Link and Port Configuration
NetRunner W
AN User’s Manual
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Enabling the utilization threshold mode on the secondary interconnect link
1. Configure the port for a secondary interconnect link (refer to
page 49).
2. Follow this path:
Enter the channel
number of the
primary link (not the
secondary link)
CONFIGURE LOCAL NODES
LINK ACTIVATION PARAMETERS
ENTER LINK CHANNEL # (^X TO ABORT):
PRIMARY LINK ACTIVATION PARAMETERS
UTILIZATION THRESHOLDS
2
UTILIZATION THRESHOLDS
1.
SECONDARY ON THRESHOLD (%)
[ 75]
2.
ON THRESHOLD TIME LENGTH (min)
[ 5]
3.
SECONDARY OFF THRESHOLD (%)
[ 50]
4.
OFF THRESHOLD TIME LENGTH (min)
[ 5]
5.
SECONDARY LINK BACKUP ONLY
[OFF]
Option
Description
(Numeric values can be set for 1-99)
1. Secondary On Threshold (%)
Sets the utilization (in percentages) that the primary
link must exceed before the secondary link will
activate. The default is 75%.
2. On Threshold Time Length
Sets the period of time (in minutes) that the primary
(min)
link must operate above the threshold set in option 1
before the secondary link will activate. The default is
5 minutes.
3. Secondary Off Threshold (%)
Sets the utilization (in percentages) that the primary
and secondary together (in both directions) must
not
exceed before the secondary link will de-activate
(drop). The default is 50%.
4. Off Threshold Time Length
Sets the period of time (in minutes) that the primary
(min)
and secondary link must remain below the threshold
set in option 3 before the secondary link will
de-activate (drop). The default is 5 minutes.
5. Secondary Link Backup Only
For the Utilization Mode, this menu should be set to
off
.