Dimension ES-2008 Ethernet Switch

16.5.2 Port State Activity

Select Port State Activity in the LACP Configuration screen and press [ENTER] to display the screen as shown.

Dimension Switch ES-2008 : Port State Activity

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Port State Activity

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1Passive

2Passive

3Passive

4Passive

7Active

8Active

actions->

<Edit>

<Save>

<Quit>

 

Select

the action menu.

 

Tab=Next Item

BackSpace=Previous

Item Quit=Previous menu Enter=Select Item

Figure 16-14 SMT: LACP State Activity

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

 

Table 16-3 SMT: LACP State Activity

 

 

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Port

This read-only field displays only the port number in a dynamic trunk

 

group.

 

For example, in Figure 16-14,port 5 and 6 (not shown) are not in a

 

dynamic trunk group.

 

 

State Activity

Press [SPACE BAR] to select either Passive or Active and press

 

[ENTER].

 

Select Active to have the port automatically send LACP packets to

 

another trunk port on the other side of the link to negotiate a trunk link

 

configuration.

 

Select Passive to have the port respond to LACP packets but cannot

 

negotiate a trunk link configuration with another trunk port on the other

 

end of the link. This is the default setting for all ports.

 

 

Press [ESC] to move the cursor back to the actions menu. Press [TAB] to select <Save> and press [ENTER] to save the settings back to the switch.

16.5.3 LACP Group Status

The LACP Group Status screen displays the ports in a static trunk group.

Protocol Related Configuration

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