Netgear XCM8806 Chassis User Manual - Page 132

NETGEAR 8800 User Manual Note: See Configuring LACP on page 133 for the maximum number of links, selected and standby, per LACP. Load Sharing Rules and Restrictions for All Switches Additionally, the following rules apply to load sharing on all switches: • The ports in the LAG do not need to be contiguous. • A LAG that spans multiple modules must use ports that have the same maximum bandwidth capability, with one exception-you can mix media type on 1 Gbps ports. • On both ingress and egress direction on NETGEAR 8800 series switches, when you configure an ACL to a LAG group, you must configure each of the member ports exclusively. Configuring Switch Load Sharing Note: See Guidelines for Load Sharing on page 131 for specific information on load sharing for each specific device. To set up a switch for load sharing, or link aggregation, among ports, you must create a load-sharing group of ports, also known as a link aggregation group (LAG). The first port in the load-sharing group is configured to be the master logical port. This is the reference port used in configuration commands and serves as the LAG group ID. It can be thought of as the logical port representing the entire port group. All the ports in a load-sharing group must have the same exact configuration, including autonegotiation, duplex setting, and so on. All the ports in a load-sharing group must also be of the same bandwidth class. The following sections describe common load sharing configuration tasks: • Creating and Deleting Load Sharing Groups on page 132 • Adding and Deleting Ports in a Load-Sharing Group on page 133 • Configuring the Load Sharing Algorithm on page 133 • Configuring LACP on page 133 • Configuring Health Check Link Aggregation on page 134 Creating and Deleting Load Sharing Groups To define a load-sharing group, or LAG, you assign a group of ports to a single, logical port number. To enable or disable a load-sharing group, use the following commands: 132 | Chapter 5. Configuring Slots and Ports on a Switch