Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation
page 23-10 OmniSwitch AOS Release 6 Network Configuration Guide September 2009
Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregate Groups
This section describes how to use Alcatel-Lucent’s Command Line Interface (CLI) commands to create,
modify, and delete dynamic aggregate groups. See “Configuring Mandatory Dynamic Link Aggregate
Parameters” on page 23-10 for more information.
Note. See “Quick Steps for Configuring Dynamic Link Aggregation” on page 23-4 for a brief tutorial on
configuring these mandatory parameters.
Alcatel-Lucent’s link aggregation software is preconfigured with the default values for dynamic aggregate
groups and ports shown in the table in “Dynamic Link Aggregation Default Values” on page 23-3. For
most configurations, using only the steps described in “Creating and Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate
Group” on page 23-11 will be necessary to configure a dynamic link aggregate group. However, if you
need to modify any of the parameters listed in the table on page 23-3, please see “Modifying Dynamic
Link Aggregate Group Parameters” on page 23-14 for more information.
Note. See the “Link Aggregation Commands” chapter in the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide for
complete documentation of show commands for link aggregation.
Configuring Mandatory Dynamic Link Aggregate Parameters
When configuring LACP link aggregates on a switch you must perform the following steps:
1 Create the Dynamic Aggregate Groups on the Local (Actor) and Remote (Partner) Switches. To
create a dynamic aggregate group use the lacp linkagg size command, which is described in “Creating and
Deleting a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 23-11.
2 Configure the Same Administrative Key on the Ports You Want to Join the Dynamic Aggregate
Group. To configure ports with the same administrative key (which allows them to be aggregated), use
the lacp agg actor admin key command, which is described in “Configuring Ports to Join and Removing
Ports in a Dynamic Aggregate Group” on page 23-12.
Note. Depending on the needs of your network you may need to configure additional parameters.
Commands to configure optional dynamic link aggregate parameters are described in “Modifying
Dynamic Link Aggregate Group Parameters” on page 23-14.These commands must be executed after you
create a dynamic aggregate group.