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Configuring BlackDiamond and
Alpine Switch Slots and Ports
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Configuring a Slot on page 4-1
• BlackDiamond and Alpine Switch Port Configuration on page 4-2
• Jumbo Frames on page 4-7
• Load Sharing on the BlackDiamond and Alpine Switch on page 4-7
• BlackDiamond and Alpine Switch Port-Mirroring on page 4-11
For information on configuring ports on the Summit switch, refer to Chapter 5.
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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 port 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 non-volatile storage. Otherwise, if the BlackDiamond or
Alpine switch is rebooted or the module is removed from the slot, the port, VLAN, and
module configuration information is not saved.
For information on saving the configuration, refer to Chapter 20.