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Dynamic link aggregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Displaying and determining the status of aggregate links . . . . . . .421
Clearing the negotiated aggregate links table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
Configuring single link LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
Chapter 13 Configuring Virtual LANs (VLANs)
VLAN overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
Routing between VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Configuring IP subnet, IPX network and
protocol-based VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452
IronStack LACP trunk group configuration example . . . . . . . . 411
Examples of valid LACP trunk groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
Configuration notes and limitations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .412
Adaptation to trunk disappearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
Flexible trunk eligibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .413
Enabling dynamic link aggregation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
How changing the VLAN membership of a port
affects trunk groups and dynamic keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Additional trunking options for LACP trunk ports. . . . . . . . . . . 416
Link aggregation parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
Events that affect the status of ports in an aggregate link. . .422
Displaying link aggregation and port status information . . . .422
Displaying LACP status information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .424
Configuration notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
CLI syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .425
Types of VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .427
Default VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .433
802.1Q tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .434
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
Virtual routing interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .437
VLAN and virtual routing interface groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .439
Dynamic, static, and excluded port membership . . . . . . . . . .439
Super aggregated VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Trunk group ports and VLAN membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .441
Summary of VLAN configuration rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .442
Virtual routing interfaces (Layer 3 Switches only) . . . . . . . . . .443
Routing between VLANs using virtual routing interfaces
(Layer 3 Switches only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .443
Dynamic port assignment (Layer 2 Switches and
Layer 3 Switches). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444
Assigning a different VLAN ID to the default VLAN . . . . . . . . .444
Assigning different VLAN IDs to reserved VLANs
4091 and 4092 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445
Assigning trunk group ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
Configuring port-based VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
Modifying a port-based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .450
Enable spanning tree on a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .451
Configuration example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452
PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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