NETGEAR XS712T-100NES manual Link Aggregation Groups, LAG Configuration

XS712T Smart Switch

Link Aggregation Groups

Link aggregation groups (LAGs), which are also known as port channels, allow you to combine multiple full-duplex Ethernet links into a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases fault tolerance and provides load sharing. You assign the LAG VLAN membership after you create a LAG. The LAG by default becomes member of default management VLAN (i.e, 1).

A LAG interface can be either static or dynamic, but not both. All members of a LAG must participate in the same protocols. A static port-channel interface does not require a partner system to be able to aggregate its member ports.

Static LAGs are supported. When a port is added to a LAG as a static member, it neither transmits nor receives LAGPDUs. The XS712T Smart Switch supports eight LAGs.

The LAGs menu contains links described in the following sections.

•LAG Configuration

•LAG Membership

•LACP Configuration

•LACP Port Configuration

LAG Configuration

Use the LAG (Port Channel) Configuration screen to group one or more full-duplex Ethernet links to be aggregated together to form a link aggregation group, which is also known as a port-channel. The switch treats the LAG as if it were a single link.

To configure LAG settings:

1. Select Switching > LAG > Basic > LAG Configuration.

2.Select the check box next to the LAG to configure.

You can select multiple LAGs to apply the same setting to the selected interfaces. Select the check box in the heading row to apply the same settings to all interfaces.

3.Configure or view the following settings:

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