HP FlexFabric 12900 Series Configuration Manual page 4

Configuring the device to forward unknown frames after the MAC learning limit on an interface is reached ··· 28
Enabling MAC address synchronization ····················································································································· 29
Enabling ARP fast update for MAC address moves ··································································································· 30
Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ································································································· 31
MAC address table configuration example ················································································································ 31
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 31
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 32
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 32
Configuring MAC Information ·································································································································· 33
Enabling MAC Information ··········································································································································· 33
Configuring the MAC Information mode ····················································································································· 34
Configuring the MAC change notification interval ···································································································· 34
Configuring the MAC Information queue length ········································································································ 34
MAC Information configuration example ···················································································································· 35
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 35
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 35
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 35
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································································· 37
Basic concepts ································································································································································ 37
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ··········································································· 37
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······································································· 37
Operational key ···················································································································································· 38
Configuration types ··············································································································································· 38
Link aggregation modes ······································································································································· 39
Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································································· 39
Choosing a reference port ··································································································································· 39
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ·························································································· 39
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ···························································································································· 40
LACP ······································································································································································· 40
How dynamic link aggregation works ················································································································ 41
Edge aggregate interface ············································································································································· 44
Load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ······································································································ 44
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 44
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 45
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 45
Configuring a Layer 2 static aggregation group ······························································································· 45
Configuring a Layer 2 dynamic aggregation group ························································································· 46
Configuring a Layer 2 aggregate interface ················································································································ 47
Configuring the description of a Layer 2 aggregate interface ········································································· 47
Specifying ignored VLANs on a Layer 2 aggregate interface ········································································· 47
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ·························· 48
Configuring the expected bandwidth of an aggregate interface ···································································· 49
Configuring an edge aggregate interface·········································································································· 49
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 50
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 50
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 50
Configuring load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ········································································· 51
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ······················································································· 52
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 53
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 53
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 53
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 54
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 54
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