Port aggregation

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This feature will be merged into Subinterface and Port Definition after using the new template

Function overview

The device has a new port aggregation function, which allows multiple physical ports to be aggregated into a port group for LAN port or HA port, providing higher network performance and stability.

• Link Aggregation:
• Link aggregation mode allows multiple physical ports to be combined into a port group to meet higher bandwidth needs. The aggregated ports work simultaneously and perform load sharing through source address, destination address and protocol, thereby improving bandwidth and achieving load balancing. This mode is very suitable for scenarios that need to transmit large amounts of data or handle high traffic, such as data center interconnections.

Usage scenarios

The LAN port uses an aggregation port in link aggregation mode: In order to improve the forwarding capability and high availability of a single device's lan port, you can configure multiple ports as an aggregation port. Select link aggregation as the aggregation port mode and specify it as a LAN port member. Network devices interconnected with the lan port need to configure the LACP protocol.

Configure port aggregation group

Port aggregation group name

"Tenant"→"Config"→"Sites"→"Edit Site"→"Port Definition"

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• The name is in the form of bond plus a number. The number range is 1-8. It can support up to 8 aggregation groups.

Aggregate member

"Tenant"→"Config"→"Sites"→"Edit Site"→"Port Definition"

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• Members can only be physical ports.
• The number of members is not limited (allowed to be empty).
• When an aggregation port is used, its members can be modified, including being modified to empty.
• If the physical port is already used by other ports, you need to unbind and save the physical port from other ports before adding it to the aggregation port.

Aggregation mode

"Tenant"→"Config"→"Sites"→"Edit Site"→"Port Definition"

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• Link aggregation mode: namely lacp active mode, multiple ports can be active at the same time, forming a logical link by bundling multiple physical links to achieve bandwidth aggregation and load balancing.
• Mode allows editing when aggregation port is used.
• Supports creating VLAN sub-interface on the aggregate port. However, after the aggregation interface is selected, the creation of VLAN sub-interface on it is not supported.
• After the aggregation interface is configured with sub-interfaces, only the bond sub-interface can be selected as the LAN interface.

Other

View port member information/mode/status

# Config -u portchannels -s
[
    {
        "config_msg": "driver successfully handle it",
        "config_status": "success",
        "mode": "802.3ad",
        "name": "bond1",
        "origin": "controller",
        "ports": [
            {
                "name": "GE3"
            },
            {
                "name": "GE4"
            }
        ],
        "status": {
            "lacp_active": "on",
            "mode": "802.3ad",
            "options": {
                "lacp_rate": "slow"
            },
            "ports": [
                {
                    "ifname": "GE3",
                    "name": "GE3",
                    "status": "UP"
                },
                {
                    "ifname": "GE4",
                    "name": "GE4",
                    "status": "UP"
                }
            ],
            "status": "UP"
        }
    }
]

Switch port-chanel configuration

interface GigabitEthernet1/0/XX
 switchport access vlan 1800
 switchport mode access
 channel-group 1 mode active
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/YY
 switchport access vlan 1800
 switchport mode access
 channel-group 1 mode active
!

interface Port-channel1
 switchport access vlan 1800
 switchport mode access
!