76 Nortel Networks L2/3 Ethernet Switch Module for IBM Eserver BladeCenter
Re-enable the ports

After verifying the correct cabling between all the devices, the ports can be re-enabled.

򐂰Enabling the ports on GbESM_1 and GbESM_2

/oper/port EXT1/ena
/oper/port EXT2/ena

򐂰Enabling the ports on Core1 and Core2

conf t
int range g0/1-2
no shut

After the ports have been enabled, the aggregated links should be functioning correctly.

Example 7-8 shows the trunk in forwarding state on the Nortel GbESM.

Example 7-8 Verifying trunk link is in forwarding state on the Nortel GbESM
>> Layer 2# /i/l2/trunk
Trunk group 1: Enabled
failover ena, port state:
EXT1: STG 1 forwarding
EXT2: STG 1 forwarding
Complete configuration snapshots

Complete configuration files are shown for the GbESM (Example7-9) and upstream Core

switches (Example7-10 on page 77). One configuration for each type of switch is shown, with

notes where the second switch of the same type has a different configuration.

Example 7-9 Basic topology GbESM configuration - tagging and trunk failover
>> Main# /c/d
script start "Layer 2-3 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for IBM eServer BladeCent
er" 4 /**** DO NOT EDIT THIS LINE!
/* Configuration dump taken 13:44:45 Wed Jun 22, 2005
/* Version 1.0.1.6, Base MAC address 00:11:f9:36:b7:00
/* GbESM_1
/c/sys/ssnmp
name "GbESM_1" /* name “GbESM_2”
/c/port INT1
pvid 20
/c/port INT3
pvid 10 /* pvid 20
/c/port INT4
pvid 99
/c/port EXT1
tag ena
pvid 5
/c/port EXT2
tag ena
pvid 5
/c/l2/vlan 1
def INT1 INT2 INT3 INT4 INT5 INT6 INT7 INT8 INT9 INT10 INT11 INT12 INT13
INT14 EXT3 EXT4 EXT5 EXT6
/c/l2/vlan 5
ena
name "Native"
def EXT1 EXT2
/c/l2/vlan 10
ena