HP ProCurve 9304M Installation And Configuration Manual page 196

Installation and Basic Configuration Guide
Figure 7.9 shows an example of 2-port groups in a range of eight ports on which link aggregation is enabled.
Based on the states of the ports, some or all of them will be eligible to be used in an aggregate link.
Figure 7.9 Two-port groups used to determine aggregation eligibility
Table 7.6 shows examples of the ports from Figure 7.9 that will be eligible for an aggregate link based on
individual port states.
Port Group 1
1/1 1/2
Link Up Up
State
Up Up
Up Up
Up Up
Down Down
Up Down
7 - 28
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Table 7.6: Port Eligibility for Link Aggregation
Port Group 2 Port Group 3
1/3 1/4 1/5
Up Up Up
Up Up Up
Up Up Up
Up Up Down
Down Up Up
Down Down Up
Port 1/1
Port 1/2
Port 1/3
Port 1/4
Port 1/5
Port 1/6
Port 1/7
Port 1/8
Port Group 4
1/6 1/7 1/8
Up Up Up
Down Up Up
Down Up Down
Down Down Up
Up Up Up
Down Down Down
Trunk
Eligibility
8-port
1/1 – 1/8
8-port
1/1 – 1/8
8-port
1/1 – 1/8
4-port
1/1 – 1/4
4-port
1/5 – 1/8
2-port
1/1 – 1/2