Table Of Contents
Ethernet Menu Tasks
Viewing the ARP Table
Adding a Static Entry to the ARP Table
Viewing Ethernet Routes
Creating an Ethernet Route
Deleting an Ethernet Route
Viewing IP Addresses
Viewing Trunk Groups
Creating a Trunk Group
Deleting a Trunk Group
Editing a Trunk Group
Changing a Trunk Group Name
Adding or Remove Physical Ethernet Gateway Ports from a Trunk Group
Changing the Distribution Type of a Trunk Group
Enabling or Disabling a Trunk Group
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 Redundancy Groups
Creating a Redundancy Group
Editing a Redundancy Group
Deleting a Redundancy Group
Ethernet Menu Tasks
This chapter describes the Ethernet menu tasks for Element Manager and contains these sections:
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Viewing the ARP Table
•Viewing Ethernet Routes
•Viewing IP Addresses
•Viewing Trunk Groups
•Viewing Bridge Groups
•Viewing Redundancy Groups
Note The instructions in this chapter apply only to Server Switches that run Ethernet gateways.
Viewing the ARP Table
To view the static ARP table, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose ARP. The ARP window opens and displays the static ARP table. Table 9-1 lists and describes the fields in this table.
Table 9-1 ARP Table Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Port
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Port (in slot#port# format) on your Server Switch to which the host connects.
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NetAddress
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IP address of the host.
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PhysAddress
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MAC address of the host.
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Type
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Type of route between the host and your Server Switch, either static or dynamic.
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Adding a Static Entry to the ARP Table
To add a static address to the ARP table, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose ARP. The ARP window opens and displays the static ARP table.
Step 2 Click the Insert Ethernet button. The Insert static Ethernet ARP window opens.
Step 3 Click the "..." button next to the Port field. The choose Port window opens.
Step 4 Check the checkbox of the Ethernet gateway port to which you want to assign the new entry, and then click the OK button.
Step 5 Enter the IP address of the static host in the Net Address field.
Step 6 Enter the MAC address of the static host in the MAC field, and then click the Insert button.
Viewing Ethernet Routes
To view Ethernet routes, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Routes. The Routes window opens. Table 9-2 lists and describes the fields in this window.
Table 9-2 Routes Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Dest
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Destination IP address of the route.
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Mask
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Subnet mask of the route.
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NextHop
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IP address of the next hop on the Ethernet route (address of the Ethernet router).
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Port
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Ethernet gateway port of the route.
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Type
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Identifies the type of route as direct or indirect.
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Proto
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Protocol that the route runs.
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NextHopAS
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The Autonomous System Number of the next hop.
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Creating an Ethernet Route
To create an Ethernet route, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Routes. The Routes window opens.
Step 2 Click the Insert button. The Routes, Insert Routes window opens.
Step 3 Enter the destination IP address in the Dest field.
Step 4 Enter the subnet mask in the Mask field.
Step 5 Enter the IP address of the next hop in the NextHop field.
Step 6 Click the Insert button.
Deleting an Ethernet Route
To delete an Ethernet route, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Routes. The Routes window opens.
Step 2 Click the route that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button.
Viewing IP Addresses
To view IP addresses, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose IP Addresses. The IP Addresses window opens. Table 9-3 lists and describes the fields in this window.
Table 9-3 IP Addresses Window Field Descriptions
Field
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Description
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Port
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The index value which uniquely identifies the interface to which this entry is applicable.
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Address
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The IP address to which this entry's addressing information pertains.
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Netmask
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The subnet mask associated with the IP address of this entry.
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BcastAddrFormat
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The IP broadcast address format used on this interface.
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ReasmMaxSize
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The size of the largest IP datagram which this entity can re-assemble from incoming IP fragmented datagrams received on this interface.
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Type
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Identifies the address as a primary or backup address.
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Status
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Identifies the port as active or backup.
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Viewing Trunk Groups
To view the trunk groups on your Server Switch, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens. Table 9-4 lists and describes the fields in this window.
