Create switch trunk – Allied Telesis AT-S63 User Manual

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Chapter 11: Static Port Trunking Commands

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Section I: Basic Operations

CREATE SWITCH TRUNK

Syntax

create switch trunk=

name

port=

ports

[select=macsrc|macdest|macboth|ipsrc|ipdest|ipboth]

Parameters

trunk

Specifies the name of the trunk. The name can be up to
16 alphanumeric characters. No spaces or special
characters are allowed.

port

Specifies the ports to be added to the port trunk.

select

Specifies the load distribution method. Options are:

macsrc

Source MAC address.

macdest

Destination MAC address.

macboth

Source address/destination MAC

address.

ipsrc

Source IP address.

ipdest

Destination IP address.

ipboth

Source address/destination IP

address.

Description

This command creates a static port trunk. To create the trunk, you specify
the ports on the switch that will constitute the trunk.

Caution

Do not connect the cables to the trunk ports on the switches until
after you have created the trunk in the management software.
Connecting the cables before configuring the software will create a
loop in your network topology. Data loops can result in broadcast
storms and poor network performance.

Note

Before creating a static port trunk, examine the speed, duplex mode,
and flow control settings of the lowest numbered port to be in the
trunk. Check to be sure that the settings are correct for the end node
to which the trunk will be connected. When you create the trunk, the

Command

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