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Port Numbering
Port Numbering
Port numbers
In the AlliedWare Plus OS, switch ports are named port
x.y.z
(e.g. port
1
.0.
1
), where:
z
the first number (
x
) is the stack ID number
z
the second number (
y
) is the module number.
For ports on the base unit, the module number is 0.
For XEMs, the module numbering starts at
1
on the left-hand side of the switch when you
view the switch from the front, as the following figure shows for an x900 series switch:
For switches with multiple rows of XEMs, the numbering starts at the top left-hand corner,
as the following figure shows for a SwitchBlade x908:
The XEM bay number is printed on the top left-hand corner of each XEM bay.
z
the third number (
z
) is the port number.
PORT 2
PORT 1
STACK
SELECT
STATUS
ID
XEM-STK
FAULT
NEGOTIATING
LINK
PORT
STAT
MEMBER
MASTER
PORT 2
PORT 1
STACK
SELECT
STATUS
ID
XEM-STK
FAULT
NEGOTIATING
LINK
PORT
STAT
MEMBER
MASTER
XEM 1
XEM 2
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
ports-xems-x900.eps
AT-SBx908
Enhanced L3+ Modular Switch
SD
RESET
CONSOLE
ETH0
FAULT
MASTER
STACKING
SYSTEM
POE
PORT 1
PORT 2
PSU 1
PSU 2
PSU 1
PSU 2
Switch
Blade
x908
1
2
6
7
3
4
8
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM-12T
XEM 1
XEM 2
XEM 3
XEM 4
XEM 5
XEM 6
XEM 7
XEM 8
ports-xems-x908.eps
