Nortel Networks WEB OS 212777 - Manual (Page 68)

Web OS 10.0 Application Guide
68 n Chapter 3: Port Trunking
212777-A, February 2002
3. Repeat the process on Web switch 2.
Trunk group 1 (on Web switch 1) is now connected to trunk group 3 (on Web switch 2).
N OTE – In this example, two Alteon Web switches are used. If a third-party device supporting
link aggregation is used (such as Cisco routers and switches with EtherChannel technology or
Sun’s Quad Fast Ethernet Adapter), trunk groups on the third-party device should be config-
ured manually. Connection problems could arise when using automatic trunk group negotia-
tion on the third-party device.
4. Examine the trunking information on each switch.
Information about each port in each configured trunk group will be displayed. Make sure that
trunk groups consist of the expected ports and that each port is in the expected state.
The following restrictions apply:
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Any physical switch port can belong to only one trunk group.
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Up to four ports can belong to the same trunk group.
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Best performance is achieved when all ports in any given trunk group are configured for
the same speed.
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Trunking from non-Alteon devices must comply with Cisco ® EtherChannel ® technology.
>> # /cfg/trunk 3 (Select trunk group 3)
>> Trunk group 3# add 4 (Add port 4 to trunk group 3)
>> Trunk group 3# add 6 (Add port 6 to trunk group 3)
>> Trunk group 3# add 9 (Add port 9 to trunk group 3)
>> Trunk group 3# ena (Enable trunk group 3)
>> Trunk group 3# apply (Make your changes active)
>> Trunk group 3# cur (View current trunking configuration)
>> Trunk group 3# save (Save for restore after reboot)
>> /info/trunk (View trunking information)