R21xx-HP FlexFabric 11900 Layer 2 LAN Switching Configuration Guide
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Verifying the configurations ································································································································· 27
Configuring MAC Information ·································································································································· 28
Configuration guidelines ··············································································································································· 28
Enabling MAC Information globally ···························································································································· 28
Enabling MAC Information on an interface ················································································································ 28
Configuring the MAC Information mode ····················································································································· 29
Configuring the MAC change sending interval ·········································································································· 29
Configuring the MAC Information queue length ········································································································ 29
MAC Information configuration example ···················································································································· 29
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 29
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 30
Configuring Ethernet link aggregation ····················································································································· 31
Basic concepts ································································································································································ 31
Aggregation group, member port, and aggregate interface ··········································································· 31
Aggregation states of member ports in an aggregation group ······································································· 31
Operational key ···················································································································································· 32
Configuration types ··············································································································································· 32
Link aggregation modes ······································································································································· 32
Aggregating links in static mode ·································································································································· 33
Choosing a reference port ··································································································································· 33
Setting the aggregation state of each member port ·························································································· 33
Aggregating links in dynamic mode ···························································································································· 34
LACP ······································································································································································· 34
How dynamic link aggregation works ················································································································ 35
Load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ······································································································ 38
Ethernet link aggregation configuration task list ········································································································· 38
Configuring an aggregation group ····························································································································· 38
Configuration guidelines ······································································································································ 38
Configuring a static aggregation group ············································································································· 39
Configuring a dynamic aggregation group ······································································································· 39
Configuring an aggregate interface ···························································································································· 40
Configuring the description of an aggregate interface ····················································································· 40
Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for an aggregation group ·························· 41
Shutting down an aggregate interface ··············································································································· 42
Restoring the default settings for an aggregate interface ················································································· 42
Configuring load sharing for link aggregation groups ······························································································ 42
Configuring load sharing criteria for link aggregation groups ········································································ 42
Enabling local-first load sharing for link aggregation ······················································································· 44
Enabling link-aggregation traffic redirection ··············································································································· 44
Configuration restrictions and guidelines ··········································································································· 45
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 45
Displaying and maintaining Ethernet link aggregation ····························································································· 45
Ethernet link aggregation configuration examples ····································································································· 46
Layer 2 static aggregation configuration example ···························································································· 46
Layer 2 dynamic aggregation configuration example ······················································································ 47
Layer 2 aggregation load sharing configuration example ··············································································· 49
Configuring port isolation ·········································································································································· 53
Assigning ports to an isolation group ·························································································································· 53
Displaying and maintaining port isolation ·················································································································· 53
Port isolation configuration example···························································································································· 54
Network requirements ··········································································································································· 54
Configuration procedure ······································································································································ 54
Verifying the configuration ··································································································································· 55