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Chapter 3: SmartTRUNK Configuration Guide
Configuring SmartTRUNKs
To create a SmartTRUNK
1.
Create a SmartTRUNK, and specify a control protocol for it.
2.
Add physical ports to the SmartTRUNK.
3.
Specify the policy for distributing traffic across SmartTRUNK ports. This step is
optional; by default, the IA distributes traffic to ports in a round-robin (sequential)
manner.
Creating a SmartTRUNK
When you create a SmartTRUNK, you specify whether the DEC
protocol is to be used or no control protocol is to be used according to the following
criteria:
•
If you are connecting the SmartTRUNK to another IA, other Cabletron devices (such as
the SmartSwitch
specify the DEC Hunt Group control protocol. The Hunt Group protocol is useful in
detecting errors such as transmit/receive failures, and misconfiguration.
•
If you are connecting the SmartTRUNK to a device that does not support the DEC Hunt
Group control protocol, such as those devices that support Cisco's EtherChannel
technology, specify no control protocol. Only link failures are detected in this mode.
To create a SmartTRUNK, enter the following command in Configure mode:
Create a SmartTRUNK that will be
connected to a device that supports
the DEC Hunt Group control
protocol.
Create a SmartTRUNK that will be
connected to a device that does not
support the DEC Hunt Group
control protocol.
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