Segmenting A Cluster Port - Bay Networks 5380 User Manual

Using Model 5380 Ethernet and Model 5580 Token Ring Routers

Segmenting a Cluster Port

To segment (or partition) a cluster port (or router interface) on the backplane and
view the results:
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3.
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Figure 3-11.
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Press s on the Connection Diagnostics Menu.
The following prompt is displayed:
Changing cluster segmentation...
Enter cluster number (0 if done, 1 to 4):
Enter the number of the cluster port number (interface 1, 2, 3, or 4) you
want to segment.
For the results shown in Figure 3-11, 3 is entered. The following prompt is
displayed:
Enter new port attachment (1 = segmented, 2 = connected):
Enter 1 to segment the cluster port or 2 to connect the cluster port.
The connections table is displayed to show the changes. For the results shown
in Figure 3-11, 1 is entered to segment cluster port 3.
Cluster
Port Status
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1 Connected
2 Connected
3 Segmented
4 Connected
Changed Connections Table
Enter 0 to return to the Connection Diagnostics Menu.
Backplane
Connection MAC Address
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1 00-00-A2-00-10-00
2 00-00-A2-00-20-00
3 00-00-A2-00-30-00
12 00-00-A2-00-40-00
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