Specifications

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smarttrunk create
smarttrunk create
Purpose
Creates a SmartTRUNK and specifies a control protocol for it.
Format
smarttrunk create <smarttrunk> protocol no-protocol|huntgroup
Mode
Configure
Description
The smarttrunk create command allows you to create a SmartTRUNK logical port. Once
you have created a SmartTRUNK port, you add physical ports to it with the smarttrunk
add ports command.
SmartTRUNKs on the SSR are compatible with the DEC Hunt Groups control protocol. If
you are connecting the SmartTRUNK to another SSR, Cabletron switch, or Digital
GIGAswitch/Router, you can specify that the SmartTRUNK use this control protocol.
SmartTRUNKing and Hunt Groups are comprised of two protocols:
• Logical Link Aging Protocol (LLAP) – Assists in learning and aging
• Physical Link Affinity Protocol (PLAP) – Monitors and maintains the trunking states
SmartTRUNKs are also compatible with devices that do not support the Hunt Groups
control protocol, such as those that support Cisco’s EtherChannel technology. If you are
connecting a SmartTRUNK to devices that do not support Hunt Groups, no control
protocol is used. You must specify the no-protocol keyword in the smarttrunk create
command.
Parameters
<smarttrunk> Is the name of the SmartTRUNK to create. The name of the
SmartTRUNK must be in the form st.x; for example, st.1.
no-protocol Specifies that no control protocol be used. Use this keyword if the
SmartTRUNK is connected to a device that does not support the DEC