Table Of Contents
Ethernet Menu Tasks
Viewing Address Resolution Protocol
Viewing and Managing Trunk Groups
Viewing Trunk Groups
Creating a Trunk Group
Deleting a Trunk Group
Editing a Trunk Group
Changing a Trunk Group Name
Adding or Removing Physical Ethernet Gateway Ports from a Trunk Group
Changing the Distribution Type of a Trunk Group
Enabling or Disabling a Trunk Group
Viewing and Managing Bridge Groups
Viewing Bridge Groups
Creating a Bridge Group
Deleting a Bridge Group
Adding Bridge Forwarding to a Bridge Group
Adding a Subnet to a Bridge Group
Viewing and Managing Redundancy Groups
Viewing Redundancy Groups
Creating a Redundancy Group
Editing a Redundancy Group
Deleting a Redundancy Group
Ethernet Menu Tasks
These topics describe the Ethernet menu tasks for Element Manager:
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Viewing Address Resolution Protocol
•Viewing and Managing Trunk Groups
•Viewing and Managing Bridge Groups
•Viewing and Managing Redundancy Groups
Note The instructions in this chapter apply only to server switches that run Ethernet gateways.
Viewing Address Resolution Protocol
To view the address resolution protocols of the bridge groups, from the Ethernet menu, choose ARP.
The ARP window opens. Table 12-1 describes the fields in the window.
Table 12-1 ARP Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Descriptions
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Bridge Group
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Used to specify the bridge group this entry is associated with.
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Net Address
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The IpAddress corresponding to the media-dependent physical address.
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Physical Address
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String containing media-dependant physical address.
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Flags
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Bit field defining the state of the entry. The following are the flags and descriptions.
0x00000001-resolution incomplete
0x00000002-static mapping
0x00000004-secondary resolution complete (IB LID resolved)
x00000008-waiting for secondary resolution
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Viewing and Managing Trunk Groups
These topics describe how to view and manage trunk groups:
•Viewing Trunk Groups
•Creating a Trunk Group
•Deleting a Trunk Group
•Editing a Trunk Group
Viewing Trunk Groups
To view the trunk groups on your server switch, from the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens. Table 12-2 describes the fields in this window.
Table 12-2 Trunking Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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ID
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Trunk group identifier.
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Name
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Trunk group name.
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Port Members
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Physical Ethernet gateway ports that belong to this trunk group.
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Distribution Type
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Packet forwarding distribution algorithm of the trunk group.
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Enabled
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Identifies the trunk group as enabled or disabled.
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MTU
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Maximum transmission unit of the trunk group.
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MAC Address
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MAC address assigned to this trunk group.
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IfIndex
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Logical port identifier that represents the trunk group.
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Creating a Trunk Group
To create a trunk group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click Insert.
The Insert Trunk Groups window opens.
Step 3 In the ID field, enter an integer value (between 1 and 256).
Step 4 In the Name field, enter a name, with ASCII characters.
Step 5 Click the ... button in the Port Members field.
The choose Ports window opens.
Step 6 Check the check box of any port that you want to add to the trunk group. Uncheck any check box that you want to omit from the group. Click OK.
Step 7 In the Distribution Type field, click the radio button of a distribution type.
Step 8 (Optional) Check the Enabled check box to enable the new group when you create it. To disable the new group, uncheck the check box.
Step 9 Click Insert.
The new group appears as a row in the Trunking window.
Deleting a Trunk Group
To delete a trunk group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the trunk group that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
Editing a Trunk Group
Trunk groups can be edited as follows:
•Changing a Trunk Group Name
•Adding or Removing Physical Ethernet Gateway Ports from a Trunk Group
•Changing the Distribution Type of a Trunk Group
•Enabling or Disabling a Trunk Group
Changing a Trunk Group Name
To change a trunk group name, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Double-click the cell in the Name column of the entry with a name that you want to change.
The cell becomes editable.
Step 3 Enter the new trunk group name, and then press the Enter key.
Step 4 Click Apply.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click Apply, but you must click it to make the changes in the configuration file on the server switch.
Adding or Removing Physical Ethernet Gateway Ports from a Trunk Group
To add or remove physical Ethernet gateway ports from a trunk group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Double-click the cell in the Port Members column of the entry to which you want to add or remove ports.
