Cisco Catalyst 2960 series Configuration Manual page 88

Configuring Trunk Ports for Load Sharing
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface interface-id
3. switchport mode trunk
4. exit
5. Repeat Steps 2 through 4 on a second interface in Switch A or in Switch A stack.
6. end
7. show running-config
8. show vlan
9. configure terminal
10. interface interface-id
11. spanning-tree vlan vlan-range cost cost-value
12. end
13. Repeat Steps 9 through 13 on the other configured trunk interface on Switch A, and set the spanning-tree
path cost to 30 for VLANs 8, 9, and 10.
14. exit
15. show running-config
16. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 2 interface interface-id
Example:
Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet1/0/1
Step 3
switchport mode trunk
Example:
Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk
Catalyst 2960-X Switch VLAN Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
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Purpose
Enters global configuration mode on Switch A.
Defines the interface to be configured as a trunk, and
enters interface configuration mode.
Configures the port as a trunk port.
Configuring VLAN Trunks
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