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Enabling MAC address synchronization ························································································ 30
Configuring MAC address move notifications and suppression ·························································· 31
Enabling ARP fast update for MAC address moves ········································································· 32
Disabling static source check ······································································································ 33
Enabling conversational remote MAC learning ··············································································· 34
Enabling SNMP notifications for the MAC address table ··································································· 34
Displaying and maintaining the MAC address table ········································································· 35
MAC address table configuration example ····················································································· 35
Network requirements ········································································································ 35
Configuration procedure ····································································································· 36
Verifying the configuration ··································································································· 36
Configuring MAC Information ···························································· 37
Enabling MAC Information ········································································································· 37
Configuring the MAC Information mode ························································································ 37
Setting the MAC change notification interval ·················································································· 38
Setting the MAC Information queue length ···················································································· 38
MAC Information configuration example ························································································ 38
Network requirements ········································································································ 38
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 38
Configuration procedure ····································································································· 39
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ················································· 41
Basic concepts ························································································································ 41
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ························································· 41
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······················································ 41
Operational key ················································································································· 42
Configuration types ············································································································ 42
Link aggregation modes ······································································································ 43
Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································· 43
Choosing a reference port ··································································································· 43
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ··································································· 43
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ······························································································ 44
LACP ······························································································································ 45
How dynamic link aggregation works ····················································································· 46
Edge aggregate interface ··········································································································· 48
Load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ············································································· 48
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ·············································································· 48
Configuring an aggregation group ································································································ 49
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 49
Configuring a Layer 2 aggregation group ················································································ 49
Configuring a Layer 3 aggregation group ················································································ 51
Configuring an aggregate interface ······························································································ 52
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ································································ 52
Setting the MAC address for an aggregate interface ································································· 53
Specifying ignored VLANs for a Layer 2 aggregate interface ······················································· 53
Setting the MTU for a Layer 3 aggregate interface ···································································· 54
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ················· 54
Setting the expected bandwidth for an aggregate interface ························································· 55
Configuring an edge aggregate interface ················································································ 55
Enabling BFD for an aggregation group·················································································· 56
Shutting down an aggregate interface ···················································································· 57
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ···························································· 57
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······································································· 58
Setting load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ····························································· 58
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ·································································· 59
Configuring link aggregation load sharing algorithm settings ······················································· 59
Setting the global load sharing mode for MAC-in-MAC traffic ······················································ 60
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··················································································· 60
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ················································································ 61
Configuration procedure ····································································································· 61
Forwarding the traffic of specified VLANs out of a fixed member port on an aggregate link ······················ 61