HP 6125XLG Configuration Manual page 4

Network requirements ··········································································································································· 31
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 31
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 32
Configuring MAC Information ·································································································································· 33
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 33
Enabling MAC Information ··········································································································································· 33
Configuring the MAC Information mode ····················································································································· 34
Configuring the MAC change sending interval ·········································································································· 34
Configuring the MAC Information queue length ········································································································ 34
MAC Information configuration example ···················································································································· 35
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 35
Configuration 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 ······································································· 38
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 ·························································································· 40
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ···························································································································· 41
LACP ······································································································································································· 41
How dynamic link aggregation works ················································································································ 42
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 guidelines ······································································································································ 45
Configuring a static aggregation group ············································································································· 46
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ······································································································· 47
Configuring an aggregate interface ···························································································································· 49
Setting the description for an aggregate interface ···························································································· 49
Specifying ignored VLANs for a Layer 2 aggregate interface ········································································· 49
Setting the MTU for a Layer 3 aggregate interface ··························································································· 50
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ·························· 50
Setting the expected bandwidth for an aggregate interface ············································································ 51
Configuring an edge aggregate interface·········································································································· 51
Enabling BFD for an aggregation group ············································································································ 52
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 53
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 53
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 54
Setting load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ················································································· 54
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ······················································································· 55
Configuring per-flow load sharing algorithm settings for Ethernet link aggregation ····································· 55
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 56
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 56
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 56
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 57
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 57
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 57
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