Olicom 8600, 8605 manual Setting up a CrossLink, 113

113

Setting up a CrossLink

To add a CrossLink between two CrossFire 8600 series switches, determine which ports to use for the CrossLink. Use at least 2 ports.

The switch treats the port with the lowest number as the primary port. For example, if a CrossLink consists of ports 8, 11, and 13, the primary port is 8. Broadcast, multicast, and unknown destination packets are forwarded to the primary port in a CrossLink. The primary ports of both CrossLinks must be connected to each other. For example, if a CrossLink links ports 8, 11, and 13 of one device and ports 3, 6, and 9 of another device, ports 8 and 3 must be connected to each other.

Observe the following precautions and use the following steps to set up a CrossLink:

•

•

Disable or disconnect the ports before creating or changing a CrossLink.

You must define the CrossLink for both connected CrossFire 8600 series switches before physically connecting their linked ports. Do not connect the cables before configuring the switches; if you do, you may create loops.

•Cable only the ports you have added to the CrossLink menu. If you connect additional ports between two CrossFire 8600 series switches, a loop results.

1.Disconnect the ports you want to add to the CrossLink, or disable them using the Port Configuration menu.

2.For each CrossFire 8600 series switch, select the CrossLink Configuration menu, then choose Add Entry from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.

3.Enter the ports for the first CrossLink, separated by spaces.

4.Choose Return. (A reset is not required).

5.Repeat steps 1 through 4 for the other CrossFire 8600 series switches.

6.Set the Address Aging Time to the same value for the CrossFire 8600 series devices.

7.If you disconnected the ports in the CrossLink, reconnect them. If you disabled them using the Port Configuration menu, use the menu to re-enable them.

CrossFire 8600/8605 Token-Ring Switches v. 1.2, P/N: 710001641 Switch Configuration