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Select a Source ID for the New BFS Source
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Select a Source ID for the New BFS Source
Overview
This section describes how to select a source ID for your new BFS source. Selecting a
source ID is dependent upon the scheme that you are using for creating inband or
out-of-band sources.
source ID is dependent upon the scheme that you are using for creating inband or
out-of-band sources.
Recommendations for Selecting a Source ID for the New Source
The goal of this set of recommendations is simply to encourage sites to use a similar
configuration. The DNCS does not pose any limitations on BFS source IDs (other
than forcing them to be 201 or greater). We encourage you to select a scheme that
will be easy for you to support and track as your system grows.
configuration. The DNCS does not pose any limitations on BFS source IDs (other
than forcing them to be 201 or greater). We encourage you to select a scheme that
will be easy for you to support and track as your system grows.
Reserve a range of values for BFS-related sessions.
Inband sources should use even source IDs; out-of-band sources should use
odd source IDs.
Note: This ID numbering is not required; however, it does mirror the way
that the default BFS sources are transported.
odd source IDs.
Note: This ID numbering is not required; however, it does mirror the way
that the default BFS sources are transported.
Avoid mixing sources used for services and sources used for the BFS. Having
the BFS sources spread throughout the source list makes troubleshooting and
overall system management difficult.
the BFS sources spread throughout the source list makes troubleshooting and
overall system management difficult.
If this is the first time you are creating BFS sources, Cisco suggests that you
use IDs starting with 201 for out-of-band sources and 202 for inband sources.
If the 201-300 range of source IDs is unavailable, then Cisco suggests that you
use the 9000 to 9999 range (or any other range of numbers not presently used
for other types of services).
use IDs starting with 201 for out-of-band sources and 202 for inband sources.
If the 201-300 range of source IDs is unavailable, then Cisco suggests that you
use the 9000 to 9999 range (or any other range of numbers not presently used
for other types of services).
Ensure that the range of values you select includes room for future growth.