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New Ring:
To create a Rapids Super Ring. Just fill in the Ring ID which has
range from 0 to 31. If the name field is left blank, the name of this ring will
automatically naming with Ring ID.
Ring Configuration
ID:
Once a Ring is created, This appears and can not be changed.
Name:
This field will show the name of the Ring. If it is not filled in when creating,
it will be automatically named by the rule “RingID”.
Version:
The version of Ring can be changed here. There are three modes to
choose: Rapid Super Ring as default; Super ring for compatible with Korenix 1
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general ring and Any Ring for compatible with other version of rings.
Device Priority:
The switch with highest priority (highest value) will be
automatically selected as Ring Master. Then one of the ring ports in this switch
will become forwarding port and the other one will become blocking port. If all of
the switches have the same priority, the switch with the biggest MAC address will
be selected as Ring Master.
Ring Port1:
In Rapid Super Ring environment, you should have 2 Ring Ports. No
matter this switch is Ring Master or not, when configuring RSR, 2 ports should be
selected to be Ring Ports. For Ring Master,
one of the ring ports will become the
forwarding port and the other one will become the blocking port.
Path Cost:
Change the Path Cost of Ring Port1. If this switch is the Ring Master
of a Ring, then it determines the blocking port. The Port with higher Path Cost in
the two rings Port will become the blocking port, If the Path Cost is the same, the
port with larger port number will become the blocking port.
