Pin Group; Pinning; End Host Mode - Fujitsu PSWITCH 2048T User Manual

User's Guide
- Link Dependency
- Loop Protection
- GVRP
- Double VLAN
- L3 routing interface
- IGMP snooping
- Multicast routing

3.1.2.17.2. Pin Group

In EHM, users can configure Pin Group by manual. A pin group includes uplink port
and down link port. Once pin group is created, pinning process will start
automatically. The Pin Group has following feature:
 Traffic cannot pass through between interfaces of EHM and normal switch mode.
 Downlink ports are pinned only to uplink ports of the same pin group
 Each interfaces can only be part of a single pin group
 Packet switching between downlink ports is possible even when pinning is
enabled
 Data loops are avoided with disabled switching between uplink ports.
 Uplink port will filter traffic from downlink port returning on its uplink ports.
Mac-address learning on uplink ports is disabled.
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Figure 3-11: End Host Mode

3.1.2.17.3. Pinning

Pinning is a new feature introduced in EHM. It will automatically pins server ports
(downlink ports) to dedicated uplink ports within the same pin group. That means
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