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To configure port trunking, click on the
Link Aggregation
hyperlink in the
Configuration
folder and then click
Link
Aggregation
:
Figure 4- 9. Port Trunking group window
To configure port trunk groups, click the
Add
button to add a new trunk group and then use the
Port Trunking
Configuration
window below to set up trunk groups. To change or delete a port trunk group, click the
Modify
or
Delete
option in the
Current Trunking Group Entries
table pictured above.
Figure 4- 10. Port Trunking Configuration window
The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter
Description
Group ID
Select an ID number for the group.
State
Trunk groups can be toggled between
Enabled
and
Disabled
. This is used to turn a port
trunking group on or off. This is useful for diagnostics, to quickly isolate a bandwidth
intensive network device or to have an absolute backup aggregation group that is not under
automatic control.
Type
This pull-down menu allows you to select between
Static
and
LACP
(Link Aggregation
Control Protocol.) LACP allows for the automatic detection of links in a Port Trunking Group.
Master Port
Choose the Master port for the trunk group.
Member Unit
Choose the Switch unit on which to set up a trunk group. Trunk groups must be confined to
ports on a single Switch.
Port Map
Choose the members of the trunked group. Up to eight ports per group can be assigned to a
group.
Flooding Port
A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts and unknown
unicasts.
Active Port
Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
Click
Apply
to implement changes made.