Chapter 17 Link Aggregation

Configure trunk groups or LACP before you connect the Ethernet switch to avoid causing network topology loops.

17.2.1 Link Aggregation ID

LACP aggregation ID consists of the following information1:Table 44 Link Aggregation ID: Local Switch
SYSTEMMAC ADDRESSKEYPORT PRIORITYPORT NUMBER
PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

0000

00-00-00-00-00-00

0000

00

0000

 

 

 

 

 

Table 45 Link Aggregation ID: Peer Switch

 

 

SYSTEM

MAC ADDRESS

KEY

PORT PRIORITY

PORT NUMBER

PRIORITY

 

 

 

 

0000

00-00-00-00-00-00

0000

00

0000

 

 

 

 

 

17.3 Link Aggregation Status

Click Advanced Application > Link Aggregation in the navigation panel. The Link Aggregation Status screen displays by default. See Section 17.1 on page 149 for more information.

Figure 74 Advanced Application > Link Aggregation Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 46 Advanced Application > Link Aggregation Status

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Group ID

This field displays the group ID to identify a trunk group, that is, one logical link containing

 

multiple ports.

 

 

 

Enabled Port

These are the ports you have configured in the Link Aggregation screen to be in the trunk

 

group.

 

The port number(s) displays only when this trunk group is activated and there is a port

 

belonging to this group.

 

 

 

Synchronized

These are the ports that are currently transmitting data as one logical link in this trunk

Ports

group.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.Port Priority and Port Number are 0 as it is the aggregator ID for the trunk group, not the individual port.

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