Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation
page 11-10
OmniSwitch 6624/6648 Network Configuration Guide
April 2004
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups
This section describes how to use Alcatel’s Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to create, modify,
and delete dynamic aggregate groups. See
“Configuring Mandatory Dynamic Link Aggregate Parame-
ters” on page 11-10
for more information.
Note.
See
“Quick Steps for Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation” on page 11-4
for a brief tutorial on
configuring these mandatory parameters.
Alcatel’s link aggregation software is preconfigured with the default values for dynamic aggregate groups
and ports shown in the table in
“Dynamic Link Aggregation Default Values” on page 11-3
. For most
configurations, using only the steps described in
“Creating and Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on
page 11-11
will be necessary to configure a dynamic link aggregate group. However, if you need to
modify any of the parameters listed in the table on page
11-3
, please see
“Modifying Dynamic Link
Aggregate Group Parameters” on page 11-17
for more information.
Note.
See the “Link Aggregation Commands” chapter in the
OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide
for
complete documentation of
show
commands for link aggregation.
Configuring Mandatory Dynamic Link Aggregate Parameters
When configuring LACP link aggregates on a switch you must perform the following steps:
1
Create the Dynamic Aggregate Groups on the Local (Actor) and Remote (Partner) Switches
. To
create a dynamic aggregate group use the
lacp linkagg size
command, which is described in
“Creating and
Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 11-11
.
2
Configure the Same Administrative Key on the Ports You Want to Join the Dynamic Aggregate
Group
. To configure ports with the same administrative key (which allows them to be aggregated) use the
lacp agg actor admin key
command, which is described in
“Configuring Ports to Join and Removing
Ports in a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 11-12
.
Note.
Depending on the needs of your network you may need to configure additional parameters.
Commands to configure optional dynamic link aggregate parameters are described in
“Modifying
Dynamic Link Aggregate Group Parameters” on page 11-17
.
