OmniChannel
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Server Channel Limitations
The following are limitations to creating a server channel on the Omni Switch/Router:
• The maximum number of Server Channels in the whole box is not fixed; however, it is
suggested that no more than 16 be created on the same switch.
• Each Server Channel can support up to 4 ports.
• Within one Server Channel, all of channel ports must be on the same slot.
• Within one Server Channel, all of channel ports must be in one VLAN.
• A port cannot be configured as Server Channel and Omni Channel port at the same time.
• Currently, Server Channel cannot be used with 802.1Q.
Creating an OmniChannel
You use the
crechnl
command to create an OmniChannel. Follow these steps:
1.
Enter
crechnl
.
2.
The following prompt displays:
Channel Number (2):
Enter the identification number you want to assign to this OmniChannel. By default, the
software lists the next available channel number in parentheses. (In this example, the next
available channel number is
2
.) If you want to select the default, simply press
<Enter>
.
Otherwise, enter the desired channel number and press
<Enter>
.
3.
The following prompt displays:
Channel type (1) omni_chnl (2) server_chnl
If the far end of the link is another Omni Switch/Router, you need to create an
OmniChannel. Select
1
and proceed to the next step. If the far end of the link is a server,
select
2
to create a Server Channel.
4.
The following prompt displays:
To select a port, use the convention - Slot/Physical Port.
For eg. 2/1 is used to select Physical Port 1 on Slot 2
Primary Slot/Port:
Enter the slot and port that the switch will initially use as the Spanning Tree virtual port
for this channel. Each OmniChannel is considered a single virtual port within the network,
so only one physical port will participate in Spanning Tree.
♦
Note
♦
After a reboot or after a loss of a connection, the first
port in an OmniChannel that the switch brings up will
become the primary port. Therefore, one of the ports
you choose as the secondary port (explained in Step 5
below) could become the primary port and thus partici-
pate in Spanning Tree.
Summary of Contents for Omni Switch/Router
Page 1: ...Part No 060166 10 Rev C March 2005 Omni Switch Router User Manual Release 4 5 www alcatel com ...
Page 4: ...page iv ...
Page 110: ...WAN Modules Page 3 40 ...
Page 156: ...UI Table Filtering Using Search and Filter Commands Page 4 46 ...
Page 164: ...Using ZMODEM Page 5 8 ...
Page 186: ...Displaying and Setting the Swap State Page 6 22 ...
Page 202: ...Creating a New File System Page 7 16 ...
Page 270: ...Displaying Secure Access Entries in the MPM Log Page 10 14 ...
Page 430: ...OmniChannel Page 15 16 ...
Page 496: ...Configuring Source Route to Transparent Bridging Page 17 48 ...
Page 542: ...Dissimilar LAN Switching Capabilities Page 18 46 ...
Page 646: ...Application Example DHCP Policies Page 20 30 ...
Page 660: ...GMAP Page 21 14 ...
Page 710: ...Viewing the Virtual Interface of Multicast VLANs Page 23 16 ...
Page 722: ...Application Example 5 Page 24 12 ...
Page 788: ...Viewing UDP Relay Statistics Page 26 24 ...
Page 872: ...The WAN Port Software Menu Page 28 46 ...
Page 960: ...Deleting a PPP Entity Page 30 22 ...
Page 978: ...Displaying Link Status Page 31 18 ...
Page 988: ...Displaying ISDN Configuration Entry Status Page 32 10 ...
Page 1024: ...Backup Services Commands Page 34 14 ...
Page 1062: ...Diagnostic Test Cable Schematics Page 36 24 ...
Page 1072: ...Configuring a Switch with an MPX Page A 10 ...
Page 1086: ...Page B 14 ...
Page 1100: ...Page I 14 Index ...