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Port Trunking

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3 Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5 Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5 Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . 11-10 CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

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

Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group . . . 11-15

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

11-18

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

11-19

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

11-22

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

11-23

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

11-27

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

11-28

Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . .

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