LAG Management

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) is part of the IEEE specification (802.3ab) that enables you to bundle several ports together to form a single logical channel (LAG). LAGs multiply bandwidth, increase port flexibility, and provide link redundancy between two devices.

To select the load-balancing algorithm of the LAG, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Click Port Management > Link Aggregation > LAG Management.

Step 2

Select one of the following Load Balance Algorithm:

  • MAC Address—Perform load balancing by source and destination MAC addresses on all packets.

  • IP/MAC Address—Perform load balancing by the IP addresses on the IP packets, and by MAC addresses on non-IP packets

Step 3

Click Apply. The Load Balance Algorithm is saved to the Running Configuration file.

To define the member or candidate ports in a LAG.

Step 4

Select the LAG to be configured, and click Edit.

Step 5

Enter the values for the following fields:

  • LAG—Select the LAG number.

  • LAG Name—Enter the LAG name or a comment.

  • LACP—Select to enable LACP on the selected LAG. This makes it a dynamic LAG. This field can only be enabled after moving a port to the LAG in the next field.

  • Port List—Move the ports that are assigned to the Port List LAGs to the LAG Members. Up to eight ports per static LAG can be assigned, and 16 ports can be assigned to a dynamic LAG.

Step 6

Click Apply. LAG membership is saved to the Running Configuration file.