The choose Ports window opens.
Step 3 In the Choose Ports window, check the check boxes of ports to add to the group. Uncheck the boxes of ports to remove. Click OK.
Step 4 Click Apply.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click Apply, but you must click it to make the changes in the configuration file on the server switch.
Changing the Distribution Type of a Trunk Group
To change the distribution type of a trunk group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 In the Distribution Type column, click the cell of the trunk group with a distribution type that you want to change.
A drop-down menu appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down menu, choose a new distribution type.
Step 4 Click Apply.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click Apply, but you must click it to make the changes in the configuration file on the server switch.
Enabling or Disabling a Trunk Group
To enable or disable a trunk group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Trunking.
The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the cell in the Enabled column of the trunk group with the enabled/disabled status that you want to change.
A drop-down menu appears.
Step 3 From the drop-down menu, choose true (to enable) or false (to disable).
Step 4 Click Apply.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click Apply, but you must click it to make the changes in the configuration file on the server switch.
Viewing and Managing Bridge Groups
These topics describe how to view and manage bridge groups:
•Viewing Bridge Groups
•Creating a Bridge Group
•Deleting a Bridge Group
•Adding Bridge Forwarding to a Bridge Group
•Adding a Subnet to a Bridge Group
Viewing Bridge Groups
To view the bridge groups on the server switch, from the Ethernet menu, choose Bridging.
The Bridging window opens. Table 12-3 describes the fields in this window.
Table 12-3 Bridging Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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ID
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Unique numeric identifier of the bridge group.
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Name
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Name in ASCII characters, of the bridge group.
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Ethernet Port
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Ethernet interface that is assigned to this bridge group. A value of zero (0) means that no interface is currently assigned.
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IB Port
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InfiniBand interface that is assigned to this bridge group. A value of zero (0) means that no interface is currently assigned.
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Broadcast Forwarding
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Configures whether or not this bridge group should forward broadcast packets.
Enabling broadcast forwarding can cause broadcast storms in a network if the network is not configured properly.
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Broadcast Forwarding Mode
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Active broadcast forwarding mode.
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Loop Protection Method
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Loop protection method of this bridge group.
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IP Multicast
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Specifies if the group forwards IP-V4 multicast packets.
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IP Multicast Mode
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Active IP multicast mode.
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Redundancy Group
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Redundancy group to which this bridge group is assigned.
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Oper Failover Priority
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Active failover priority of the bridge group.
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IP Address
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IP address of the bridge group.
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Gratuitous IGMP
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Displays Enabled if gratuitous IGMP is set, otherwise displays Disabled.
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Gratuitous IGMP Mode
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Active gratuitous IGMP mode.
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IGMP Version
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Active IGMP version, v1, v2, or v3.
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IGMP Version Mode
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Active IGMP version mode.
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Directed Broadcast
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Indicates whether directed broadcasting is enabled for the bridge group.
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Directed Broadcast Mode
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Active directed-broadcast mode.
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Creating a Bridge Group
To create a bridge group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Bridging.
The Bridging window opens.
Step 2 Click Add.
The Add Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) In the ID field, enter an integer to assign a numeric identifier to the bridge group.
Element Manager automatically populates this field.
Step 4 In the Name field, enter a plain-text identifier of ASCII characters.
Step 5 Click the Groups tab.
Step 6 In the Ethernet Port field, click Select.
The Bridge Port window opens.
Step 7 From the Port drop-down menu, choose the Ethernet gateway port to assign to the bridge group.
Step 8 (Optional) In the VLAN field, enter the VLAN of the Ethernet gateway port to assign to the bridge group.
Step 9 Click OK.
Step 10 In the InfiniBand Port field, click Select.
The Bridge Port window opens.
Step 11 From the Port drop-down menu, choose the internal InfiniBand port on the Ethernet gateway to assign to the bridge group.
Step 12 In the P_Key field, enter the partition key of the partition to add the internal port.
Step 13 Click OK.
Step 14 (Optional) In the Broadcast Forwarding field, check the Enabled check box to enable broadcast forwarding.
Step 15 In the Loop Protection Method field, choose one or none from the drop-down menu.
Currently, only one method of loop protection is supported.
Step 16 (Optional) In the IP Multicast field, check the Enabled check box to enable IP multicast forwarding.
