Link Aggregation - Intel Express 530T User Manual

C H A P T E R
NOTE
When configuring link
aggregation between two 530T
switches, you must connect
anchor port to anchor port,
and member port to member
port.
When a 530T is stacked with
one or more 535T switches,
you cannot aggregate ports
that belong to different
switches. The 530T supports
up to four link aggregation
groups (which includes the
module ports), and each 535T
in the stack supports up to
three groups.
NOTE
Connectivity is momentarily
interrupted when you apply
changes.
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Link Aggregation

Link aggregation lets you group up to eight consecutive ports into a
single dedicated connection. This feature can expand bandwidth between
devices on the network, such as another switch or a server.
The anchor port is the base port in a link aggregation; it is the only port
with configurable settings in the aggregation. All member ports in an
aggregation take on the settings of the anchor port, this includes settings
relating to VLANs and Spanning Tree.
Only consecutive ports, starting from the anchor port, can be grouped in
a link aggregation. For example, ports 1, 2, and 3 are a valid link
aggregation; ports 2, 4, and 7 are not.
On the Web Device Manager's switch faceplate graphic, a link
aggregation is shown with its ports outlined in magenta (pink).
To create a link aggregation
1 Click the Configure Stack menu, then click Link Aggregation.
2 Choose the switch for which you want to configure link aggregation.
3 Choose the anchor port. Anchor ports are listed by number in the left
column.
4 From the Port Width box, click the total number of ports (including
the anchor port) to include in the link aggregation.
5 Type a name for the aggregation group.
6 Click Enable to make the group active.
7 Click Submit.