Release Notes

16 Dell PowerEdge VRTX Networking | Version 1.6
2.5 Configuring Link Aggregation Ports
Sometimes it is desirable to “aggregate” multiple ports together to obtain more bandwidth to
support multiple downstream devices. Follow the steps below to configure LAG ports:
1. Expand Link Aggregation → LAG Membership in the left pane. See Figure 15.
2. Click Edit under the LAG Membership tab.
The default LAG Group is 1.
Add ports as members to this LAG group.
3. Click the Gi0/1 LAG button under external ports.
This adds a check mark.
4. Click on the LACP button for the port.
This adds an L when LACP is used.
LACP is an industry-standard protocol that allows the two switches to exchange
information and bring up the LAG without configuration errors. The non-LACP option
tries to enable the ports even with configuration errors and potentially looping the
switch connections.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for Gi0/2.
6. Continue adding ports that form the LAG to the uplink switch, as needed.
7. Click Apply.
Assigning Ports to LAG Membership
Note: Add a LAG, and then an LACP to internal, server-facing ports on the same
server with the understanding that this requires teaming/bonding the ports in the
particular operating system being used.
8. Click VLAN→LAG Settings. See Figure 16.