Step 17 (Optional) In the IP Address field, enter an IP Address for the bridge group.
Step 18 (Optional) Check the Gratuitous IGMP check box to enable gratuitous IGMP for the bridge group.
Enable this feature when IGMP snooping is enabled on the Ethernet switches connected to the Ethernet gateway.
Step 19 (Optional) From the IGMP Version drop-down menu, choose an IGMP version for the bridge group.
The IGMP version must be set to correspond to the version used by the hosts and routers bridged by this bridge group. It is used by gratuitous IGMP to generate reports and might have additional future uses.
Step 20 (Optional) In the Directed Broadcast field, check the Enabled check box to enable directed broadcasting for the bridge group.
Directed broadcasting allows directed broadcast traffic from the remote subnet Ethernet host to be broadcast to the IB network bridged by this bridge group.
Step 21 Click Add.
Deleting a Bridge Group
To delete a bridge group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Bridging.
The Bridging window opens.
Step 2 Click the bridge group entry that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
Adding Bridge Forwarding to a Bridge Group
To add bridge forwarding to a group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Bridging.
The Bridging window opens.
Step 2 Click the bridge group to which you want to add bridge forwarding, and then click Edit.
The Edit Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 Click the Forwarding tab.
Step 4 Click Add.
The Add Bridge Forwarding window opens.
Step 5 From the drop-down menu in the Port Type field, choose eth or ib.
Step 6 In the Destination Address field, enter the destination IP address.
Step 7 In the Destination Length field, enter an integer value from 0 to 32.
Step 8 In the Next Hop field, enter the IP address of the next hop.
Step 9 In the Subnet Prefix field, enter the subnet prefix of the next hop.
Step 10 In the Prefix Length field, enter an integer value from 0 to 32.
Step 11 Click Add.
Adding a Subnet to a Bridge Group
To add an IPv4 subnet for bridging by a bridge group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Bridging.
The Bridging window opens.
Step 2 Click the bridge group to which you want to add a subnet, and then click Edit.
The Edit Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 Click the Subnet tab.
Step 4 Click Add.
The Add Subnet window opens.
Step 5 In the Subnet Prefix field, enter an IPv4 subnet prefix.
Step 6 In the Prefix Length field, enter an integer value from 0 to 32.
Step 7 Click Add.
Viewing and Managing Redundancy Groups
These topics describe how to view and manage redundancy groups:
•Viewing Redundancy Groups
•Creating a Redundancy Group
•Editing a Redundancy Group
•Deleting a Redundancy Group
Viewing Redundancy Groups
To view the redundancy groups on your server switch, from the Ethernet menu, choose Redundancy.
The Redundancy Groups window opens. Table 12-4 describes the fields in this window.
Table 12-4 Redundancy Groups Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Group ID
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Unique numerical identifier of the redundancy group.
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Name
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ASCII-text name of the redundancy group.
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Group P_Key
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16-bit multicast partition key used by this redundancy group.
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Load Balancing
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Used to enable/disable load balancing for this redundancy group.
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Bridge Group Members
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Indicates the bridge groups that are assigned to this redundancy group.
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Broadcast Forwarding
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Displays true if broadcast forwarding is enabled, otherwise displays false.
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IP Multicast
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Displays true if multicast forwarding is enabled, otherwise displays false.
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Member Force Reelection
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Displays true if the group is configured to reelect a new primary when a new member joins the redundancy group or an existing member comes online, otherwise displays false.
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Gratuitous IGMP
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Displays value `1' if the proxy-IGMP is enabled. Displays the value 2 then this bridge group inherits Redundancy Group's Gratuitous IGMP Mode value.
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IGMP Version
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Displays the IGMP version when proxy-IGMP is enabled.
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Directed Broadcast
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Indicates whether directed broadcasting is enabled for the redundancy group.
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Creating a Redundancy Group
To create a redundancy group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Redundancy.
The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click Add.
The Add Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) In the ID field, enter an integer value. Element Manager automatically populates this field.
Step 4 Enter a name for the redundancy group in the Name field.
Step 5 (Optional) In the Load Balancing field, check the Enabled check box to apply load balancing to this redundancy group.
