IBM Partner Pavilion BMD00082 manual Stacking Port Numbers, Stacking Internal Port Settings

SmartConnect User’s Guide

Stacking Port Numbers

Once a stack is configured, the manner in which port numbers are displayed changes through- out the BBI. Instead of the single number, the csnum appears in front of each port number. For example:

This numbering change appears in the port status area at the top of the BBI, as well as on numerous configuration pages. For example:

„Virtual Switch Groups > Membership

„Policies > External Port Settings

„Policies > Internal Port Settings

„Policies > ServerMobility > Port Configuration

On these BBI configuration pages, the administrator can also select whether to display all ports for all switches, all present switches, all defined switches, or a specific csnum. To do this, make the appropriate selection from the View Ports drop-down list.

Stacking Internal Port Settings

For each port in a stack, the following command is added to the Internal Port Settings window:

Table 4-1	Additional Internal Port Settings for Stacking
Field	Description
Internal trunk id	Configures the trunk ID for internal ports. Ports in the same VSG that have the
<1-56, 0 = none>	same internal trunk ID form a trunk.

Stacking VLANs

VLAN 4090 is the default VLAN reserved for stacking ports.

Note – Do not use VLAN 4090 for any purpose other than stacking.

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