Specifications

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After the VLANs are configured, you must configure the Spanning Tree Group membership
for the VLAN. Follow the prompts from the setup tool shown in the Example 4-14.
Example 4-14 Spanning Tree membership
Spanning Tree Group membership:
Enter new Spanning Tree Group index [1-127]:
The system prompts you to configure the next VLAN (Example 4-15). If you want to configure
another VLAN, enter the number.
Example 4-15 Next VLAN configuration
VLAN Config:
Enter VLAN number from 2 to 4094, NULL at end:
Repeat the steps in this section until all VLANs are configured. When all VLANs are
configured, press Enter without specifying any VLAN to stop the VLAN configuration.
IP configuration
The setup tool now prompts for the IPv4 parameters. Although the switch supports both IPv4
and IPv6 networks, the setup utility permits only IPv4 configuration.
IP interfaces are used for defining the networks to which the switch belongs. Up to 128 IP
interfaces can be configured on the RackSwitch G8264 (G8264). The IP address assigned to
each IP interface provides the switch with an IP presence on your network. No two IP
interfaces can be on the same IP network. The interfaces can be used for connecting to the
switch for remote configuration, and for routing between subnets and VLANs (if used).
Select the IP interface to configure, or skip interface configuration at the prompt
(Example 4-16).
Example 4-16 Interface configuration
IP Config:
IP interfaces:
Enter interface number: (1-128)
In this example, the IP configured was 172.25.101.120 on interface 128, which is the
management port for external ports. You should configure each port you want to configure.
If you want to configure individual IP interfaces, enter the number of the IP interface you want
to configure. To skip IP interface configuration, press Enter without typing an
interface number.
Configuration: All the details about the configuration of each port, VLANs, and features
are described in Chapter 3, “Reference architectures” on page 107.
Important: IP interface 128 is reserved for out-of-band switch management.