.-VNTYPE--=--LOCAL--. >>-+-------------------+--------------------------------------->< '-VNTYPE--=--GLOBAL-'
| statements: | PORT, GROUP |
| dependencies: | Enterprise Extender Connection Networks On GROUP, MEDIUM=HPRIP is required on the PORT statement |
Specifies whether an Enterprise Extender Connection Network is permitted to span network boundaries.
- VNTYPE=LOCAL
- Connection network is not permitted to span multiple networks (default).
- VNTYPE=GLOBAL
- Connection network is permitted to span multiple networks.
VNTYPE operand can be specified on the GROUP definition statement for Enterprise Extender Connection Networks. To define a Global VRN, the VNTYPE=GLOBAL must also be specified.
Tip: A VRN that is defined with VNTYPE=GLOBAL can also be used locally. Attempts to define the same VRN as GLOBAL in some nodes and LOCAL in others might not produce the results that you want. If a VRN is used across networks or subnetworks, it should always be defined with VNTYPE=GLOBAL in all nodes.
Guideline: Although an Enterprise Extender connection network, including the virtual node name, type, and all TG characteristics, can be defined on the PORT definition statement, you should define your Enterprise Extender connection network on the corresponding GROUP definition statement instead. By coding all connection network and TG characteristics operands on the GROUP statement, the VNGROUP operand is no longer needed. Also, because there can be multiple connection networks defined in an Enterprise Extender XCA major node with multiple GROUP definition statements, defining all of the operands on the GROUP statement to which they apply provides more clarity.