Users Guide

Defining uplinks
1. On the Uplink Port Configuration page of the Configure Chassis wizard, in the Configure Uplinks
area, click Define Uplinks.
2. In the Define Uplinks dialog box, click Add Uplink, and enter the following:
a. Enter the name for the uplink.
b. From the Port Channel drop-down list, select the port channel that you want to create on the
switch.
c. From the Network Type drop-down list, select one or more networks that you want to assign to
the uplink.
The Network Name(s) column displays the networks that are assigned to the uplinks.
To delete an uplink, click the Delete icon left to the corresponding uplinks.
3. Repeat step 2 to define multiple uplinks.
4. Click Save.
After you define and save uplink, uplink is available to get applied to switch.
Upload Switch Configuration File
This feature is supported for MXL in M100E chassis only.
By using this feature, customer can upload the file in which they already have made all the configuration
instead of configuring through I/O Module Configuration.
To upload switch configuration file:
1. Select Upload Switch Configuration File option. After you select the option, File Name, File
Description field
, Upload File field tab are appeared.
Enter the result of your step here (optional).
2. Type the file name which you want to upload in File name field.
3. Type a file description which about the file in File Description field.
4. Click Browse beside Upload File tab. It directs you to your local system where you have saved the
file.
5. Select the file and click Open to upload it.
NOTE: After you upload the switch configuration file, it gets uploaded on switch. It takes
existing IPs from the switch and pull it out and upload to the configuration file. It gets applied
on all selected switches what you have chosen to configure. It also pull out the host name and
credentials too.
Configuring uplink ports on all chassis independently
1. On the I/O Module Configuration page, select the Configure Uplinks check box.
2. Select Configure Uplink Ports on All Chassis independently option.
Select the arrow left to the section title to expand the section.
3. In the Configure Uplinks area, expand the chassis section, and perform one of the following actions:
• Select the Configure uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to configure
different ports as uplink ports in each I/O module.
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