Passive Port and Active Port

Fig 1: Passive Port and Active Port

Passive Port and Active Port Configurations

Here below cisco IOS configurations of passive port and active port in layer 2 switch.

Backup Port (Passive)

Networkeducative-Switch# configure terminal

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,200,555

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)#description description uplink from Router-2,Gi0/0/1, backup (Passive)

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# no shutdown

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# exit

Active Port

Networkeducative-Switch# configure terminal

Networkeducative-Switch(config)# interface GigabitEthernet1/0/24

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport mode trunk

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 10,200,555

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)#description uplink from Router-1,Gi0/0/3, (Active)

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport backup interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport backup interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23 preemption mode forced

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# switchport backup interface GigabitEthernet1/0/23 preemption delay 60

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# no shutdown

Networkeducative-Switch(config-if)# exit