Chapter 17 Link Aggregation

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 185 for more information.

Figure 86 Advanced Application > Link Aggregation Status

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 44 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

These are the ports you have configured in the Link Aggregation screen

Ports

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

Ports

in this trunk group.

 

 

Aggregator

Link Aggregator ID consists of the following: system priority, MAC

ID

address, key, port priority and port number. Refer to Section 17.2.1 on

 

page 186 for more information on this field.

 

The ID displays only when there is a port belonging to this trunk group

 

and LACP is also enabled for this group.

 

 

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