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Configuring Resilient Links
With the Switch Management screen displayed,
choose the port that w ill be set up as the main
port in the resilient link pair, then select the RESIL-
IENCE button.
The Port Resilience screen is displayed as shown in
Figure 4-14. This screen allows you to setup, edit
and delete resilient link pairs.
The screen shows the following:
Main Port ID This read-only field shows the ID of
the main port.
Media Type Twisted Pair / Fiber This read-only field
shows the media type connected to the main port.
Link State Available / Not Available / Not Pres ent
This read-only field shows the connection state of
the main port:
■Available — The port is operating normally
■Not Available — The resilient link pair is disabled
■Not Present — The port is not present in the cur-
rent hardwa re
Standby Port ID This field shows the current
standby port ID and allows you to enter a new port
ID. The standby port must be in the same VLAN as
the main port.
Media Type Twisted Pair / Fiber This read-only field
shows the standby port media type.
Figure4-14 Port Resilience screen
Link State Available / Not Available / Not Present
This read-only field shows the connection state of
the standby port:
■Available — The port is operating normally
■Not Available — The resilient link pair is disabled
■Not Present — The port is not present in the cur-
rent hardware
Standby Links Available This listbox shows the
ports that you can configure as standby.
Pair State Active / Both Failed / Unknown /
Not Available This read-only field shows the current
operating state of the resilient link pair:
■Active — The resilient link pair is enabled and
operating normally with both main and standby
port capable of carrying traffic.