SmartConnect User’s Guide
External Port Settings
Use this window to configure external port settings.
Table 9-2 External Port Settings Fields
Field | Description |
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Port | Displays the port number. This field is |
| Note: If the switch is part of a |
| the Configured Switch number (csnum) followed by the port number. See |
| “Stacking Port Numbers” on page 54 for details. |
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Group | Displays the current VSG for the port. To configure the VSG, see “Virtual Switch |
| Groups Membership” on page 97. |
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Name | Set the port name which appears on information and statistics displays. |
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Status | Set the operational status of the port: enable or disable. |
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Speed | Select the proper speed setting for the port. All external ports in the same VSG |
| must have the same setting. |
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Duplex | Select the proper duplex setting for the port. All external ports in the same VSG |
| must have the same setting. |
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Auto Negotiation | Select the proper |
| same VSG must have the same setting. |
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Flow Control | Select the flow control setting (rx, tx, both, none). |
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PVID | Select the Port VLAN Identifier (PVID). If a PVID is configured, when untagged |
| traffic ingresses on the port, the configured VLAN tag will be automatically |
| added. Upon egress, if the PVID of the egress port matches the packets’s tag, the |
| tag will be stripped from the packet. |
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ErrDisable Recov- | Enables or disables automatic recovery for the port when it becomes |
ery | abled. An |
| is enabled and the global ErrDisable Recovery setting is also enabled (see “ErrD- |
| isable System Settings” on page 125). |
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DSCP Remarking | Enable or disable DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) remarking for the port (see “Diff- |
| Serv Code Point QoS” on page 113). |
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Note – Some types of ports are
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