port connect-type indirect

Function

The port connect-type indirect command configures the indirect connection mode for a fabric port.

The undo port connect-type command restores the default connection mode for a fabric port.

The default connection mode of a fabric port is direct connection.

This command can only be executed on a parent switch.

Format

port connect-type indirect

undo port connect-type

Parameters

None

Views

Fabric port view

Default Level

3: Management level

Usage Guidelines

When the parent connects to an AS across a network, you need to run the port connect-type indirect command to configure the indirect connection mode for the fabric port that connects the parent to the AS.

Prerequisites

No Eth-Trunk is bound to the fabric port.

Follow-up Procedure

Run the port member-group interface command to bind an Eth-Trunk to the fabric port.

Example

# Configure the indirect connection mode for a fabric port.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] uni-mng
[HUAWEI-um] interface fabric-port 1
[HUAWEI-um-fabric-port-1] port connect-type indirect