Dell PowerConnect 5424

352 Configuring Device Information
Each Aggregated Link has an Aggregated Link Port Type, including Gigabit Ethernet ports. Ports can be
added to an Aggregated Link only if they are the same port type. When ports are removed from an
Aggregated Links, the ports revert to the original port settings. To open the Link Aggregation page,
click Switch→ Link Aggregation in the tree view.
Defining LACP Parameters
The LACP Parameters page contains fields for configuring LACP LAGs. Aggregate ports can be linked
into link-aggregation port-groups. Each group is comprised of ports with the same speed.
Aggregated Links can be manually setup or automatically established by enabling Link Aggregation
Control Protocol (LACP) on the relevant links. To open the LACP Parameters page, click Switch→ Link
Aggregation→ LACP Parameters in the tree view.
Figure 7-53. LACP Parameters
• LACP System Priority (1-65535) — The LACP priority value for global settings. The possible range is
1- 65535. The default value is 1.
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Select a Port — The port number to which timeout and priority values are assigned.
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LACP Port Priority (1-65535) — LACP priority value for the port.
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LACP Timeout — Administrative LACP timeout. The possible field values are:
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Short — Specifies a short timeout value.
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Long — Specifies a long timeout value.