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Network requirements ······························································································································ 29
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 29
Verifying the configuration ························································································································ 30
Configuring MAC Information ········································································ 31
Enabling MAC Information ······························································································································· 31
Configuring the MAC Information mode ··········································································································· 31
Configuring the MAC change notification interval ···························································································· 32
Configuring the MAC Information queue length ······························································································· 32
MAC Information configuration example ·········································································································· 32
Network requirements ······························································································································ 32
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ································································································· 33
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 33
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ··························································· 35
Basic concepts ················································································································································· 35
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ····································································· 35
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ································································· 35
Operational key ········································································································································ 36
Configuration types ·································································································································· 36
Link aggregation modes ··························································································································· 36
Aggregating links in static mode ······················································································································ 37
Choosing a reference port ························································································································ 37
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ················································································· 37
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ················································································································· 38
LACP ························································································································································ 38
How dynamic link aggregation works ······································································································· 39
Edge aggregate interface ································································································································· 42
Load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ····························································································· 42
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ······························································································ 42
Configuring an aggregation group ··················································································································· 43
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ································································································· 43
Configuring a static aggregation group ···································································································· 43
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ······························································································· 44
Configuring an aggregate interface ·················································································································· 45
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ············································································· 45
Specifying ignored VLANs for a Layer 2 aggregate interface ·································································· 45
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ····················· 46
Setting the expected bandwidth for an aggregate interface ····································································· 46
Configuring an edge aggregate interface ································································································· 47
Enabling BFD for an aggregation group ··································································································· 47
Shutting down an aggregate interface ····································································································· 48
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ········································································ 48
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······················································································ 49
Setting load sharing modes for link aggregation groups ·········································································· 49
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ················································································ 49
Configuring per-flow load sharing algorithm settings for Ethernet link aggregation ································· 50
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ····································································································· 51
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ································································································· 51
Configuration procedure ··························································································································· 51
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································· 52
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ··························································································· 52
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···················································································· 52
Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ··············································································· 54
Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ········································································ 56
Layer 2 edge aggregate interface configuration example ········································································ 58
Configuring port isolation ·············································································· 61
Assigning a port to an isolation group ·············································································································· 61
Displaying and maintaining port isolation ········································································································· 61
Port isolation configuration example ················································································································ 62
Network requirements ······························································································································ 62