Port Trunking

Port Status and Configuration

 

Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group

 

 

Important

Configure port trunking before you connect the trunked links to another

 

switch, routing switch, or server. Otherwise, a broadcast storm could occur.

 

(If you need to connect the ports before configuring them for trunking, you

 

can temporarily disable the ports until the trunk is configured. See “Using the

 

CLI To Configure Ports” on page 10-10.)

 

 

To View and/or Configure Static Port Trunking: This procedure uses the Port/Trunk Settings screen to configure a static port trunk group on the switch.

1.Follow the procedures in the Important note above.

2.From the Main Menu, Select:

2.Switch Configuration . . .2.Port/Trunk Settings

3.Press [E] (for Edit) and then use the arrow keys to access the port trunk parameters.

These two columns indicate static trunk status.

(For dynamic LACP trunk status, use the CLI show lacp command—page 12-14.)

Figure 12-4. Example of the Menu Screen for Configuring a Port Trunk Group

4.In the Group column, move the cursor to the port you want to configure.

5.Use the Space bar to choose a trunk group (Trk1, Trk2 . . . ) trunk group assignment for the selected port.

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