R211x-HP Flexfabric 11900 Layer 2 - LAN Switching Configuration Guide
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Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 31
Configuring MAC Information ·································································································································· 32
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 32
Enabling MAC Information ··········································································································································· 32
Configuring the MAC Information mode ····················································································································· 33
Configuring the MAC change sending interval ·········································································································· 33
Configuring the MAC Information queue length ········································································································ 33
MAC Information configuration example ···················································································································· 34
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 34
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 34
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 34
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································································· 36
Basic concepts ································································································································································ 36
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ··········································································· 36
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······································································· 36
Operational key ···················································································································································· 37
Configuration types ··············································································································································· 37
Link aggregation modes ······································································································································· 38
Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································································· 38
Choosing a reference port ··································································································································· 38
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ·························································································· 38
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ···························································································································· 39
LACP ······································································································································································· 39
How dynamic link aggregation works ················································································································ 40
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ······································································································ 43
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 43
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 43
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 43
Configuring a Layer 2 static aggregation group ······························································································· 44
Configuring a Layer 2 dynamic aggregation group ························································································· 44
Configuring a Layer 2 aggregate interface ················································································································ 45
Configuring the description of a Layer 2 aggregate interface ········································································· 45
Specifying ignored VLANs on a Layer 2 aggregate interface ········································································· 46
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ·························· 46
Configuring the expected bandwidth of an aggregate interface ···································································· 47
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 47
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 48
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 48
Configuring load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ········································································ 48
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ······················································································· 50
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 50
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 51
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 51
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 51
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 52
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 52
Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 53
Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 55
Configuring port isolation ·········································································································································· 59
Assigning ports to an isolation group ·························································································································· 59
Displaying and maintaining port isolation ·················································································································· 59
Port isolation configuration example···························································································································· 60
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 60