3com PS Hub 40 User Manual
DUA1640-5AAA02
Load Balancing
B-23
Fixing and Unfixing
Segments and Ports
You can fix segments and ports so that they are not moved by load
balancing:
balancing:
■
Fixing a segment prevents any ports being moved to or from that
segment.
segment.
■
Fixing a port prevents that port from being moved to another
segment.
segment.
Fixing ports or segments does not prevent you from moving the ports
between segments yourself, using the web interface or Quick Config
Manager. It just prevents the load balancing feature from doing it
automatically.
between segments yourself, using the web interface or Quick Config
Manager. It just prevents the load balancing feature from doing it
automatically.
You may want to fix segments that contain users that communicate
frequently. You may also want to fix ports that have network
equipment (other than workstations) connected directly to them. It is a
good idea to fix ports that are:
frequently. You may also want to fix ports that have network
equipment (other than workstations) connected directly to them. It is a
good idea to fix ports that are:
■
Used to connect your management station to the stack (this port
must remain on segment 1).
must remain on segment 1).
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Connected to switches, servers and receivers of network traffic, for
example printers.
example printers.
Segments
To fix or unifx a segment:
1 Right-click on the segment’s name or utilization bar.
A pull right menu appears next to the mouse pointer, which has Fixed
and Fixed Ports options. If Fixed has a tick next to it, the segment is
currently fixed. If it has not got a tick next to it, the segment is
currently unfixed.
and Fixed Ports options. If Fixed has a tick next to it, the segment is
currently fixed. If it has not got a tick next to it, the segment is
currently unfixed.
2 Select Fix to make the segment fixed or unfixed.