Lag Configuration; Lag Membership - NETGEAR XS728T ProSAFE Software Administration Manual

LAG Configuration

Use the LAG Configuration screen to group one or more full-duplex Ethernet links to
aggregate together to form a link aggregation group, which is also known as a port channel.
The switch treats the LAG as if it were a single link.
To configure LAG settings:

1. Select Switching> LAG > Basic > LAG Configuration.
2. Select the check box next to the LAG to configure.
You can select multiple LAGs to apply the same settings to the selected interfaces. Select
the check box in the heading row to apply the same settings to all interfaces.
3. Configure or view the following settings:
• Description. Specify the description string to be attached to a LAG. It can be up to 64
characters in length.
• LAG ID. Displays the number assigned to the LAG. This field is read-only.
• Admin Mode. Select Enable or Disable from the list. When the LAG (port channel) is
disabled, no traffic flows and LAGPDUs are dropped, but the links that form the LAG
(port channel) are not released. The default is Enable.
• STP Mode. Select Enable or Disable from the list to specify the Spanning Tree
Protocol administrative mode associated with the LAG.
• LAG Type. Specifies whether the LAG is configured as a static or LACP port. When
the LAG is static, it does not transmit or process received LAGPDUs. For example the
member ports do not transmit LAGPDUs and all the LAGPDUs it might receive are
dropped. The default is Static.
• Active Ports. A listing of the ports that are actively participating members of this port
channel. A maximum of 8 ports can be assigned to a static or LACP port channel.
• LAG State. Indicates whether the link is up or down.
4. Click Apply to send the updated configuration to the switch.
Configuration changes take effect immediately.

LAG Membership

Use the LAG Membership screen to select two or more full-duplex Ethernet links to
aggregate together to form a link aggregation group (LAG), which is also known as a
port-channel. The switch can treat the port channel as if it were a single link.
To create a LAG:

1. Select Switching> LAG > Basic > LAG Membership.
2. From the LAG ID field, select the LAG to configure.
The LAG Name field, shows the name assigned to the LAG. The values are ch1, ch2,...,
and ch8.
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