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Link Aggregation Commands
Ports can be statically grouped into an aggregate link (i.e., trunk) to increase the
bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. Or you can use the
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to automatically negotiate a trunk link
between this switch and another network device. For static trunks, the switches have
to comply with the Cisco EtherChannel standard. For dynamic trunks, the switches
have to comply with LACP. This switch supports up to 25 on the DG-GS1550. For
example, a trunk consisting of two 1000 Mbps ports can support an aggregate
bandwidth of 4 Gbps when operating at full duplex.
Guidelines for Creating Trunks
General Guidelines –
• Finish configuring port trunks before you connect the corresponding network
cables between switches to avoid creating a loop.
• A trunk can have up to eight ports.
• The ports at both ends of a connection must be configured as trunk ports.
• All ports in a trunk must be configured in an identical manner, including
communication mode (i.e., speed, duplex mode and flow control), VLAN
assignments, and CoS settings.
• All the ports in a trunk have to be treated as a whole when moved from/to,
added or deleted from a VLAN via the specified port-channel.
• STP, VLAN, and IGMP settings can only be made for the entire trunk via the
specified port-channel.
Table 4-52 Link Aggregation Commands
Command
Function
Mode
Page
Manual Configuration Commands
interface port-channel
Configures a trunk and enters interface
configuration mode for the trunk
GC
channel-group
Adds a port to a trunk
IC (Ethernet)
Dynamic Configuration Command
lacp
Configures LACP for the current interface
IC (Ethernet)
lacp system-priority
Configures a port's LACP system priority
IC (Ethernet)
lacp admin-key
Configures a port's administration key
IC (Ethernet)
lacp admin-key
Configures an port channel’s administration key IC (Port Channel)
lacp port-priority
Configures a port's LACP port priority
IC (Ethernet)
Trunk Status Display Command
show interfaces status
port-channel
Shows trunk information
NE, PE
show lacp
Shows LACP information
PE
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