HP 8000M - Manual (Page 149)

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Configuring the Switch
Load Balancing: Port Trunking
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Trunk Configuration Options
There are three trunk configuration types from which to select:
Configuring Port Trunks from the Switch Console
Important Note. Use this procedure to configure port trunking before you
connect the trunked links between switches. Otherwise, a broadcast storm
could occur. (If you need to connect the ports before configuring them for
trunking, you can use the Port Settings feature—page 6-30—to temporarily
disable the ports until the trunk is configured.)
To Access Port Trunking:
1. Follow the procedures in the Important Note above.
2. From the Main Menu, Select:
3. Switch Configuration
5. Advanced Features
2. Load Balancing (Meshing, FEC, Trunks)
3. Press [E] (for Edit) to access the load balancing parameters.
Type Traffic Distribution Method Recommended Switch 1600M/2424M/4000M/
8000M Configuration for Trunking to:
Trunk Source Address/Destination
Address (SA/DA) • Another Switch 1600M/2424M/4000M/8000M
• HP Switch 2000A/B
• HP Switch 800T
• SA/DA forwarding devices such as the Sun
Trunk Server and some vendors’ switches
• Windows NT and HP-UX workstations and
servers
SA-Trunk Source-Address Distribution Forwarding devices such as low-end switches or
devices that do not support SA/DA port trunks.
FEC Fast EtherChannel ® Forwarding devices that also offer FEC, such as
some Cisco
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switches, routers, and some HP-UX
and Windows NT servers.