The configuration examples in this document were created and verified in a lab environment, and all the devices were started with the factory default configuration. When you are working on a live network, make sure you understand the potential impact of every command on your network.

This document assumes that you have basic knowledge of Ethernet link aggregation.

Example: Configuring Layer 2 link aggregation

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 1, both Device A and Device B forward traffic from VLAN 10 and VLAN 20.

Configure link aggregation on Device A and Device B to meet the following requirements:

· VLAN 10 on Device A can communicate with VLAN 10 on Device B.

· VLAN 20 on Device A can communicate with VLAN 20 on Device B.

Figure 1 Network diagram

Analysis

To enable traffic from VLAN 10 and VLAN 20 to pass through Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1, perform the following tasks:

· Configure Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1 as a trunk port.

· Assign the aggregate interface to VLAN 10 and VLAN 20.

Applicable hardware and software versions

The following matrix shows the hardware and software versions to which this configuration example is applicable:

Hardware	Software version
S9850-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6850-G switch series S6805-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6530X switch series	Release 8108P22 and later
S5590-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5590-EI switch series S5500V3-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6520X-EI-G switch series S6520XP-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5590XP-HI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5560-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5500-D-G switch series S5100-D-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-HI-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-EI-G switch series (except S5130S-30C-EI-G and S5130S-54C-EI-G switches)	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-30C-EI-G switch S5130S-54C-EI-G switch	Release 7748 and later

Restrictions and guidelines

When you configure Layer 2 link aggregation, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

· When you assign a port to an aggregation group, the recommended configuration procedure is as follows:

a. Use the display this command in interface view to check the following attribute configurations of the port:

- Port isolation.

- QinQ.

- VLAN.

- VLAN mapping.

b. If any of the above configurations exist, use the undo forms of the corresponding commands to remove these configurations. This enables the port to use the default attribute configurations.

c. Assign the port to the aggregation group.

· In a static aggregation group, the Selected state of a port is not affected by whether the peer port is added to an aggregation group and is Selected. As a result, the Selected state of a port might be different from the Selected state of the peer port. When both ends support static aggregation and dynamic aggregation, HP recommends using dynamic aggregation.

· You cannot assign a port to a Layer 2 aggregation group when MAC authentication, port security mode, or 802.1X is configured or enabled on the port.

Procedures

1. Configure Device A:

# Create VLAN 10, and assign port Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/4 to VLAN 10.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] vlan 10

[DeviceA-vlan10] port ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/4

[DeviceA-vlan10] quit

# Create VLAN 20, and assign port Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/5 to VLAN 20.

[DeviceA] vlan 20

[DeviceA-vlan20] port ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/5

[DeviceA-vlan20] quit

# Create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1. Use one of the following methods as needed.

¡ Use the static aggregation mode to create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

¡ Use the dynamic aggregation mode to create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] link-aggregation mode dynamic

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

# Assign ports Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 to aggregation group 1.

[DeviceA] interface range ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1 to ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/3

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-if-range] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-if-range] quit

# Configure Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1 as a trunk port.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] port link-type trunk

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3 done.

# Assign the aggregate interface to VLANs 10 and 20.

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] port trunk permit vlan 10 20

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3 done.

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

2. Configure Device B in the same way Device A is configured. (Details not shown.)

Verifying the configuration

# Display detailed information about the link aggregation groups on Device A.

· Link aggregation configuration information when the static aggregation mode is used:

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregation Interface: Bridge-Aggregation1

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/1(R) S 32768 1

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 1

XGE1/0/3 S 32768 1

The output shows that all member ports in the local aggregation group are in the Selected state. The Selected states of the local member ports are not affected by the Selected states of the peer member ports.

· Link aggregation configuration information when the dynamic aggregation mode is used:

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregation Interface: Bridge-Aggregation1

Creation Mode: Manual

Aggregation Mode: Dynamic

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

System ID: 0x8000, 000f-e234-5678

Local:

Port Status Priority Index Oper-Key Flag

XGE1/0/1 S 32768 2 1 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 3 1 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/3 S 32768 4 1 {ACDEF}

Remote:

Actor Priority Index Oper-Key SystemID Flag

XGE1/0/1(R) 32768 2 1 0x8000, a4e5-c316-0100 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/2 32768 3 1 0x8000, a4e5-c316-0100 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/3 32768 4 1 0x8000, a4e5-c316-0100 {ACDEF}

The output shows that the local member ports and the corresponding peer member ports are all Selected. In the dynamic link aggregation mode, each local member port and its peer member port have the same Selected state through exchanging LACPDUs. The user data traffic can be forwarded correctly.

