8.1 Defining an uplink set
3.In the first step of the Create network wizard, select VLAN / Service VLAN networks and confirm your entry by clicking Next. The second step of the Create network wizard opens.
4.Enter the required name for the uplink set in Name of uplink set.
5.Under Ports for the uplink set, select the uplink ports that should belong to this uplink set. An uplink port can be included in the port group as an active port or as a backup port. An uplink set must contain at least one active port.
All active uplink ports and all backup ports each form a LAG.
If a network needs to be configured so that the IBP module switches to another port if any problems arise, then besides configuring the active ports, you also have to configure one or several ports as backup ports. If there is no longer a connection for any of the active ports of an uplink set, the backup ports are activated and the ports that were active until this point are deactivated.
Assign the required ports of the IBP to the uplink set by opening the con- text menu of each relevant port.
For a LAG configuration, you have to configure at least two active ports.
With PY CB Eth Switch/IBP 1Gb 36/8+2 connection blades, 1GB uplinks and 10 Gb uplinks must not be mixed. If you try this, the Next and Finish buttons will not be enabled.
6.Select additional options, such as
Activate Port Backup: Switch to a backup port if an error occurs in the active port
Linkdown propagation: Send a linkdown event if both the active ports and the backup ports fail. The linkdown event triggers a failover process on the server blade if configured accordingly.
7.Click Next to confirm your entries. The last step of the Create network wizard opens. In this step, you assign meaningful names for the net-
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