BLADEOS 6.5.2 Application Guide

Each port on the switch can have one of the following LACP modes.

￿off (default)

The user can configure this port in to a regular static trunk group.

￿active

The port is capable of forming an LACP trunk. This port sends LACPDU packets to partner system ports.

￿passive

The port is capable of forming an LACP trunk. This port only responds to the LACPDU packets sent from an LACP active port.

Each active LACP port transmits LACP data units (LACPDUs), while each passive LACP port listens for LACPDUs. During LACP negotiation, the admin key is exchanged. The LACP trunk group is enabled as long as the information matches at both ends of the link. If the admin key value changes for a port at either end of the link, that port’s association with the LACP trunk group is lost.

When the system is initialized, all ports by default are in LACP off mode and are assigned unique admin keys. To make a group of ports aggregatable, you assign them all the same admin key. You must set the port’s LACP mode to active to activate LACP negotiation. You can set other port’s LACP mode to passive, to reduce the amount of LACPDU traffic at the initial trunk-forming stage.

Use the following command to check whether the ports are trunked:

RS G8124 # show lacp information

Configuring LACP

Use the following procedure to configure LACP for port 7 and port 8 to participate in link aggregation.

1.Configure port parameters. All ports that participate in the LACP trunk group must have the same settings, including VLAN membership.

2.Select the port rant and define the admin key. Only ports with the same admin key can form an LACP trunk group.

RS G8124(config)# interface port 7-8

RS G8124(config-if)# lacp key 100

3.Set the LACP mode.

RS G8124(config-if)# lacp mode active

RS G8124(config-if)# exit

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G8124-E, G8124 specifications

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