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aggregator and traffic through that particular link is redistributed to the other LAG member
links.
Figure 1 displays an example of a Health Check LAG:
Figure 1. Health Check LAG Example
Guidelines for Load Sharing
The following sections provide guidelines for load sharing:
• Load Sharing Guidelines for NETGEAR 8800 Series Switches on page 131
• Load Sharing Rules and Restrictions for All Switches on page 132
Load Sharing Guidelines for NETGEAR 8800 Series Switches
The following rules apply to load sharing on NETGEAR 8800 series switches:
• One static LAG can contain up to 8 ports.
• One LACP LAG can contain up to 16 links per LAG, which includes up to 8 selected links
and 8 standby links.
• One Health Check LAG can contain up to 8 ports.
• The maximum number of LAGs is 128.
EX_Ports_0045
Server1
192.168.1.101
ExtremeXOS
1:3 removed from LAG
HEALTH CHECK LAG Application
controls this LAG or Trunk Group
Connect and monitor
TCP port on each
individual link
Note: The default port to monitor is port 80 (HTTP).
1:10
vlan1
192.168.1.1
Server2
192.168.1.102
Server3
192.168.1.103
No response
from specified
TCP port
Server4
192.168.1.104
1:4
1:3
1:2
1:1