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Port Trunking

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-4 Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . 12-9 CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-11

Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group . . . 12-14

Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-17

Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-18

Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-21

LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-22

Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-26

How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12-27

Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . 12-27

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