Dell PowerEdge M610 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide - Page 291

Configuring a link aggregation group, Configuring VLANs

Page 291 highlights

DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL Configuring a link aggregation group 19 Configuring a link aggregation group FCoE ports can be grouped to create a link aggregation group (LAG). The LAG is treated as a single interface. Use the following procedure to configure a LAG. 1. Select the CEE Interfaces tab on the Switch Administration panel. 2. Select the Link Aggregation tab. 3. Click Add. The Add LAG Configuration dialog box displays. NOTE Only ports that you defined with an Interface Mode of None can be a LAG Member. 4. Select the Mode. The choices are Static and Dynamic. Static mode does not use Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to negotiate and manage link aggregation. Link participation in the LAG is determined by the link's operational status and administrative state. Dynamic mode uses LACP. LACP allows partner systems to examine the attributes of the links that connect them and dynamically form a LAG. When you select Dynamic mode, the Active and Passive options are enabled: • If you choose Active, your switch initiates an exchange of LACP data units. • If you choose Passive, your switch waits to receive LACP data units from its partner system and then respond. Passive is the default behavior. 5. Select the Type. Type refers to the type of trunking used by the LAG. The choices are Standard and Brocade. 6. Select the Interface Mode. The options are None and L2. The default is None. 7. Select the L2 Mode. The L2 mode setting determines operation within a VLAN: - Access mode allows only one VLAN association, and all frames are untagged. - Trunk mode allows more than one VLAN association, and allows tagged frames. 8. Select the operational Status. The choices are Administratively Up and Administratively Down. 9. Click OK. Configuring VLANs The Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability allows multiple virtual LANs within a single physical LAN infrastructure. The physical interface must be configured as L2 prior to configuring a VLAN, either as an individual interface, or as a LAG. Before you start the VLAN configuration procedure, you need to know which interfaces or LAGs you want to associate with each VLAN. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 263 53-1001772-01

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
  • 111
  • 112
  • 113
  • 114
  • 115
  • 116
  • 117
  • 118
  • 119
  • 120
  • 121
  • 122
  • 123
  • 124
  • 125
  • 126
  • 127
  • 128
  • 129
  • 130
  • 131
  • 132
  • 133
  • 134
  • 135
  • 136
  • 137
  • 138
  • 139
  • 140
  • 141
  • 142
  • 143
  • 144
  • 145
  • 146
  • 147
  • 148
  • 149
  • 150
  • 151
  • 152
  • 153
  • 154
  • 155
  • 156
  • 157
  • 158
  • 159
  • 160
  • 161
  • 162
  • 163
  • 164
  • 165
  • 166
  • 167
  • 168
  • 169
  • 170
  • 171
  • 172
  • 173
  • 174
  • 175
  • 176
  • 177
  • 178
  • 179
  • 180
  • 181
  • 182
  • 183
  • 184
  • 185
  • 186
  • 187
  • 188
  • 189
  • 190
  • 191
  • 192
  • 193
  • 194
  • 195
  • 196
  • 197
  • 198
  • 199
  • 200
  • 201
  • 202
  • 203
  • 204
  • 205
  • 206
  • 207
  • 208
  • 209
  • 210
  • 211
  • 212
  • 213
  • 214
  • 215
  • 216
  • 217
  • 218
  • 219
  • 220
  • 221
  • 222
  • 223
  • 224
  • 225
  • 226
  • 227
  • 228
  • 229
  • 230
  • 231
  • 232
  • 233
  • 234
  • 235
  • 236
  • 237
  • 238
  • 239
  • 240
  • 241
  • 242
  • 243
  • 244
  • 245
  • 246
  • 247
  • 248
  • 249
  • 250
  • 251
  • 252
  • 253
  • 254
  • 255
  • 256
  • 257
  • 258
  • 259
  • 260
  • 261
  • 262
  • 263
  • 264
  • 265
  • 266
  • 267
  • 268
  • 269
  • 270
  • 271
  • 272
  • 273
  • 274
  • 275
  • 276
  • 277
  • 278
  • 279
  • 280
  • 281
  • 282
  • 283
  • 284
  • 285
  • 286
  • 287
  • 288
  • 289
  • 290
  • 291
  • 292
  • 293
  • 294
  • 295
  • 296
  • 297
  • 298
  • 299
  • 300
  • 301
  • 302
  • 303
  • 304
  • 305
  • 306
  • 307
  • 308
  • 309
  • 310

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
263
53-1001772-01
Configuring a link aggregation group
19
DRAFT: BROCADE CONFIDENTIAL
Configuring a link aggregation group
FCoE ports can be grouped to create a link aggregation group (LAG). The LAG is treated as a single
interface.
Use the following procedure to configure a LAG.
1.
Select the
CEE Interfaces
tab on the
Switch Administration
panel.
2.
Select the
Link Aggregation
tab.
3.
Click
Add
.
The
Add LAG Configuration
dialog box displays.
NOTE
Only ports that you defined with an
Interface Mode
of
None
can be a
LAG Member
.
4.
Select the
Mode
.
The choices are
Static
and
Dynamic
.
Static
mode does not use Link Aggregation Control
Protocol (LACP) to negotiate and manage link aggregation. Link participation in the LAG is
determined by the link’s operational status and administrative state.
Dynamic
mode uses
LACP. LACP allows partner systems to examine the attributes of the links that connect them
and dynamically form a LAG. When you select
Dynamic
mode, the
Active
and
Passive
options
are enabled:
If you choose
Active
, your switch initiates an exchange of LACP data units.
If you choose
Passive
, your switch waits to receive LACP data units from its partner system
and then respond.
Passive
is the default behavior.
5.
Select the
Type
.
Type
refers to the type of trunking used by the LAG. The choices are
Standard
and
Brocade
.
6.
Select the
Interface Mode
.
The options are
None
and
L2
. The default is
None
.
7.
Select the
L2 Mode
.
The L2 mode setting determines operation within a VLAN:
-
Access
mode allows only one VLAN association, and all frames are untagged.
-
Trunk
mode allows more than one VLAN association, and allows tagged frames.
8.
Select the operational
Status
.
The choices are
Administratively Up
and
Administratively Down
.
9.
Click
OK
.
Configuring VLANs
The Virtual LAN (VLAN) capability allows multiple virtual LANs within a single physical LAN
infrastructure. The physical interface must be configured as L2 prior to configuring a VLAN, either
as an individual interface, or as a LAG. Before you start the VLAN configuration procedure, you
need to know which interfaces or LAGs you want to associate with each VLAN.