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6.Check, in the Port Members field, the checkboxes of the ports that you want to include.
NOTE: Check the checkbox of a particular card to automatically check all ports on that card.
7.Click the radio button of the distribution type to apply to the trunk group in the Distribution Type field.
8.Click the Apply button.
Viewing Trunk Group Properties
To view the properties of a trunk group:
1.Expand the Ethernet icon in the Tree frame.
2.Click the Trunk Groups branch. The Trunk Groups table appears in the View frame.
3.Click the radio button next to the trunk group whose properties you want to view, then click the Properties button. The Ethernet Trunk Group Properties window opens. Table
Table
Element | Description |
ID field | ID number of the trunk group. |
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Name field | Name of the trunk group. |
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Port Members field | Ports that belong to the trunk group. |
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Distribution Type field | Distribution type of the trunk group. This field displays one of the |
| following types: |
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| of the incoming packet. Packets from different hosts use |
| different ports in the channel, but packets from the same host |
| use the same port in the channel. |
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| MAC address of the incoming packet. Packets to the same |
| destination travel on the same port, but packets to different |
| destinations travel on different ports in the channel. |
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| the source logic gate (XOR) destination. |
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| Packets from the same source travel on the same port, but |
| packets from different sources travel on different ports in the |
| channel. |
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| address of the incoming packet. Packets to the same |
| destination travel on the same port, but packets to different |
| destinations travel on different ports in the channel. |
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| source logic gate (XOR) destination. |
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Trunk Group Enabled field | Displays a checked Enable checkbox to indicate an active trunk |
| group. |
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MTU field | Displays the MTU of the group. |
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