Configuring LAG Settings
The LAG Settings page displays a table of current settings for all LAGs. You can configure the settings of selected LAGs, and reactivate suspended LAGs by launching the Edit LAG Settings page.
To configure the LAG settings or reactivate a suspended LAG:
- Click Port Management > Link Aggregation > LAG Settings. The LAG Settings page opens.
- Select a LAG, and click Edit. The Edit LAG Settings page opens.
- Enter the values for the following fields:
- LAG--Select the LAG ID number.
- Description--Enter the LAG name or a comment.
- LAG Type--Displays the port type that comprises the LAG.
- Administrative Status--Set the selected LAG to be Up or Down.
- Operational Status--Displays whether the LAG is currently operating.
- Reactivate Suspended LAG--Select to reactivate a port if the LAG has been disabled through the locked port security option or through ACL configurations.
- Administrative Auto-Negotiation--Enables or disable auto-negotiation on the LAG. Auto-negotiation is a protocol between two link partners that enables a LAG to advertise its transmission speed and flow control to its partner (the Flow Control default is disabled). It is recommended to keep auto-negotiation enabled on both sides of an aggregate link, or disabled on both sides, while ensuring that link speeds are identical.
- Operational Auto-Negotiation--Displays the auto-negotiation setting.
- Administrative Speed--Select the LAG speed.
- Operational LAG Speed--Displays the current speed at which the LAG is operating.
- Administrative Advertisement--Select the capabilities to be advertised by the LAG. The options are:
- Operational Advertisement--Displays the Administrative Advertisement status. The LAG advertises its capabilities to its neighbor LAG to start the negotiation process. The possible values are those specified in the Administrative Advertisement field.
- Neighbor Advertisement--Displays the capabilities that are advertised by the neighbor LAG (the LAG to which the selected interface is connected) that advertises its capabilities to the LAG to start the negotiation process. The values are the same as in the Administrative Advertisement field.
- Administrative Flow Control--Enable or disable Flow Control or enable the auto-negotiation of Flow Control on the LAG.
- Operational Flow Control--Displays the current Flow Control setting.
- Protected LAG--Select to make the LAG a protected port for Layer 2 isolation. See the Port Configuration description in the Setting Basic Port Configuration section for details regarding protected ports and LAGs.
- Click Apply. The Running Configuration file is updated.