Configuring A Static Trunk - Nortel BES50GE-12T PWR User Manual

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Configuring a static trunk
Use this procedure to configure static trunks. You can create up to six trunks
on the switch, with up to four ports for each trunk.
When you configure static trunks, keep in mind the following:
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Before you make any physical connections between devices, use the
Web-based user interface to specify the trunk on the devices at both
ends.
To avoid creating loops, configure the port trunks completely before you
connect the corresponding network cables between switches.
Configure the ports at both ends of a connection as trunk ports.
Ensure that static trunks on switches of different types are compatible
with the IEEE802.3ad link aggregation standard.
Configure the ports at both ends of a trunk in an identical manner,
including communication mode (speed, duplex mode, and flow control),
Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) assignments, and Class Of Service
(CoS) settings.
Ensure that all trunk ports have the same media type (for example, all
100BASE-T or all 1000BASE-TX).
Treat all the ports in a trunk as a whole when moving, adding, or deleting
them to or from a VLAN.
You may not be able to link switches of different types, depending on
the manufacturer's implementation.
Spanning Tree Algorithm (STA), VLAN, and IGMP settings can only
be configured for the entire trunk.
Static trunks on the BES50 are IEEE802.3ad link aggregation-
compatible.
To avoid creating a loop in the network:
— Add a static trunk through the configuration interface before you
connect the ports.
— Disconnect the ports before you remove a static trunk through the
configuration interface.
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