Port Trunking

Trunk Group Operation Using LACP

LACP Port Trunk Operation

Configuration

Static LACP

Provides a manually configured, static LACP trunk to accommodate these conditions:

 

• The port on the other end of the trunk link is configured for a static LACP trunk.

 

You want to configure non-default spanning tree or IGMP parameters on an LACP trunk group.

 

• You want an LACP trunk group to operate in a VLAN other than the default VLAN and GVRP is

 

 

disabled. (Refer to “VLANs and Dynamic LACP” on page 12-23.)

 

• You want to use a monitor port on the switch to monitor an LACP trunk.

 

The trunk operates if the trunk group on the opposite device is running one of the following trunking

 

protocols:

 

Active LACP

 

Passive LACP

 

Trunk

This option uses LACP for the port Type parameter and TrkX for the port Group parameter, where X is an automatically assigned value in a range corresponding to the maximum number of trunks the switch allows. (The table on page 12-5lists the maximum number of trunk groups allowed on the switches covered in this guide.)

Displaying Static LACP Trunk Data: To list the configuration and status for a static LACP trunk, use the CLI show lacp command. To list a static LACP trunk with its assigned ports, use the CLI show trunk command or display the menu interface Port/Trunk Settings screen.

Static LACP does not allow standby ports.

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