Before Configuring Trunks - Nortel BayStack 350 Series Manual

Using the BayStack 350 Series 10/100 Autosense Switch
• Trunk Status indicates the Trunk Status for each of the trunks. When set to
Enabled, the configuration settings for that specific trunk are activated.

Before Configuring Trunks

When you create and enable a trunk, the trunk members (switch ports) take on
certain settings necessary for correct operation of the MultiLink Trunking feature.
These settings, along with specific configuration rules, must be considered before
configuring your MultiLink trunk.
Before configuring any MultiLink trunk, follow these steps:
Read the configuration rules provided in the next section,
1.
Trunking Configuration
Determine which switch ports (up to 4) are to become trunk members (the
2.
specific ports making up the trunk). Be sure that:
a.
b.
c.
Ensure that all network cabling is complete and stable before configuring
3.
any trunks, to avoid misconfiguration errors.
Consider how the existing spanning tree will react to the new trunk
4.
configuration (see
Consider how existing VLANs will be affected by the addition of a trunk;
5.
when MultiLink Trunking is active, only five VLANs are allowed.
After completing the above steps, see "MultiLink Trunk Configuration" on
page 3-39 for screen examples and field descriptions that will help you configure
your MultiLink trunks.
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At least two ports (minimum) are configured for each trunk.
The chosen switch ports are set to Enabled, using the Port
Configuration screen (see "Port Configuration" on page 3-36) or
through network management.
The trunk member ports are in the same VLAN.
"Spanning Tree
Rules."
Considerations" on
"MultiLink
page 1-42).
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