How does DFM detect the trunk or access port?
A. In DFM, by default all ports are set to access ports when they are discovered. DFM labels the PortType as Access if that port is connected to a system interface. In order to detect a trunk port in DFM, the device (for example, A) which has trunk port and the neighbor device (for example, B) which has trunk port, are connected and formed Trunk. Then, both devices should be addded to DFM. If the port uses Gigabit Interface Converter, which allows interconnectivity between switches on Gigabit Ethernet Port in the device, Smarts cannot build any 1- connection between ports and one Gigabit Interface port might be connected to multiple ports on other switches. Therefore, even though the ports might be trunk ports, they are labelled as Access ports in DFM. In order to verify the PortType in Incharge, check the NeighboringSystems attribute under the port. This attribute shows you whether the port is connected to a switch, router, or host interface. If the discovered port has no connection,
