Use the Protection subtab to provision protection for the GE_XP, 10GE_XP, GE_XPE, and10GE_XPE
cards.
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Displays the card port number. The GE_XP is a double-slot card with twenty GE client ports (displayed as ONE_GE) and two 10GE trunk ports (displayed as TEN_GE).
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Sets the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) port states. If you have designated the card as a master, you must set one of the trunk ports to the blocked state to avoid loops in the network.
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Blocking —Sets the port in the blocked (standby) state. A port in the blocking state does not participate in frame forwarding. |
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Forwarding —Sets the port to the forwarding state. A port in the forwarding state forwards frames. |
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Displays the current STP port states.
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Sets the card as the master card for the network. Only one card in the network should be set as a master card.
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Enabled —Enables protection. |
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Disabled —Disables protection |
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Forced —Forces the protection. |
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Retrieves the current protection status.
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Applies changes made to the protection.
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Cancels any changes to the protection and returns it to its last-saved settings.
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Displays context-sensitive help.
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