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Port Group Support
Port group feature is supported on IBP. Port Groups combine several ports into a group. Up to 10 groups are available for IBP. Each Port Group should contain internal server ports and/or external ports. No network loops are allowed in the configuration. All external ports in the Port Group form a trunk group.
Port Backup Support
Port Backup feature is supported on IBP for redundant uplink ports. Two aggregation groups are created automatically as the Port Group is created. One of the aggregation groups are defined as active aggregation link, and the other is defined as backup aggregation group. As the active aggregation group is link down, the backup aggregation group will be activated for transmittion. After the active aggregation group is link up again, the backup aggregation group will be deactivated.
Failover Propogation Support
Blade Server has a
Link Aggregation and LACP
LACP uses peer exchanges across links to determine, on an ongoing basis, the aggregation capability of various links, and continuously provides the maximum level of aggregation capability achievable between a given pair of systems. LACP automatically determines, configures, binds and monitors the port binding to aggregators within the system.
BootP and DHCP Clients
DHCP enables additional setup parameters to be received from a network server upon system startup. DHCP service is an
