Netgear XCM8806 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 206

NETGEAR 8800 Chassis Switch CLI Manual Default N/A. Usage Guidelines Use this command to dynamically add ports to a load-sharing group, or link aggregation group (LAG). Note: You must create a LAG (or load-sharing group) before you can configure the LAG. To create a LAG, see enable sharing grouping {algorithm [address-based {L2 | L3 | L3_L4 | custom}]} {lacp | health-check}. vMAN ports can belong to LAGs. If any port in the LAG is enabled for vMAN, all ports in the group are automatically enabled to handle jumbo size frames. Also, vMAN is automatically enabled on all ports of the untagged LAG. To verify your configuration, use the show ports sharing command. Note: All ports that are designated for the LAG must be removed from all VLANs prior to configuring the LAG. The following guidelines apply to link aggregation on the NETGEAR 8800 series switch: • A static LAG can include a maximum of 8 ports. • An LACP LAG can include a maximum of 16 ports; out of these up to 8 can be selected links and the remaining 8 will be standby links. • A Health Check LAG can include a maximum of 8 ports. • Any broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast packet is transmitted on a single port in the LAG. Note: You cannot configure port-based load sharing algorithm on the 8800 series switch; you configure only address-based load-sharing algorithms. • The available address-based parameters on the 8800 series switch are L2 for Layer 2 and L3 for Layer 3. If the packet is not IP, the switch applies the Layer 2 algorithm, which is the default setting. 206 | Chapter 5. Commands for Configuring Slots and Ports on a Switch