
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
June 2013
page 8-9
Configuring Mandatory Dynamic Link Aggregate Parameters
When configuring LACP link aggregates on a switch you must perform the following steps:
1
Create the Dynamic Aggregate Groups on the Local (Actor) and Remote (Partner) Switches
. To
create a dynamic aggregate group use the
command, which is described in
ing and Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 8-9
2
Configure the Same Administrative Key on the Ports You Want to Join the Dynamic Aggregate
Group
. To configure ports with the same administrative key (which allows them to be aggregated), use
linkagg lacp agg actor admin-key
command, which is described in
“Configuring Ports to Join and
Removing Ports in a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 8-10
Note.
Depending on the needs of your network you need to configure additional parameters. Commands
to configure optional dynamic link aggregate parameters are described in
Aggregate Group Parameters” on page 8-12
.These commands must be executed after you create a
dynamic aggregate group.
Creating and Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate Group
The following subsections describe how to create and delete dynamic aggregate groups with the
Creating a Dynamic Aggregate Group
To configure a dynamic aggregate group, enter
linkagg lacp agg
followed by the user-configured
dynamic aggregate number,
size
, and the maximum number of links that belong to this dynamic aggregate
group, which can be 2, 4, or 8. For example, to configure the dynamic aggregate group 2 consisting of
eight links enter:
-> linkagg lacp agg 2 size 8
You can create up to 32 link aggregation (both static and dynamic) groups for a standalone switch and up
to 128 groups for a chassis-based switch. In addition, you can also specify optional parameters shown in
the table below. These parameters must be entered after
size
and the user-specified number of links.
For example, Alcatel-Lucent recommends assigning the actor admin key when you create the dynamic
aggregate group to help ensure that ports are assigned to the correct group. To create a dynamic aggregate
group with aggregate number 3 consisting of two ports with an admin actor key of 10, for example, enter:
-> linkagg lacp agg 3 size 2 actor admin-key 10
Note.
The optional keywords for this command can be entered in any order as long as they are entered
after
size
and the user-specified number of links.
linkagg lacp agg size keywords
name
actor system-priority
partner system-priority
admin state enable
admin state disable
actor system-id
partner admin-key
actor admin-key
partner system-id