Table 9-4 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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Displays the maximum transmission unit of the trunk group.
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MAC Address
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Displays the 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, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the Insert button. The Trunking, Insert Trunk Groups window opens.
Step 3 Enter an integer value (between 1 and 256) in the ID field.
Step 4 Enter a name, with ASCII characters, in the Name field.
Step 5 Click the "..." button in the Port Members field. The choose Ports window opens.
Step 6 Check the checkbox of any port that you want to add to the trunk group. Uncheck any box that you want to omit from the group. Click the OK button.
Step 7 Click the radio button of a distribution type in the Distribution Type field.
Step 8 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox to enable the new group when you create it. To disable the new group, uncheck the box.
Step 9 Click the Insert button. The new group appears as a row in the Trunking window.
Deleting a Trunk Group
To delete a trunk group, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the trunk group that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button.
Editing a Trunk Group
You can reconfigure the following attributes of a trunk group:
•group name
•member ports
•distribution type
•enabled/disabled status
Changing a Trunk Group Name
To change a trunk group name, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Double-click the cell in the Name column of the entry whose name 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 the Apply button.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click the Apply button, but you must click the button to make the changes in the configuration file on the Server Switch.
Adding or Remove Physical Ethernet Gateway Ports from a Trunk Group
To add or remove physical Ethernet gateway ports from a trunk group, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and 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 Check the checkboxes, in the choose Ports window, of the ports that you want to add to the group. Uncheck the boxes of ports that you want to remove. Click the OK button.
Step 4 Click the Apply button.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click the Apply button, but you must click the button 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, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the cell, in the Distribution Type column, of the trunk group whose distribution type you want to change. A pulldown menu appears.
Step 3 Select a new distribution type from the pulldown menu.
Step 4 Click the Apply button.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click the Apply button, but you must click the button 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, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Trunking. The Trunking window opens.
Step 2 Click the cell, in the Enabled column, of the trunk group whose enabled/disabled status you want to change. A pulldown menu appears.
Step 3 Select true (to enable) or false (to disable) from the pulldown menu.
Step 4 Click the Apply button.
Note You can make multiple changes before you click the Apply button, but you must click the button to make the changes in the configuration file on the Server Switch.
Viewing Bridge Groups
To view the bridge groups on the Server Switch, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Bridging. The Bridging window opens. Table 9-5 lists and explains the fields in this window.
Table 9-5 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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The Ethernet interface that is assigned to this bridge group. A value of zero(0) means no interface is currently assigned.
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IB Port
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The Infiniband interface that is assigned to this bridge group. A value of zero(0) means no interface is currently assigned.
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Broadcast Forwarding
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Configures whether this bridge group should forward broadcast packets.
NOTE: 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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Admin Failover Priority
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Failover priority of the bridge group.
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Oper Failover Priority
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Active failover priority of the bridge group.
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Creating a Bridge Group
To create a bridge group, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Bridging. The Bridging window opens
Step 2 Click the Add button. The Add Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) Enter an integer in the ID field to assign a numeric identifier to the bridge group. Element Manager automatically populates this field.
Step 4 Enter a plain-text identifier of ASCII characters in the Name field.
Step 5 Click the Groups tab.
Step 6 Click the choose button in the Ethernet Port field. The Bridge Port window opens.
Step 7 From the Port pulldown menu, choose the Ethernet gateway port that you want to assign to the bridge group.
Step 8 (Optional) Enter the VLAN, in the VLAN field, of the Ethernet gateway port that you want to assign to the bridge group.
Step 9 Click the OK button.
Step 10 Click the choose button in the InfiniBand Port field. The Bridge Port window opens.
Step 11 From the Port pulldown menu, choose the internal IB port on the Ethernet gateway that you want to assign to the bridge group.
Step 12 Enter the partition key, in the P_Key field, of the partition to which you want to add the internal port.
Step 13 Click the OK button.
Step 14 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the Broadcast Forwarding field to enable broadcast forwarding.
Step 15 Select one or none from the pulldown menu in the Loop Protection Method field.
