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Chapter13 Configuring VLANs
Configuring VLAN Trunks
Load Sharing Using STP Path Cost
You can configure parallel trunks to share VLAN traffic by setting different path costs on a trunk and
associating the path costs with different sets of VLANs, blocking different ports for different VLANs.
The VLANs keep the traffic separate and maintain redundancy in the event of a lost link.
In Figure 13-4, Trunk ports 1 and 2 are configured as 100BASE-T ports. These VLA N path costs are
assigned:
•VLANs 2 through 4 are assigned a path cost of 30 on Trunk port 1 .
•VLANs 8 through 10 retain the default 100BASE-T path cost on Trunk port 1 of 19.
•VLANs 8 through 10 are assigned a path cost of 30 on Trunk port 2.
•VLANs 2 through 4 retain the default 100BASE-T path cost on Trunk port 2 of 19 .
Step13 Repeat Steps 7 through 11on Switch A for a second port in the switch
or switch stack.
Step14 Repeat Steps 7 through 11on Switch B to configure the trunk ports that
connect to the trunk ports configured on Switch A.
Step15 show vlan When the trunk links come up, VTP passes the VTP and VLAN
information to Switch B. Verify that Switch B has learned the VLAN
configuration.
Step16 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode on Switch A.
Step17 interface gigabitethernet1/ 0/1 Define the interface to set the STP port priority, and enter interface
configuration mode.
Step18 spanning-tree vlan 8-10 port-priority 16 Assign the port priority of 16 for VLANs 8 through 10.
Step19 exit Return to global configuration mode.
Step20 interface gigabitethernet1/0/2 Define the interface to set the STP port priority, and enter interface
configuration mode.
Step21 spanning-tree vlan 3-6 port-priority 16 Assign the port priority of 16 for VLANs 3 through 6.
Step22 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step23 show running-config Verify your entries.
Step24 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
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