Dell PowerConnect M6220, User Configuration Manual

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Managing General System Settings
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• SNMP
• SSH
• General System Information (Read-Only)
• HTTP Server
• Port Aggregator (Available
only in Simple mode)
What is the Port Aggregator Feature?
The Port Aggregator feature provides administrators the ability to map
internal ports to external ports without having to know anything about STP,
VLANs, Link Aggregation or other L2/L3 protocols. Port Aggregator is
completely interoperable. Dynamic (via LACP) and static LAGs are
supported.
A stand-alone switch in Simple mode supports up to eight Aggregator
Groups, and a stack supports up to 6 × <Number of Units in stack>
Aggregator Groups. For example, in a stack of four units, the maximum
number of Aggregator Groups is 24. On a 12-unit stack, the maximum
number of groups is 72.
The number of internal ports in an Aggregator Group can include 1 up to the
total number of available internal ports. The number of external ports that
can be included in a group is limited to the maximum number of ports that
can be included in a LAG. On the PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024,
and M8024-k switches, eight ports is the maximum number. No member
port, either internal or external, can participate in more than one Aggregator
NOTE:
The default username (root) and password (calvin) is not available in
Simple mode. A user with privilege level of 15 must be configured to access the
switch management interface from a remote connection. For information about
configuring a user, see "Configuring Authentication, Authorization, and
Accounting" on page 181.
NOTE:
The Port Aggregator feature is available only when the switch is
operating in Simple mode, which is disabled by default. For information about
changing the mode, see "Operational Mode Configuration" on page 259 (Web) or
"Configuring the Operational Mode and Port Aggregator Features" on page 284
(CLI).