HP (Hewlett-Packard) 2510G Switch User Manual


 
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Port Trunking
Contents
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Port Status and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Port Connections and Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Link Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Port Trunk Options and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Trunk Configuration Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Menu: Viewing and Configuring a Static Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8
CLI: Viewing and Configuring a Static or
Dynamic Port Trunk Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Using the CLI To View Port Trunks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-10
Using the CLI To Configure a Static or Dynamic Trunk Group 11-13
Web: Viewing Existing Port Trunk Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
Trunk Group Operation Using LACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-16
Default Port Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-19
LACP Notes and Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-20
Trunk Group Operation Using the “Trunk” Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23
How the Switch Lists Trunk Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23
Outbound Traffic Distribution Across Trunked Links . . . . . . . . . . . 11-23