xStack® DGS-3120 Series Managed Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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NOTE:
If any ports within the trunk group become disconnected, packets intended for the
disconnected port will be load shared among the other linked ports of the link aggregation
group.
Port Trunking Settings
On this page the user can configure the port trunk settings for the switch.
To view the following window, click
L2 Features > Link Aggregation > Port Trunking Settings
, as show below:
Figure 4–34 Port Trunking Settings window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
Description
Algorithm
This is the traffic hash algorithm among the ports of the link aggregation group. Options to
choose from are MAC Source Dest, IP Source Dest and Lay4 Source Dest.
Unit
Select the unit you want to configure.
Group ID (1-32)
Select an ID number for the group, between
1
and
32.
Type
This pull-down menu allows users 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 using the drop-down menu.
State
Use the drop-down menu to toggle 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.
Member Ports
Choose the members of a trunked group. Up to eight ports per group can be assigned to a
group.
Active Ports
Shows the ports that are currently forwarding packets.
Click the
Apply
button to accept the changes made.
Click the
Clear All
button to clear out all the information entered.
Click the
Add
button to add a new entry based on the information entered.
NOTE:
The maximum number of ports that can be configured in one Static Trunk or LACP Group are
8 ports
.
LACP Port Settings
In conjunction with the Trunking window, users can create port trunking groups on the Switch. Using the following
window, the user may set which ports will be active and passive in processing and sending LACP control frames.
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