Enterasys Networks VH-8G manual Configuring Port Trunks

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Configuring Port Trunks

Port trunks can be used to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. You can configure up to four trunk connections (combining 2~4 ports into a fat pipe) between any two VH-8G switches. However, before making any physical connections between devices, use the Trunk Configuration menu to specify the trunk on the devices at both ends. When using a port trunk, note that:

•Ports can only be assigned to one trunk.

•The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk ports.

•The ports at both ends of a trunk must be configured in an identical manner, including duplex mode, and VLAN assignments.

•None of the ports in a trunk can be configured as a mirror source port or mirror target port.

•All the ports in a trunk have to be treated as a whole when moved from/to, added or deleted from a VLAN.

•The Spanning Tree Algorithm will treat all the ports in a trunk as a whole.

•Enable the trunk prior to connecting any cable between the switches to avoid creating a loop.

•Disconnect all trunk port cables or disable the trunk ports before removing a port trunk to avoid creating a loop.

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Contents Management Guide Vertical Horizon VH-8G Gigabit Ethernet SwitchPage 9033640 9033640 Table of Contents Appendix A. Spanning Tree Concepts Snmp ManagementAppendix B. Virtual Lans Vlans Vi Table of Contents Management Overview Configuration OptionsRequired Connections Console Port Out-of-Band ConnectionsIn-Band Connections Telnet ConnectionIn-Band Network Connection Overview VH-8G User InterfaceUser Access Factory Default Settings Factory DefaultsGvrp Selection Description Main MenuDisplays/configures extended bridge capabilities provided by System Information Menu System Information MenuSystem Information Displaying System InformationParameter Description Displaying Switch VersionManagement Setup Menu Management Setup MenuNetwork Configuration Changing the Network ConfigurationIP Configuration IP ConfigurationIP Connectivity Test IP Connectivity Test Ping10. Http Configuration Http Configuration11. Serial Port Configuration Configuring the Serial PortAssigning Snmp Parameters 12. Snmp Configuration13. Snmp Communities Configuring Community Names14. IP Trap Managers Configuring IP Trap Managers15. Console Login Configuration Console Login ConfigurationDownloading System Software Using Tftp Protocol to Download Over the Network17. Configuration Save & Restore Saving the System Configuration18. Management Configuration Configuring Management Access19. Device Control Menu Configuring the SwitchNot implemented in the current firmware release 20. Port Configuration Configuring Port Parameters21. Port Information Viewing the Current Port Configuration22. Spanning Tree Configuration Configuring Bridge STA Using the Spanning Tree AlgorithmDevice with the lowest MAC address will then 24. Spanning Tree Port Configuration Configuring STA for Ports25. Spanning Tree Information Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Configuration26. Bridge STA Information Displaying the Current Bridge STA27. Spanning Tree Port Information Displaying the Current STA for PortsRules defining port status are 28. Mirror Port Configuration Using a Mirror Port for AnalysisConfiguring Port Trunks 29. Port Trunking Configuration Igmp Multicast Filtering 30. Igmp Configuration Configuring Igmp31. Broadcast Storm Control Configuration Configuring Broadcast Storm Control32. Extended Bridge Configuration Configuring Bridge MIB ExtensionsBy setting this parameter to False 33 .1P Configuration Configuring Traffic Classes34 .1P Port Priority Configuration Port Priority Configuration35 .1P Port Traffic Class Information 802.1P Port Traffic Class Information802.1Q Vlan Base Information Configuring Virtual LANs37 .1Q Vlan Current Table Information 802.1Q Vlan Current Table Information38 .1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration 802.1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration39 .1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration Example 40. Port Assignment Vlan Configuration Port Assignment Vlan Configuration41. Multicast Router Port Information Multicast Router Port Information42. Static Multicast Router Port Configuration Static Multicast Router Port Configuration43. Igmp Member Port Configuration Igmp Member Port Configuration44. Port Security Configuration Port Security Configuration45. Network Monitor Menu Monitoring the Switch46. Port Statistics Displaying Port Statistics47. Rmon Statistics Displaying Rmon StatisticsDrop Events 48. Unicast Address Table Displaying the Unicast Address Table49. IP Multicast Registration Table Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table50. Static Unicast Addreeess Table Configuration Configuring Static Unicast AddressesLogging Off the System Resetting the System64 VH-8G User Interface Common Tasks Configuring & Monitoring the SwitchSetting Password Protection Checking Network Configuration Status Connecting via TelnetAssigning an IP Address Viewing Switch Statistics Setting Snmp Management AccessDownloading a Software Upgrade Configuring Port MirroringSuccess Downloading Via the Serial PortDownloading Via Tftp Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters Configuring Class of Service Configuring VLANsConfiguring Port Operation Configuring the Unicast Address Table Configuring BootP Setting a Default GatewayConfiguring Port Trunks VH-8G Snmp Protocol Snmp ManagementRFC 1213 MIB-II MIB ObjectsRFC 1573 Interfaces Evolution MIB RFC 1643 Ethernet-Like MIBRFC 1493 Bridge MIB Compiling MIB Extensions Enterasys Website Ieee 802.1Q Q-MIBEnterasys Proprietary MIB Extensions Spanning Tree Features Appendix A. Spanning Tree ConceptsGeneral Spanning Tree Protocol in a Network Figure A-1. Spanning Tree Using an VH-8G SwitchSpanning Tree Protocol Parameters Table A-1. Spanning Tree Protocol DefaultsSpanning Tree Protocol Operation 9033640 Spanning Tree Concepts VH-8G VLANs and Frame Tagging Appendix B. Virtual Lans VlansAssigning Ports to VLANs VH-8G Vlan ConfigurationVlan Classification Port OverlappingAutomatic Vlan Registration Forwarding Tagged/Untagged FramesForwarding Traffic with Unknown Vlan Tags Incoming tagged frames contain a priority level range Appendix C. Class of ServiceFigure C-1. Class of Service Example Igmp Snooping and IP Multicast Filtering Appendix D. IP Multicast FilteringVH-8G Index Tftp 9033640 Index Page Page 150183-102 R01