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Trunk related commands
Enable or disableTrunking
Command Name
trunk set <enable | disable>
Description To enable or disable the trunk that is already created.
Syntax
trunk set enable
trunk set disable
Parameters
Enable | disable
Examples
N-TRON/Admin#[1]> trunk set enable
Trunking is activated.
N-TRON/Admin#[1]> trunk set disable
Trunking is deactivated.
NOTES RSTP must be disabled in order to use Trunking. All trunk ports must be at
the same speed and duplex mode. It is best to hard code speed and duplex
mode for each trunking link, at both ends.
Do not use Trunking on a switch that is directly in an active N-Ring.
Modify Trunk
Command Name
trunk modify
Description To add new required ports to the trunk in order to withstand high traffic.
Syntax
trunk modify <port-list> [-name <trunk-name>]
Parameters
port-list
Port numbers to be in the trunk.
trunk-name
Name given to a trunk
Examples
N-TRON/Admin#[6]trunk> modify 1,2 -name trunk1
NOTES A maximum of 4 ports can be in a trunk. All trunk ports must be at the
same speed and duplex mode. If a port is not linked, there could be
difficulty matching similar speed and duplex mode. It is best to hard code
speed and duplex mode for each trunking link, at both ends.
Create Trunk
Command Name
trunk create
Description To create a trunk. A trunk is used to get more bandwidth to withstand high
traffic.
Syntax
trunk create <port-list> [-name <trunk-name>]
Parameters
port-list
Port numbers to be added to the trunk.
trunk-name
Name given to a trunk
Examples
N-TRON/Admin#[1]> trunk create 4-7 –name trunk1
NOTES RSTP must be disabled in order to use Trunking. Only 1 trunk can be
created per switch. A maximum of 4 ports can be in a trunk. All trunk
ports must be at the same speed and duplex mode. If a port is not linked,
there could be difficulty matching similar speed and duplex mode. It is best
to hard code speed and duplex mode for each trunking link, at both ends.
Delete Trunk
Command Name
trunk delete
Description To delete the trunk .
Syntax
trunk delete
Parameters
Examples
N-TRON/Admin#[1]> trunk delete
Trunk has been deleted.
NOTES