 ethernet 21/2/2
    
    Port       Link    State   Dupl Speed Trunk Tag Pvid Pri MAC             Name
    1/1/13     Up      Forward Full 10G   3072  No  1    0   cc4e.24d0.350c                 
    21/2/2     Up      Forward Full 10G   None  No  1    0   cc4e.24b4.7f3a                 
    
  6. Save the configuration, and reload the PE 22 replacement.
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router(config-if-spx-e10000-1/2/1)# end
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router# write memory 
    Flash Memory Write (133 bytes)
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router#
    Write PE startup file done.
    
    [Provisional-PE]ICX7250-48 Router# reload
    Are you sure? (enter 'y' or 'n'): y
  7. After the reload, the PE replacement unit becomes part of the SPX domain.
    ICX7750-48F Router# show spx
    T=22d9h2m39.6: alone: standalone, D: dynamic cfg, S: static
    ID   Type          Role    Mac Address    Pri State   Comment                   
    1  S ICX7750-48XGF active  cc4e.24d0.3500 128 local   Ready
    2  S ICX7750-48XGC standby 609c.9f1f.df00 128 remote  Ready
    3  S ICX7750-48XGF member  cc4e.246e.d580   5 remote  Ready
    17 S ICX7450-48GF  spx-pe  cc4e.246d.1178 N/A remote  Ready
    18 S ICX7450-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.246d.22b8 N/A remote  Ready
    19 S ICX7250-48P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.32e8 N/A remote  Ready
    20 S ICX7450-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.248b.11e0 N/A remote  Ready
    21 S ICX7250-24P   spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.7f20 N/A remote  Ready
    22 D ICX7250-48    spx-pe  cc4e.24b4.4350 N/A remote  Ready
    
        active                    standby                                          
         +---+        +---+        +---+                                           
     -3/1| 1 |3/4--3/1| 3 |3/4--3/1| 2 |3/4-                                       
     |   +---+        +---+        +---+   |                                       
     |                                     |                                       
     |-------------------------------------|                                       
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+     
      1/1/5==2/1| 17 |3/1--3/1| 18 |2/3--2/1| 19 |2/3--2/3| 20 |1/1--1/1| 21 |2/2- 
                +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+        +----+   | 
                                                                                 | 
                                                                        +----+   | 
                                                             1/1/13--2/1| 22 |2/2- 
                                                                        +----+