An Active Port - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Protected link groups

Creating a protected link group and assigning

an active port

Follow the steps given below to create a protected link group.

1. Specify the member ports in the protected link group. Enter a command such as the following.

2. Optionally specify which port will be the active port for the protected link group. Enter a

These commands configure port e1 as the active port and ports e2 – e4 as standby ports. If port 1

goes down, the Dell PowerConnect device enables the first available standby port, and switches the

traffic to that port. Since the above configuration consists of a statically configured active port, the

active port pre-empts other ports in the protected link group. Refer to

Syntax: [no] protected-link-group <group-ID> ethernet <port> to <port>

The <group-ID> parameter specifies the protected link group number. Enter a number from 1 – 32.

Each ethernet <port> to <port> specifies the ports in the protected link group. Specify the <port>

variable in the following formats:

[no] protected-link-group <group-ID> active-port ethernet <port>

The configuration for the above illustration is as follows.

PowerConnect(config)# protected-link-group 1 e 1/3 e 1/6

PowerConnect(config)# protected-link-group 1 active-port e 1/3

PowerConnect(config)# protected-link-group 1 e 1/12 e 1/15

PowerConnect(config)# protected-link-group 1 active-port e 1/12

PowerConnect(config)#protected-link-group 10 e 1 to 4

command such as the following.

PowerConnect(config)#protected-link-group 10 active-port e 1

If you do not explicitly configure an active port, the Dell PowerConnect device automatically

assigns one as the first port in the protected link group to come up.

PowerConnect B-Series FCX stackable switches – <stack-unit/slotnum/portnum>

"About active ports"

PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide

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