Figure 6- 11. Link Aggregation Group Configuration window – Modify
The user-changeable parameters are as follows:
Parameter
Description
Group ID
Select an ID number for the group, between 1 and 32.
State
Trunk groups can be toggled 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.
Master Port
Choose the
Master Port
for the trunk group using the pull down menu.
Member Ports
Choose the members of a trunked group. 2 to 8 ports can be assigned to an individual group.
Flooding Port
A trunking group must designate one port to allow transmission of broadcasts and unknown unicasts.
Active Port
Shows the port that is currently forwarding packets.
Type
This pull-down menu allows you to select between
Static
and
LACP
(Link Aggregation Control Protocol). LACP
allows for the automatic detection of links in a Port Trunking Group.
After setting the previous parameters, click
Apply
to allow your changes to be implemented. Successfully created trunk groups will be show in the
Current
Link Aggregation Group Entries
.
6-8 LACP Port Setting
The
LACP Port Setting
window is used in conjunction with the
Link Aggregation
window to 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.
Figure 6- 12. LACP Port Setting and LACP Port Information window
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