Zconfig – Znyx Networks bh5700 User Manual

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zconfig

NAME

zconfig - Configures the OpenArchitect switch.

SYNOPSIS

zconfig [-h <host_name>] [-d <level>] [-a] [-t] [{-f <file>} |
<configuration>]

DESCRIPTION

zconfig creates VLAN groups of switch ports or trunks. Each VLAN group forms a Layer 2
switching domain. Each VLAN group has a VLAN Identification number (VID) that can be
carried in a tag field, located in the header of packets traveling on that VLAN. The configuration
of a port determines whether a packet transmitted from that port includes the VLAN tag. A set of
up to eight ports may be configured as a trunk, with all links from these ports connect to the same
link partner. For each VLAN group created by zconfig, a network interface is also created.
After the network interface is started by ifconfig(1M), the VLAN group performs Layer 2
switching. The network interface can be used for Layer 3 routing between VLAN groups.

A network interface uses the following format:

zhpN (for example, zhp0)

N-is an integer between 0 and 9999. The value of N is not required to be the same as any of the
port(s) that are its members. The range 0-4999 is reserved for network interfaces created by users.
The range 5000-9999 is reserved for network interfaces created by switch applications.

A trunk uses the format zrlK, where K is an integer between 0 and 31, though only 24 ports
actually may be used on the base board.

OPTIONS

-h <hostname>

Specifies the hostname to configure. By default,

zconfig configures the local OpenArchitect switch.

-d <level> Sets the level of debugging output produced by
zconfig. The default level is 1. Setting the debug level higher

produces more output. The maximum output level is currently
four (4).

-a

Displays the current configuration of the switch.

-t

Tears down the entire switch configuration.

{-f <file>} | <configuration>

Gets configuration information from the specified file. A <file>
name of ‘+’ reads configuration data from standard input. If the

-f flag is not used, a single line of configuration data can be

Ethernet Switch Blade User's Guide

release 3.2.2j

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