Dell PowerConnect 54 Series, User Manual

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Configuring Device Information
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Configuring Load Balancing
Load Balancing enables the even distribution of data and/or processing packets across available network
resources. For example, load balancing may distribute the incoming packets evenly to all servers, or redirect
the packets to the next available server. Load Balancing is configured on the
"LAG Configuration " on
page 257 page.
LAGs can be configured according to the following load balancing types: Layer 2, or Layer 2 and Layer 3 or
Layer3.
The
LAG Configuration page contains fields for configuring parameters for configured LAGs. The device
supports up to eight ports per LAG, and eight LAGs per system.
For information about Link
Aggregated Groups and assigning ports to LAGs, refer to Aggregating Ports .
To open the LAG Configuration page, click Switch
→
Ports
→
LAG Configuration in the tree view.
If port configuration is modified while the port is a LAG member, the configuration change is only effective
after the port is removed from the LAG.
Console# show interfaces status
Port Type Duplex Speed Neg Flow
Control Link
State Back
Pressure Mdix
Mode
---- ----- ------ ------ ---- ------ ----- ------ ----
g1 1G Full 100 Auto On Up Enable On
g1 100 Full 100 Off Off Down Disable Off
g2 100 Full 1000 Off Off Up Disable On
Ch Type Duplex Speed Neg Flow
Control Back
Pressure Link
State
--- ---- ----- --- ----- ------- ------- ------
1 1000 Full 1000 Off Off Disable Up