Users Guide

When a 40 GbE port is run in quad mode, it provides four 10 GB Ethernet interfaces that number sequentially starting with the

port number of the 40GbE interface. For example, when Quadport mode is enabled on the GbE port number 33, it makes four

10GbE links with the port numbers 33, 34, 35, and 36.

6. From the drop-down list next to the corresponding port numbers, select the uplink that you want to configure on each port.

NOTE: Uplink is an interconnect (also called port-channel, or grouping of ports) which is created on a switch by

creating a connection to other switches in a networking environment. ASM can configure uplinks on MXLs, I/O

Aggregators, FN410S, and FN2210S switches (I/O modules).

7. Click Next to configure uplink port on all chassis independently.

NOTE: Uplink is an external connection from chassis switch to customer network environment. Customer is still

required to configure corresponding ports and uplinks on the top of rack switches, ASM only configures the chassis.

Configuring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently

1. On the I/ O Module Configuration page, select the Configure Uplinks check box.

2. Select Configuring The uplinks on Each I/O Module Independently option.

3. In the Configure Uplinks area, perform one of the following actions:

• Select the Configure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to configure different ports as uplink

ports in each I/O module.

The table lists ports that are available in each I/O module in separate columns.

• Clear the Configure the uplinks on each I/O Module Independently check box to configure the same ports as uplink ports

across all I/O modules.

The table displays the following information:

– IO modules (Model Name) that is present in each fabric.

– Ports that are available in each IO module.

4. In the table, select the Quadport Mode check box if you want to run the port in Quad mode.

When a 40 GbE port is run in quad mode, it provides four 10 GB Ethernet interfaces that number sequentially starting with the

port number of the 40GbE interface. For example, when Quadport mode is enabled on the GbE port number 33, it makes four

10GbE links with the port numbers 33, 34, 35, and 36.

5. From the drop-down list next to the corresponding port numbers, select the Uplink that you want to configure on each port.

NOTE: Uplink is an interconnect (also called port-channel, or grouping of ports) which is created on a switch by

creating a connection to other switches in a networking environment. ASM can configure uplinks on MXLs, I/O

Aggregators, FN410S, and FN2210S switches (I/O modules).

6. Click Next.

NOTE: Uplink is an external connection from chassis switch to customer network environment. Customer is still

required to configure corresponding ports and uplinks on the top of rack switches, ASM only configures the chassis.

VLT Enabled

VLT is a layer-2 Link Aggregation Group for a server, switch, or any device that supports LACP to two different upstream devices.

This can be used between two peer switches, for example in a chassis.

VLT is enabled to create redundant, load-balancing connections to different switches or to servers. If one switch fails or goes down

for maintenance, the other switch can be used to pass traffic until the other switch is brought back online.

If you enable VLT, you can select VLT from port drop-down menu. Same should be selected in corresponding port, so that it can

correspondent port to port.

If you enable VLT, you can select VLT from the port drop-down menu. The same should be selected in the corresponding port on

the other switch, so that it can correspond port to port. It is not mandatory to have VLT enabled.