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Creating Port Channels (Trunking), Port Channel Configuration
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D-Link Unified Access System Software User Manual 12/10/09 CREATING PORT CHANNELS (TRUNKING) Port-trunks, which are also known as link aggregation groups (LAGs), allow you to combine multiple full-duplex Ethernet links into a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases fault tolerance and provides load sharing. You assign the port-channel (LAG) VLAN membership after you create a port-trunk. The port channel by default becomes a member of the management VLAN. A port-trunk (LAG) interface can be either static or dynamic, but not both. All members of a port channel must participate in the same protocols. A static port-trunk interface does not require a partner system to be able to aggregate its member ports. If you configure the maximum number of dynamic port-channels (LAGs) that your platform supports, additional port-channels that you configure are automatically static. Static LAGs are supported. When a port is added to a LAG as a static member, it neither transmits nor receives LACPDUs. PORT CHANNEL CONFIGURATION Use the Port Channel Configuration page to group one or more full duplex Ethernet links to be aggregated together to form a port-channel, which is also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). The switch treats the port-channel as if it were a single link. To access the Port Channel Configuration page, click LAN > L2 Features > Trunking > Configuration in the navigation tree. Field Port Channel Name Slot/Port Figure 160: Port Channel Configuration Table 143: Port Channel Configuration Fields Description Select Create from the drop-down menu to configure a new port channel, or select an existing port channel, identified by the interface and name, to modify its settings. The maximum number of port channels is platform-dependent. After you create the port channel, this field identifies the Port Channel with the Slot/ Port interface naming convention. This field does not appear while you initially configure a new Port Channel. Page 238 Creating Port Channels (Trunking) Document 34CSFP6XXUWS-SWUM100-D7