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10 Configuring Static Link
Alcatel's static link aggregation software, also known as OmniChannel, allows you to combine several
physical links into one large virtual link known as a link aggregation group. Using link aggregation can
provide the following benefits:
Scalability. You can configure up to 30 link aggregation groups that can consist of 2, 4, or 8 on a
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single switch and 2, 4, 8, or 16 links in a stack.
Reliability. If one of the physical links in a link aggregate group goes down (unless it is the last one)
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the link aggregate group can still operate.
Ease of Migration. Link aggregation can ease the transition from a 100 Mbps Ethernet backbones to
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Gigabit Ethernet backbones.
Note. This chapter only covers static link aggregation for OmniSwitch 6600 Series switches. Please refer
to the OmniSwitch 7700/7800/8800 Network Configuration Guide for information on configuring static
link aggregation on OmniSwitch 7700, 7800, and 8800 switches, which use different procedures and have
many different operating ranges.

In This Chapter

This chapter describes the basic components of static link aggregation and how to configure them through
the Command Line Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more
details about the syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
Configuring static (OmniChannel) link aggregation groups on
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Adding and deleting ports from a static aggregate group on
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Modifying static link aggregation default values on
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Note. You can also configure and monitor static link aggregation with WebView, Alcatel's embedded
web-based device management application. WebView is an interactive and easy-to-use GUI that can be
launched from OmniVista or a web browser. Please refer to WebView's online documentation for more
information on configuring and monitoring static link aggregation with WebView.
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