HP 377707-002 manual Viewing Bridge Group Properties, Adding Bridge Groups

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Table 6-1:Bridge Groups Table Fields

Field	Description
Ethernet Next Hop	Displays the Ethernet next hop address that the administrator configured
	with the bridge-groupcommand.
IB Next Hop	Default next-hop for packets entering from the IB fabric.

Viewing Bridge Group Properties

To view the properties of a bridge group:

1.Expand the Ethernet icon in the Tree frame.

2.Click the Bridge Groups branch. The Bridge Groups table appears in the View frame.

3.Click the radio button next to the bridge group whose properties you want to view, then click the Properties button. The Ethernet Chassis Manager window opens and displays the properties of the bridge group. Table 6-2lists and describes the elements in this window.

Table 6-2:Ethernet Chassis Manager Window Elements

Element	Description
ID field	ID number of the bridge group.
Name field	Name of the bridge group.
Subnet Prefix field	Subnet prefix of the bridge group.
Subnet Prefix Len field	Length of the bridge group subnet prefix.
Ethernet Next Hop field	IP address of the next hop (from the Ethernet side) of the bridge
	group.
IB Next Hop field	Default next-hop for packets entering from the IB fabric.
Broadcast Forwarding field	Displays a checked box when broadcast forwarding runs.
Loop Protection Method field	Displays the loop protection method of the group.
IP Multicast field	Displays a checked box when IP multicasting runs.
Ethernet Port pulldown menu	Displays the trunk or ports that the bridge group uses to connect
	to the Ethernet switch.
Vlan field	Virtual LAN (VLAN) identifier of the group.
IB Port pulldown menu	Displays the IB port that the bridge group uses.
IB P_KEY field	Partition key of the bridge group.
Apply button	Applies the changes that you make in the window.
Reset button	Resets the fields in the window to match the properties of the
	bridge group.
Close button	Closes the window. If you close the window before you apply
	changes, CM makes no changes to the bridge group.
Help button	Opens on-line help.

Adding Bridge Groups

To create a new bridge group:

1.Expand the Ethernet icon in the Tree frame.

2.Click the Bridge Groups branch. The Bridge Groups table appears in the View frame.

3.Click the Add button. The Add Ethernet Bridge Group window appears.