Step 6 (Optional) In the Broadcast Forwarding field, check the Enabled check box to apply broadcast forwarding to this redundancy group.
Applying broadcast forwarding temporarily overwrites the broadcast forwarding setting on all members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original broadcast forwarding setting is restored.
Step 7 (Optional) In the IP Multicast field, check the Enabled check box to apply the multicast forwarding feature to this redundancy group.
Applying multicast forwarding temporarily overwrites the multicast forwarding setting on all members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original multicast forwarding setting is restored.
Step 8 (Optional) In the Member Force Reelection field, check the Enabled check box to force the redundancy group to elect a new primary when a new member joins, or when an existing member comes online.
Step 9 (Optional) Check the Gratuitous IGMP check box to enable gratuitous IGMP for the redundancy group.
Gratuitous IGMP applied to a redundancy group temporarily overwrites the gratuitous IGMP status on all bridge groups members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original gratuitous IGMP status is restored.
Step 10 (Optional) From the IGMP Version drop-down menu, choose an IGMP version for the redundancy group.
This setting temporarily overwrites the IGMP version setting on all bridge groups members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original IGMP version setting is restored.
Step 11 (Optional) In the Directed Broadcast field, check the Enabled check box to enable directed broadcasting for the redundancy group.
Directed broadcasting allows directed broadcast traffic from the remote subnet Ethernet host to be broadcast to the IB network bridged by this redundancy group.
Directed broadcast applied to a redundancy group temporarily overwrites the directed-broadcast setting on all bridge groups that are members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original directed-broadcast setting is restored.
Step 12 Click Add Member.
The Add Member window opens.
Step 13 From the Bridge Group drop-down menu, choose a bridge group.
Step 14 Click Add.
The entry appears in the Members field.
Step 15 (Optional) Repeat Step 12 through Step 14 to add additional members.
Step 16 Click Apply.
Editing a Redundancy Group
To edit a redundancy group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Redundancy.
The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the redundancy group to edit, and then click Edit.
The Edit Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) In the Name field, change the name.
Step 4 (Optional) In the Load Balancing field, check or uncheck the Enabled check box to enable or disable load balancing for this redundancy group.
Step 5 (Optional) In the Broadcast Forwarding field, check or uncheck Enabled to enable or disable broadcast forwarding for this redundancy group.
Applying broadcast forwarding temporarily overwrites the broadcast forwarding setting on all members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original broadcast forwarding setting is restored.
Step 6 (Optional) In the IP Multicast field, check or uncheck the Enabled check box to enable or disable multicast forwarding for this redundancy group.
Applying multicast forwarding temporarily overwrites the multicast forwarding setting on all members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original multicast forwarding setting is restored.
Step 7 (Optional) In the Member Force Reelection field, check or uncheck the Enabled check box to enable or disable the forced election of a new primary when a new member joins the redundancy group, or when an existing member comes online.
Step 8 (Optional) Check or uncheck the Gratuitous IGMP check box to enable or disable gratuitous IGMP for the redundancy group.
Gratuitous IGMP applied to a redundancy group temporarily overwrites the gratuitous IGMP status on all bridge groups members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original gratuitous IGMP status is restored.
Step 9 (Optional) From the IGMP Version drop-down menu, choose an IGMP version for the bridge group.
This setting temporarily overwrites the IGMP version setting on all bridge groups members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original IGMP version setting is restored.
Step 10 (Optional) In the Directed Broadcasting field, check the Enabled check box to enable directed broadcasting for the redundancy group.
Directed broadcasting allows directed broadcast traffic from the remote subnet Ethernet host to be broadcast to the IB network bridged by this redundancy group.
Directed broadcast applied to a redundancy group temporarily overwrites the directed-broadcast setting on all bridge groups that are members of the redundancy group. Once a bridge group is removed from a redundancy group the original directed-broadcast setting is restored.
Step 11 (Optional) Click a bridge group member, and then click Remove to remove a bridge group member.
Step 12 (Optional) Click Add Member to add a bridge group member. (See the "Creating a Redundancy Group" section.)
Step 13 Click Apply.
Deleting a Redundancy Group
To delete a redundancy group, follow these steps:
Step 1 From the Ethernet menu, choose Redundancy.
The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the redundancy group that you want to delete, and then click Remove.
The Delete Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 Click Yes.
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