Nortel Networks 24T manual Loss of Distributed Trunk Members

Introduction to the BayStack 410-24T Switch

How the MultiLink Trunk Reacts to Losing Distributed Trunk Members

If your MultiLink Trunk (Figure 1-46) spans separate units in a stack configuration and any of those units (or trunked MDAs) becomes inactive from a loss of power or unit failure, the unaffected trunk members remain operational.

BayStack 410-24T Switches

Unit 1

400-4FX MDA

Unit 2

Unit 3

400-4FX MDA

Unit 4

Unit 5

400-4FX MDA

	Unit 6
T1	Unit 7
	400-4FX MDA

BayStack 450-24T Switch Unit 8

400-4FX MDA

BS41061A

Figure 1-46. Loss of Distributed Trunk Members

However, until you correct the cause of the failure or change the trunk Status field to Disabled, you will be unable to modify any of the following parameters for the affected trunk:

•VLAN Configuration

•Spanning Tree Configuration

•Port Mirroring Configuration

•Port Configuration

•IGMP Configuration

•Rate Limiting Configuration

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