B&B Electronics manual Manual Documentation Number EIR608-xSFP0708m

connection failure occurs, the backup port will automatically become a working port to recover.

The switch can be set in the ring master or slave mode. The ring master negotiates and places commands to the other switches in the X-Ring group. If there are two or more switches in the master mode, the software will select the switch with lowest MAC address number as the ring master. The X-Ring master mode is enabled using the X-Ring configuration interface. The Ring Master can also be identified using the R.M. LED on the front of the switch.

The switch also supports coupling ring to connect two or more X-Ring groups for redundant backup. The dual homing function is used to prevent a connection lose between the X-Ring group and the upper level/core switch.

„Enable X-Ring:Mark the check box to enable the X-Ring function.

„Enable Ring Master: Mark the check box to set the switch as the Ring Master.

„1st & 2nd Ring Ports: Assign two ports as the member ports. 1st Ring Port is the working port and 2nd Ring Port is the backup port. When 1st Ring Port fails, the system will automatically upgrade the 2nd Ring Port to be the working port.

„Enable Coupling Ring: Mark the check box to enable the coupling ring function.

„Coupling port: Assign the member port.

„Control port: Set the switch as the master switch in the coupling ring.

„Enable Dual Homing: Set up one of port on the switch to be the Dual Homing port. In an X-Ring group, only one port can be the Dual Homing port. Dual Homing only works when the X-Ring function is enabled.

„Click Apply

Manual Documentation Number: EIR608-xSFP_0708m 85

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