User guide

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Configuring Slots and Ports
Ports on the BlackDiamond can be configured in the following ways:
• Configuring a slot for a particular I/O module
• Enabling and disabling individual ports
• Configuring the port speed (Fast Ethernet ports only)
• Configuring half- or full-duplex mode
• Creating load-sharing groups on multiple ports
• Changing the Quality or Service (QoS) setting for individual ports
For more information on QoS, refer to Chapter 7.
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If a slot has not been configured for a particular type of I/O module, then any type of
module is accepted in that slot, and a default port and VLAN configuration is
automatically generated.
Once any of the ports on the module is configured (for example, a VLAN association, a
VLAN tag configuration, or port parameters), all the port information and the module
type for that slot must be saved to NVRAM. Otherwise, if the BlackDiamond is
rebooted or the module is removed from the slot, the port, VLAN, and module
configuration information is not saved.