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11: T

RUNKS

Procedure

You can define all trunks in one

bridge trunk define

operation and

then reboot. At the end of each trunk definition, the system prompts you
to define another trunk.

1 If you have more than one media type on your system, enter the media

type (for example,

Fast_Ethernet

or

Gigabit_Ethernet

).

2 Enter the ports that you want to be part of the trunk.

To get information about the selectable ports, enter

?

3 Enter the correct operating mode for 10/100 Ethernet ports.

If you are configuring a Fast Ethernet trunk, select the Fast Ethernet port
mode (

100half

,

100full

).

4 For an Ethernet trunk, enter the flow control setting (

on

,

off

,

rxOn

, or

txOn

).

Mode

Operating mode for the
trunk.

100half, 100full (for Fast
Ethernet)

10half, 10full, 100half,
100full (for platforms that
support 10 Mbps Ethernet)

Flow
control

Flow control setting
(Ethernet only)

on

off

rxOn (Gigabit Ethernet)

txOn (Gigabit Ethernet)

off

Trunk
name

Name of the trunk.

Use quotation marks (")
around any string with
embedded spaces.

Maximum 32 alphanumeric
characters

? (for a list of selectable
names)

TCMP

Trunk Control Message
Protocol (TCMP). Performs
the following functions:

Detects and corrects
trunks that violate
trunk configuration
rules

Ensures orderly
activation and
deactivation of trunk
ports

enabled

disabled

enabled

Prompt

Description

Possible Values

[Default]