Trunk Configuration Methods - HP ProCurve series 2500 Management And Configuration Manual

Optimizing Port Usage Through Traffic Control and Port Trunking
Port Trunking
Fault Tolerance: If a link in a port trunk fails, the switch redistributes
traffic originally destined for that link to the remaining links in the trunk. The
trunk remains operable as long as there is at least one link in operation. If a
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 6-24.)

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:
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:
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 three types of static trunks: LACP, Trunk,
and FEC.
Table 6-3.
Trunking
Method
6-12
Trunk Types Used in Static and Dynamic Trunk Groups
LACP Trunk
Dynamic Yes No
Static Yes Yes
Removes the ports from
the trunk.
Configures LACP
passive.
FEC
No
Yes