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Configuring Switching Information
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1. Use LAG ID to select the identification of the LAG.
2. Use LAG Name to enter the name you want assigned to the LAG.
You may enter any string
of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. A valid name has to be specified in order to create the
LAG.
3. Use LAG Description to enter the Description string to be attached to a LAG. It can be up
to 64 characters in length.
4. Use Admin Mode to select enable or disable from the menu. When the LAG is disabled no
traf
fic will flow and LACPDUs will be dropped, but the links that form the LAG will not be
released. The factory default is enable.
5. Use Link T
rap to specify whether you want to have a trap sent when link status changes.
The factory default is enable, which will cause the trap to be sent.
6. Use STP Mode to enable or disable the Spanning
Tree Protocol Administrative Mode
associated with the LAG. The possible values are:
Disable - Spanning tree is disabled for this LAG.
Enable - Spanning tree is enabled for this LAG. Enable is the default.
7. Use Static Mode to select enable or disable from the menu. When the LAG is enabled it
does not transmit or process received LACPDUs i.e. the member ports do not transmit
LACPDUs and all the LACPDUs it may receive are dropped.
The factory default is disable.
8. Use Hash Mode to select the load-balancing mode used on a port-channel (LAG).
Traffic is
balanced on a port-channel (LAG) by selecting one of the links in the channel over which to
transmit specific packets. The link is selected by creating a binary pattern from selected
fields in a packet, and associating that pattern with a particular link:
Src MAC,VLAN,ET
ype,incoming port - Source MAC, VLAN, EtherType, and
incoming port associated with the packet.
Dest MAC,VLAN,ET
ype,incoming port - Destination MAC, VLAN, EtherType, and
incoming port associated with the packet.
S
rc/Dest MAC,VLAN,EType,incoming port - Source/Destination MAC, VLAN,
EtherType, and incoming port associated with the packet. This option is the default.