HP PROCURVE 6120

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Port Trunking
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Port Trunk Features and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . 11-10
CLI: Viewing and Configuring Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group . . . 11-15
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-18
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19
Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-22
LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-27
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-28
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . 11-28