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OpenTrunking
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Optional Features
Enabling and Configuring Open Trunking
To enable OpenTrunking for a specific switch and configure threshold
values and event notification options, use the following steps.
1. Select Open Trunking from the Configure menu on the menu bar.
The Configure Open Trunking dialog box displays.
Figure 6-3 Configure Open Trunking Dialog Box
2. Enable Open Trunking by clicking the Enable Open Trunking check
box to display a check mark.
3. Set the Congestion Thresholds for ports as percentages of link
bandwidths, in the range of 1% through 99%. These thresholds
are used only when a port becomes an ISL. When the link’s traffic
load becomes greater than this percentage, the link is seen as
“congested” and traffic is rerouted (if possible) to an uncongested
link. Note that rerouting may not be possible if there are no
alternate links available or if alternate links are congested or lack
BB_Credits.
NOTE: Using default settings for port congestion thresholds should
work well in most cases. This step is not required.