Chapter 7 - Port Redundancy; Overview Of Port Redundancy - Avaya P460 Manager User Manual

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Overview of Port Redundancy

Avaya P460 Manager User Guide
Port Redundancy
This chapter provides the information and instructions for using the port
redundancy feature. It includes the following topics:
• Overview of Port Redundancy - An overview of port
redundancy.
• Viewing the Port Redundancy Dialog Box - Instructions on
accessing the Port Redundancy dialog box, and a description of
the Port Redundancy dialog box.
• Adding a Port Redundancy - Instructions on configuring a
new port redundancy.
• Port Redundancy Wizard - Detailed descriptions of the screens
in the Port Redundancy Wizard.
• Deleting Port Redundancies - Instructions on deleting port
redundancies.
• Updating the Device - Instructions on updating the device with
the changes made to the Port Redundancy dialog box.
Port redundancy enables you to define a redundancy relationship
between any two ports or LAGs in a device, or between a port and a
LAG. One port or LAG is defined as the primary port and the other as the
secondary port. In case the primary port link fails, the secondary port
takes over. This connection between the two ports is called a port
redundancy.
All Avaya P460 port redundancies provides a port redundancy service
that operates even when the primary port link fails as the result of a
failure of the module. For example, if the module on which the primary
port in a port redundancy is located powers down or is removed from
the device, the secondary port in the port redundancy takes over.
Individual member ports of a LAG can not participate in a port
redundancy. However, you can define port redundancy on a complete
LAG.
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