Step 16 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the IP Multicast field to enable IP multicasting.
Step 17 Click the Add button.
Deleting a Bridge Group
To delete a bridge group, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Bridging. The Bridging window opens.
Step 2 Click the bridge group entry that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button.
Adding Bridge Forwarding to a Bridge Group
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Bridging. The Bridging window opens
Step 2 Click the bridge group to which you want to add bridge forwarding, and then click the Edit button. The Edit Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 Click the Forwarding tab.
Step 4 Click the Add button. The Add Bridge Forwarding window opens.
Step 5 Select eth or ib from the pulldown menu in the Port Type field.
Step 6 Enter the desination IP address in the Destination Address field.
Step 7 Enter an integer value from 0 to 32 in the Destination Length field.
Step 8 Enter the IP address of the next hop in the Next Hop field.
Step 9 Enter the subnet prefix of the next hop in the Subnet Prefix field.
Step 10 Enter an integer value from 0 to 32 in the Prefix Length field.
Step 11 Click the Add button.
Adding a Subnet to a Bridge Group
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Bridging. The Bridging window opens
Step 2 Click the bridge group to which you want to add bridge forwarding, and then click the Edit button. The Edit Bridge Group window opens.
Step 3 Click the Subnet tab.
Step 4 Click the Add button. The Add Subnet window opens.
Step 5 Enter a subnet prefix in the Subnet Prefix field.
Step 6 Enter an integer value from 0 to 32 in the Prefix Length field.
Step 7 Click the Add button.
Viewing Redundancy Groups
To view the redundancy groups on your Server Switch, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Redundancy. The Redundancy Groups window opens. Table 9-6 lists and describes the fields in this window.
Table 9-6 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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The 16-bit multicast partition key used by this redundancy group.
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Load Balancing
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Used to enable/disable the load balancing feature for this bridge 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, otherwise displays "false."
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Creating a Redundancy Group
To create a redundancy group, perform the following steps:
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Redundancy. The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click the Add button. The Add Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) Enter an integer value in the ID field. Element Manager automatically populates this field.
Step 4 Enter a name for the redundancy group in the Name field.
Step 5 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the Load Balancing field to apply the load balancing feature to this redundancy group.
Step 6 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the Broadcast Forwarding field to apply the broadcast forwarding feature to this redundancy group.
Step 7 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the IP Multicast field to apply the multicast forwarding feature to this redundancy group.
Step 8 (Optional) Check the Enabled checkbox in the Member Force Reelection field to force the redundancy group to elect a new primary when a new member joins.
Step 9 Click the Add Member button. The Add Member window opens.
Step 10 Select a bridge group from the Bridge Group pulldown menu.
Step 11 Click the Add button. The entry appears in the Members field.
Step 12 (Optional) Repeat Click the Add Member button. The Add Member window opens. through <Link>step 11 to add additional members.
Step 13 Click the Apply button.
Editing a Redundancy Group
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Redundancy. The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the redundancy group that you want to edit, and then click the Edit button. The Edit Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 (Optional) Change the name in the Name field.
Step 4 (Optional) Check or uncheck the Enabled button in the Load Balancing field.
Step 5 (Optional) Check or uncheck the Enabled button in the Broadcast Forwarding field.
Step 6 (Optional) Check or uncheck the Enabled button in the IP Multicast field.
Step 7 (Optional) Check or uncheck the Enabled button in the Member Force Reelection field.
Step 8 (Optional) Click a bridge group member, and then click the Remove button, to remove a bridge group member.
Step 9 (Optional) Click the Add Member button to add a bridge group member. (Refer to Click the Add Member button. The Add Member window opens. through Click the Add button. The entry appears in the Members field. of the "Creating a Redundancy Group" section.
Step 10 Click the Apply button.
Deleting a Redundancy Group
Step 1 Click the Ethernet menu and choose Redundancy. The Redundancy Groups window opens.
Step 2 Click the entry of the redundancy group that you want to delete, and then click the Delete button. The Delete Redundancy Group window opens.
Step 3 Click Yes.
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