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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Configuring Port Aggregation.............................................................................................1
1.1 Overview....................................................................................................................................1
1.2 Port Aggregation Configuration Task....................................................................................1
1.3 Port Aggregation Configuration Task....................................................................................1
1.3.1 Configuring Logical Channel Used for Aggregation................................................1
1.3.2 Aggregation of Physical Port......................................................................................1
1.3.3 Selecting the Load Balance Mode after Port Aggregation.....................................2
1.3.4 Monitoring the Concrete Condition of Port Aggregation.........................................2

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Chapter 1 Configuring Port Aggregation

This chapter describes how to set the port aggregation of the switch.
1.1 Overview
Port aggregation is binding the physical ports with the same attribute together, so as to
establish a logic channel. To aggregate multiple physical ports into a logical channel, you can
use static aggregation or LACP protocol for negotiation. In the case when the static
aggregation is used, it is required that the link of the physical port should be up, and the
VLAN attribute of aggregation port and physical port should be identical, and then this port will
be aggregated to the logical channel, regardless of whether the current port accords with the
conditions of port aggregation and whether the port that connects with the physical port
accords with the aggregation conditions.
Port aggregation supports the following operation modes and functions:
Static aggregation control
After the settings of physical ports are bound to a logical port, you need not worry whether
these physical ports can be bound to a logical port. You must deem that these ports can be
bound to a logical port.
Aggregation control of LACP dynamic negotiation
After physical ports are bound to a logical port, only the physical ports under LACP
negotiation can be bound to a logical port and other ports cannot be bound to the logical port.
Flow balance of port aggregation is supported.
After port aggregation, the data flow of the aggregation port will be distributed to each
aggregated physical port.
1.2 Port Aggregation Configuration Task
 Configuring logical channel used for aggregation
 Aggregation of physical port
 Selecting the load balance mode after port aggregation.
 Monitoring the concrete condition of port aggregation
1.3 Port Aggregation Configuration Task
1.3.1 Configuring Logical Channel Used for Aggregation
Configuring logical channel used to aggregation
Use the following command to configure the logical channel:

Command Purpose
interface port-aggregator id Configures aggregated logical

channel.
1.3.2 Aggregation of Physical Port
To aggregate multiple physical ports into a logical channel, you can use static aggregation or
LACP protocol for negotiation.
In the case when the static aggregation is used, it is required that the link of the physical port

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should be up, and the VLAN attribute of aggregation port and physical port should be
identical, and then this port will be aggregated to the logical channel, regardless of whether
the current port accords with the conditions of port aggregation and whether the port that
connects with the physical port accords with the aggregation conditions.
Use LACP and the ports can be aggregated after the negotiations both in the local end and
the opposite end pass. Prerequisites for ports to be aggregated: The link of the port must be
up and the port should be negotiated to full-duplex mode. The speed of all physical ports
should be same during aggregation process, that is, if there is one physical port that has been
aggregated successfully, then the speed of the second physical port must be the same as the
first configured one. Also the vlan attributes of all physical ports must be identical to the
aggregated port.
LACP packets are exchanged between ports in two modes: Active — Places a port into an
active negotiating state, in which the port initiates negotiations with remote ports by sending
LACP packets. Passive — Places a port into a passive negotiating state, in which the port
responds to LACP packets it receives but does not initiate LACP negotiation. In this mode,
the port channel group attaches the interface to the bundle. If both ports use Passive method,
then the aggregation fails. This is because both sides will wait for the other side to launch
aggregation negotiation process.
VALN attributes: PVID, Trunk attribute, vlan-allowed range and vlan-untagged range.
Use the following command to perform aggregation on the physical ports:
Command Purpose
aggregator-group agg-id mode { lacp Configures aggregation option of the
| static } physical port.
1.3.3 Selecting the Load Balance Mode after Port Aggregation
You can select the load share method to ensure that all ports can share the data traffic after
the aggregation of all physical ports. The switch can provides up to six load balance strategy:
src-mac
It is to share the data traffic according to the source MAC address, that is, the message with
same MAC address attributes is to get through a physical port.
dst-mac
It is to share the data traffic according to the destination MAC address, that is, the message
with same MAC address attributes is to get through a physical port.
both-mac
It is to share the data traffic according to source and destination MAC addresses, that is, the
message with same MAC address attributes is to get through a physical port.
Use the following command to configure load balance method:

Command Purpose
aggregator-group load-balance Configures load balance method.
1.3.4 Monitoring the Concrete Condition of Port Aggregation
Use the following command to monitor port aggregation state in EXEC mode:

Command Purpose

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show aggregator-group [id] {detail|brief| Displays port aggregation state.

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