Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Enabling a DCB port or LAG

16 DCB configuration

5.Continue to configure the following LAG parameters. These parameters are disabled until you add a DCB port to the LAG Members list.

•Mode - The ports that are LAG members are in either Static or Dynamic mode. You cannot change the mode on existing members of a LAG.

If the mode is set as Dynamic, you can change the dynamic mode type (to Active or Passive) only for newly-added ports, not for existing port members of a LAG.

•Type - The type value options are Standard, where the LAG is limited to 16 ports, and Brocade, where the LAG is limited to four ports. The default is Standard. The type is set when you add a LAG; you cannot edit the type using the Edit LAG dialog box.

6.Click OK.

The Deploy to LAGs dialog box displays.

7.Click OK after changing the attributes of the current deployment. The Deployment Status dialog box displays.

8.Click Start on the Deployment Status dialog box to save the changes to the selected LAG or LAGs.

NOTE

If the primary or secondary IP address already exists on another interface, an error message displays in the Status area.

9.Click Close to close the Deployment Status dialog box.

Enabling a DCB port or LAG

If you select multiple switches or multiple ports and LAGs from two or more switches, both the Enable button and the Disable button are disabled.

1.Select Configure > DCB.

The DCB Configuration dialog box displays, showing the status of all DCB-related hardware and functions.

2.Select one or more DCB ports or LAGs (which can span multiple switches) that you want to enable.

NOTE

All selected LAGs must be in the same state (enabled or disabled); otherwise, both the Enable and Disable buttons are disabled.

3.Click Enable.

The Confirmation and Status dialog box launches with the selected ports or LAGs.

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