Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and

Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and Port Trunking

Port Trunking

8.Connect the trunked ports on the switch to the corresponding ports on the opposite device. If you previously disabled any of the trunked ports on the switch, enable them now. (See “Viewing Port Status and Configur- ing Port Parameters” on page 6-2.)

Check the Event Log (page 11-11)to verify that the trunked ports are operating properly.

CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or Dynamic Port Trunk Group

Trunk Status and Configuration Commands

show trunks

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show lacp

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trunk

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interface lacp

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Using the CLI To View Port Trunks

You can list the trunk type and group for all ports on the switch or for selected ports. You can also list LACP-only status information for LACP-configured ports.

Listing Static Trunk Type and Group for All Ports or Selected Ports.

Syntax: show trunks [<port-list>]

Omitting the <port-list>parameter results in a static trunk data listing for all LAN ports in the switch.

This example uses a port list to specify only the switch ports an administrator wants to view:

Figure 6-6. Example of a Show Trunk Listing for Specific Ports

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