Trunk Configuration Methods - SMC Networks SMC6624M Management Manual

Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and Port Trunking
link is restored, that link is automatically included in the traffic distribution
again. The LACP option also offers a standby link capability, which enables
you to keep links in reserve for service if one or more of the original active
links fails. See "Trunk Group Operation Using LACP" on page 6-23.)

Trunk Configuration Methods

Dynamic LACP Trunk: The switch automatically negotiates trunked links
between LACP-configured ports on separate devices, and offers one dynamic
trunk option: LACP. To configure the switch to initiate a dynamic LACP trunk
with another device, use the interface ethernet command in the CLI to set the
default LACP option to Active on the ports you want to use for the trunk. For
example, the following command sets ports 1-4 to LACP active:
SMC6624M(config) int e 1-4 lacp active
Note that the above example works if the ports are not already operating in a
trunk. To change the LACP option on ports already operating as a trunk, you
must first remove them from the trunk. For example, if ports 1 - 4 were LACP-
active and operating in a trunk with another device, you would do the
following to change them to LACP-passive:
SMC6624M(config)# no int e 1-4 lacp
SMC6624M(config)# int e 1-4 lacp passive
Static Trunk: The switch uses the links you configure with the Port/Trunk
Settings screen in the menu interface or the trunk command in the CLI to create
a static port trunk. The switch offers two types of static trunks: LACP and
Trunk.
Table 6-3. Trunk Types Used in Static and Dynamic Trunk Groups
Trunking LACP Trunk
Method
Dynamic Yes
Static Yes
Removes the ports from the trunk.
Configures LACP passive.
No
Yes
Port Trunking
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