Supermicro SSE-F3548S - 3.15 Unprotected Ports Configuration; 3.16 Protected Ports Configuration; 3.17 Community Ports Configuration

Supermicro SSE-F3548S/SSE-F3548SR Configuration User’s Guide
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Protected Ports
Community Ports
Protected Ports
Unprotected Ports
Community Ports
Unprotected Ports
Other ports in the same community
3.15 Unprotected Ports Configuration
By default, all ports are unprotected ports. A protected port or community port can be configured as
unprotected port with the below CLI command in interface configuration mode.
noswitchport protected
There is no limit on the number of unprotected ports that can be supported by the switch.
3.16 Protected Ports Configuration
Any port can be configured as a protected port with the below CLI command in interface configuration
mode.
switchport protected
This can be done in the web interface by changing the port mode to “Protected Port” on the Protected
Ports web configuration page in port manager.
There is no limit on the number of protected ports that can be supported by the switch.
3.17 Community Ports Configuration
Any port can be configured as a community port with the below CLI command in interface configuration
mode.
switchport protected group <group number>
This can be done in the web interface by changing the port mode to “Protected Port” and entering the
group number on the Protected Ports web configuration page in port manager.
Use the same group number for all the ports in same community. Here, community is identified with the
configured group number.
A maximum of 24 different communities can be configured in the switch.
3.17.1 Configuration Example 1
Configure all the 48 downlink Fx ports as isolated (or protected) ports. These 48 ports should not be able to
communicate with each other. All these 48 ports should communicate only with the uplink ports cx 0/1 and
cx 0/2.
Note:
This feature is not supported for port channel interface and port channel member ports.