SMC Networks SMC6224M manual Link Aggregation Commands, Guidelines for Creating Trunks

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE

Table 4-44 Link Aggregation Commands

Command	Function	Mode	Page
Manual Configuration	Commands
interface	Configures a trunk and enters	GC	4-143
port-channel	interface configuration mode
	for the trunk
channel-group	Adds a port to a trunk	IC (Ethernet)	4-163
Dynamic Configuration	Command
lacp	Configures LACP for the	IC (Ethernet)	4-164
	current interface
lacp system-priority	Configures a port's LACP	IC (Ethernet)	4-166
	system priority
lacp admin-key	Configures a port's	IC (Ethernet)	4-167
	administration key
lacp admin-key	Configures an port channel’s	IC (Port Channel)	4-168
	administration key
lacp port-priority	Configures a port's LACP port	IC (Ethernet)	4-169
	priority
Trunk Status Display	Command
show interfaces	Shows trunk information	NE, PE	4-151
status port-channel
show lacp	Shows LACP information	PE	4-170

Guidelines for Creating Trunks

General Guidelines –

•Finish configuring port trunks before you connect the corresponding network cables between switches to avoid creating a loop.

•A trunk can have up to eight ports.

•The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk ports.

•All ports in a trunk must be configured in an identical manner, including communication mode (i.e., speed, duplex mode and flow control), VLAN assignments, and CoS settings.

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