Blade ICE RACKSWITCH G8124-E Manual De Usuario

BMD00220, October 2010

Chapter 7: Ports and Trunking  

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When you create and enable a static trunk, the trunk members (switch ports) take on certain settings 
necessary for correct operation of the trunking feature. 

Before you configure your trunk, you must consider these settings, along with specific 
configuration rules, as follows:

1.

Read the configuration rules provided in the section, 

.

2.

Determine which switch ports (up to 8) are to become trunk members (the specific ports making up 
the trunk). 

Ensure that the chosen switch ports are set to 

enabled

. Trunk member ports must have the same 

VLAN and Spanning Tree configuration.

4.

Consider how the existing Spanning Tree will react to the new trunk configuration. See 

,” for Spanning Tree Group configuration guidelines.

5.

Consider how existing VLANs will be affected by the addition of a trunk.