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bridge link define For CoreBuilder 9000: Applies to Lay er 2 switching modules only.
Defines one or more links on the system. When you de fine a link, you
specify ports and characteristics for the link.
Valid Minimum Abbreviation
b l def
Important Considerations
■Connect the network cable to the resilient link ports after you reboot
the system; failure to do so may create a bridge loop i n your network.
■In general, create resilient links before you define your virtu al LANs
(VLANs). If you plan to create resilient links for part of a VLAN, create
the resilient links before you create the VLAN.
■When you create a resilient link that includes ports that are part of a
VLAN, those ports are removed from the VLAN. You must modify the
VLAN and add the new bridge port to the appropriate VLAN. This
situation does not apply to the default VLAN (all ports are part of the
default VLAN).
■If you have already defined other resilient links or trunks on your
system, you cannot select ports that are part of an existing resilient
link pair or a trunk.
■You must reboot the system at the end of the link definition process.
(You can define multiple links in one define operation.)
■The resilient link port pair uses a single MAC address for frames
sourced by this pair.
■The resilient link name can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.