Online Help for Optivity Switch Manager Release 1.1

Creating a new MLT on a pair of devices

You can configure an MLT between two adjacent devices and MultiLink Trunking Manager considers port availability, type of port, and current links between both devices. You cannot configure an MLT on an isolated device.

To create a new MLT between two devices:

1. Select a device from the second level of the MultiLink Trunking Manager navigation pane.

The Trunk table opens in the contents pane.

2. Do one of the following:
• From the MultiLink Trunking Manager menu bar, choose Edit > Insert.
• On the MultiLink Trunking Manager toolbar, click Insert.

The Insert MLT dialog box opens.

3. In the Id field for both nodes, select the same Id number for the MLT.
4. In one of the Name fields, type the name of the MLT.

The text you type appears in both Node Name fields.

5. In the Ports text box, select the ports to be added to the MLT.

In the Insert MLT dialog box, port numbers are highlighted in green to indicate that the ports are already connected between the two devices. Dimmed port numbers mean that those ports are inactive and cannot be included in the MLT.

6. Select the MLT type option.

The default is Access.

7. Select the VLAN IDs for both nodes to be included in the MLT port.
   
   

   Note: Both nodes must belong to the same VLAN ID list.

   
   
8. Click Ok.

The table below describes the items in the Insert MLT dialog box for a pair of devices.




Section	Item	Description
	Node 1	Node	IP address of the first network device to be configured on an MLT.
		Id	Unique identifier for the MLT that is automatically assigned by MultiLink Trunking Manager.
		Name	User-defined name of the MLT. (When you type the name for one node, the name is automatically added to the other node.)
		Ports	Ports enabled on the MLT.
		Type	One of the following types of MLT: Access Trunk The default is Access.
		VlanIds	VLAN IDs found on the device.
	Node 2	Node	IP address of the second network device configured on the MLT.
		Id	Unique identifier for the MLT that is automatically assigned by MultiLink Trunking Manager.
		Name	User-defined name of the MLT. (When you type the name for one node, the name is automatically added to the other node.)
		Ports	Ports enabled on the MLT.
		Type	One of the following types of MLT: Access Trunk The default is Access.
		VlanIds	VLAN IDs found on the device.