User`s guide

Helpful Hints for Configuring SmartTrunk
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9. After all ports have been added, highlight the SmartTrunk State Þeld. Press
the Spacebar to select ENABLED.
10. Highlight the SAVE command, and then press the Return key.
11. Repeat this procedure on the device that is connected to the trunk ports just
conÞgured.
12. Once both ends of the Trunk are conÞgured, port states for the group will
change from Disabled to Enabled.
Creating a Second Trunk Group
To create a second trunk Group:
1. Highlight the Add/Remove Group Þeld. Make sure the [ADD/DELETE] Þeld
to the right on the same line is conÞgured to [ADD].
2. Type the name of the SmartTrunk group you wish to create. Highlight the
SAVE Þeld, and then press the Return key.
3. Continue to add ports to the group as described in the preceding section.
In order to minimize the interruption to network trafÞc while trunking is being
conÞgured, it is recommended that a port between the switches remains outside
the group until the trunking links are active.
As soon as you enable a trunking group on one end of the trunk, all trafÞc will
stop until the other end of the trunk is enabled. Leaving one port out of the group
will allow trafÞc to ßow between switches while trunking is conÞgured and
initialized. After the trunk group is running, the single port will block and the
trunking path will become the active data path. At this point, the single port may
be added to the trunking group.
If this is not possible, it is recommended that the trunking groups be created, and
ports added on both ends of the trunk before trunking is enabled. Reducing the
time between enabling both ends of the group will reduce network interruptions.
NOTE
The group must be created and saved prior to adding ports to the group.
NOTE