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Chapter 4: SmartTRUNK Configuration Guide
To add ports to a SmartTRUNK, enter the following command in Configure mode::
Specify Traffic Distribution Policy (Optional)
The default policy for distributing traffic across the ports in a SmartTRUNK is “round-
robin,” where the SSR selects the port on a rotating basis. The other policy that can be
chosen is “link-utilization,” where packets are sent to the least-used port in a
SmartTRUNK. You can choose to specify the link-utilization policy for a particular
SmartTRUNK, a list of SmartTRUNKs, or for all SmartTRUNKs on the SSR.
Monitoring SmartTRUNKs
Statistics are gathered for data flowing through a SmartTRUNK and each port in the
SmartTRUNK.
To display SmartTRUNK statistics, enter one of the following commands in Enable mode:.
To clear statistics for SmartTRUNK ports, enter the following command in Enable mode:.
Create a SmartTRUNK that will be connected
to a device that supports the DEC Hunt Group
control protocol. smarttrunk add ports
to
Specify traffic distribution
policy. smarttrunk set load-policy on
list> |all-smarttrunks round-robin|link-
utilization
Display information about all
SmartTRUNKS and the control
protocol used. smarttrunk show trunks
Display statistics on traffic
distribution on SmartTRUNK smarttrunk show distribution
list> |all-smarttrunks
Display information about the
control protocol on a
SmartTRUNK. smarttrunk show protocol-state
list> |all-smarttrunks
Display information about the
SmartTRUNK connection (DEC
Hunt Group control protocol
connections only). smarttrunk show connections
list> |all-smarttrunks
Clear load distribution statistics
for SmartTRUNK ports. smarttrunk clear load-distribution
|all-smarttrunks