68CHAPTER 6: CONFIGURING THE COREBUILDER 7000 FAMILY ATM SWITCH

LE Client Configuration -=---------------------

*** Hit Enter after VN #2 for end of potential ELAN names list.

VN #1 ELAN Name: admin

VN #2 ELAN Name: elan8460_1

VN #3 ELAN Name: elan67791 _5

VN #4 ELAN Name: elan1234_5

VN #5 ELAN Name: elan1234_6

VN #6 ELAN Name: elan1234_7

VN #7 ELAN Name: elan6789_0

VN #8 ELAN Name: elan6789_1

VN #9 ELAN Name: elan1357_1 0

VN #10 ELAN Name: elan2468_1

VN #11 ELAN Name: elan1111_1

VN #12 ELAN Name: elan2222_2

VN #13 ELAN Name: elan3333_3

VN #14 ELAN Name: elan4444_4

VN #15 ELAN Name: elan5555_5

VN #16 ELAN Name: elan6666_6

VN #17 ELAN Name: elan7777_7

VN #18 ELAN Name:

Virtual Network Configuration Section This section prompts you for the virtual network configuration. In this section, you assign Ethernet ports to the ELANs you entered in the LE Client Configuration section. The Ethernet ports of the CoreBuilder 7X00 interface cards installed in the CoreBuilder 7000 family ATM switch chassis are displayed sequentially. For each port, you enter the number of the ELAN to which you want that port to belong. To end the sequence, press Enter.

At the end of the section, a list of the ELANs that were entered in the LE Client Configuration section but did not have ports assigned to them in this section is displayed.

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7000 specifications

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