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MultiLink Trunks

MultiLink Trunks allow you to group up to four switch ports together to form a
link to another switch or server, thus increasing aggregate throughput of the
interconnection between the devices (up to 800 Mb/s in full-duplex mode). You
can configure up to six MultiLink Trunks. The Trunk members can reside on a
single unit or on multiple units within the same stack configuration as a
distri b ut ed tru nk. Mult iLink Trunking soft w are detec ts misc onfigured (or br oken )
trunk l ink s and redir ec ts tr aff ic on t he mi sco nfigured or brok en trunk li nk t o ot he r
trunk members with in tha t tru nk.
You can use the Trunk Configuration screen to create switch-to-switch and
switch-to-server MultiLink Trunk links (see Figures 1-38 and 1-39).
Figure 1-38 shows two trunks (T1 and T2) connecting switch S1 to switches S2
and S3.
Figure 1-38. Switch-to-Switch Trunk Configuration Example
S1
S2
S3
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T1
T2
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