Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Omni Switch/Router - Manual (Page 570)

Creating a New Group
Page 19-28
Step 4. Configuring Virtual Ports
You can now enter configuration parameters for each switch port to be included in this
Group. These configuration parameters include the bridging mode, output format type, and
administrative state. In addition, if the port you are configuring is Ethernet (10/100 Mbps),
you can also configure port mirroring.
Prompts for configuring virtual ports follow directly after Group Mobility prompts. You can
choose to add ports now or add them later through the
addvp command. Follow these steps:
a. After you have stepped through the Routing and/or Group Mobility prompts, the following
message displays:
Do you wish to configure the interface group for this Virtual LAN at this time? (y)
You can assign physical ports to the new Group at this time. To begin assigning ports to
the new Group, press
<Enter> and go to Step b.
To assign ports to the Group later, type n and <Enter> . The new Group is configured but
does not yet contain any ports. You can use the addvp command later to assign ports to
the Group (see Adding Virtual Ports on page 19-44). A message similar to the following
displays confirming the creation of the new Group.
GROUP 6 has been added to the system.
You may add interfaces to this group using the addvp command at a later date.
For now, the GROUP is inactive until you add interfaces.
b. After indicating that you want to set up ports, the following prompt displays:
Initial Vports (Slot/Phys Intf. Range) - For example, first I/O Module
(slot 2), second interface would be 2/2. Specify a range of interfaces
and/or a list as in: 2/1-3, 3/3, 3/5, 4/6-8
Enter the port or ports that you want to include in this new Group. The notation for
adding a port to a group is
<slot number of module>/<port number on the module>
OmniS/R-3 are numbered from 1 to 3 top to bottom and OmniS/R-5 slots are numbered
from 1 to 5 top to bottom. OmniS/R-9 slots are numbered 1-9, left to right. Port numbers
are labelled on the front panel of switching modules.
You may enter multiple ports from multiple switching modules. For example, to add ports
1 through 3 on the module in slot 2, specify
2/1-3 . To additionally add the third and fifth
port on the module in the third slot, specify 3/3, 3/5 . The complete slot port specification
would be:
2/1-3, 3/3, 3/5
c. If you enter a port that is already assigned to another Group, then you will be prompted
on whether or not you want to change its assignment. A message similar to the following
displays for each port that you enter:
Initial Slot/Interface Assignments: 2/8
2/8 - This interface has already been assigned to GROUP 1 -
(Default GROUP #1).
Do you wish to remove it from that GROUP and assign it (with
new configuration values) to this GROUP (n)?
Simply enter a y at each port prompt to change its Group assignment and begin setting
port parameters. You could also enter a c at this prompt to accept all default port parame-
ters and skip port configuration prompts. If you enter a c , all remaining ports are auto-
matically added to the Group with default settings, and your work is complete.