Port Configuration

 

 

 

3

Statically Configuring a Trunk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command Usage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• When configuring static trunks, you may not be

 

 

statically

able to link switches of different types,

 

 

depending on the manufacturer’s

 

 

configured

implementation. However, note that the static

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trunks on this switch are Cisco EtherChannel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

compatible.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

active

• To avoid creating a loop in the network, be sure

links

you add a static trunk via the configuration

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interface before connecting the ports, and also

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disconnect the ports before removing a static

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

trunk via the configuration interface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command Attributes

•Member List (Current) – Shows configured trunks (Trunk ID, Unit, Port).

•New – Includes entry fields for creating new trunks.

-Trunk – Trunk identifier. (Range: 1-4)

-Port – Port identifier. (Range: 1-8)

Web – Click Port, Trunk Membership. Enter a trunk ID of 1-4 in the Trunk field, select any of the switch ports from the scroll-down port list, and click Add. After you have completed adding ports to the member list, click Apply.

Figure 3-54 Static Trunk Configuration

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