Dell 28XX Switch User Manual


 
132 Dell PowerConnect 28xx Systems User Guide
Defining LAG Membership
The LAG Membership
page contains fields for assigning ports to LAGs. LAGs can include up to eight
ports. When a port is added to a LAG, the port acquires the LAG’s properties. If the port cannot be
configured with the LAG properties, a trap is generated and the port operates with its default settings.
The LAG Membership
page contains fields for assigning ports to LAGs. To open the LAG Membership
page, click Switch Link Aggregation LAG Membership in the tree view.
Figure 7-25. LAG Membership
LAG
— Adds a port to a LAG, and indicates the specific LAG to which the port belongs.
Configuring a Port to a LAG
1
Open the
LAG Membership
page.
2
In the LAG row (the second row), toggle the button to a specific number to aggregate to or remove the
port from that LAG number.
3
Click
Apply Changes
.
The port is added to the LAG, and the device is updated.
Multicast Forwarding Support
Multicast forwarding allows a single packet to be forwarded to multiple destinations. L2 Multicast service
is based on L2 switch receiving a single packet addressed to a specific Multicast address. Multicast
forwarding creates copies of the packet, and transmits the packets to the relevant ports.
To open the Multicast Support
page, click Switch Multicast Support in the tree view.