Configuration files

· Device A:

vlan 10

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 10

vlan 20

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/5

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 20

¡ In the static aggregation mode:

interface Bridge-Aggregation1

port link-type trunk

port trunk permit vlan 10 20

¡ In the dynamic aggregation mode:

interface Bridge-Aggregation1

port link-type trunk

port trunk permit vlan 10 20

link-aggregation mode dynamic

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1

port link-mode bridge

port link-type trunk

port trunk permit vlan 10 20

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2

port link-mode bridge

port link-type trunk

port trunk permit vlan 10 20

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3

port link-mode bridge

port link-type trunk

port trunk permit vlan 10 20

port link-aggregation group 1

· Device B:

The configuration file on Device B is the same as the configuration file on Device A.

Example: Configuring Layer 2 link aggregation load sharing

Network configuration

As shown in Figure 2, both Device A and Device B forward traffic from VLAN 10 and VLAN 20.

Configure link aggregation on Device A and Device B to meet the following requirements:

· VLAN 10 on Device A can communicate with VLAN 10 on Device B. VLAN 20 on Device A can communicate with VLAN 20 on Device B.

· The packets from VLAN 10 are load shared across the Selected ports of link aggregation group 1 by source MAC addresses. The packets from VLAN 20 are load shared across the Selected ports of link aggregation group 2 by source MAC addresses.

Figure 2 Network diagram

Analysis

To enable packets from VLAN 10 to pass through aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1, assign the aggregate interface to VLAN 10. To enable packets from VLAN 20 to pass through aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 2, assign the aggregate interface to VLAN 20.

Applicable hardware and software versions

The following matrix shows the hardware and software versions to which this configuration example is applicable:

Hardware	Software version
S9850-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6850-G switch series S6805-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6530X switch series	Release 8108P22 and later
S5590-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5590-EI switch series S5500V3-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6520X-EI-G switch series S6520XP-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5590XP-HI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5560-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5500-D-G switch series S5100-D-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-HI-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-EI-G switch series (except S5130S-30C-EI-G and S5130S-54C-EI-G switches)	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-30C-EI-G switch S5130S-54C-EI-G switch	Release 7748 and later

Restrictions and guidelines

When you configure Layer 2 load sharing, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

· When you assign a port to an aggregation group, the recommended configuration procedure is as follows:

a. Use the display this command in interface view to check the following attribute configurations of the port:

- Port isolation.

- QinQ.

- VLAN.

- VLAN mapping.

b. If any of the above configurations exist, use the undo forms of the corresponding commands to remove these configurations. This enables the port to use the default attribute configurations.

c. Assign the port to the aggregation group.

· You cannot assign a port to a Layer 2 aggregation group when MAC authentication, port security mode, or 802.1X is configured or enabled on the port.

Procedures

1. Configure Device A:

# Create VLAN 10, and assign port Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/5 to VLAN 10.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] vlan 10

[DeviceA-vlan10] port ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/5

[DeviceA-vlan10] quit

# Create VLAN 20, and assign port Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/6 to VLAN 20.

[DeviceA] vlan 20

[DeviceA-vlan20] port ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/6

[DeviceA-vlan20] quit

# Create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

# Assign ports Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 and Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 to aggregation group 1.

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2] quit

# Assign Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 1 to VLAN 10.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] port access vlan 10

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2 done.

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

# Create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 2.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 2

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation2] quit

# Assign ports Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 and Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/4 to aggregation group 2.

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/3

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] port link-aggregation group 2

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3] quit

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/4

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4] port link-aggregation group 2

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4] quit

# Assign Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-aggregation 2 to VLAN 20.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 2

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation2] port access vlan 20

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3 done.

Configuring Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4 done.

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation2] quit

# Set the global load sharing mode to source MAC address.

[DeviceA] link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-mac

2. Configure Device B in the same way Device A is configured. (Details not shown.)

Verifying the configuration

# Display the information about Selected ports in link aggregation groups on Device A.

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected , I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregation Interface: Bridge-Aggregation1

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/1(R) S 32768 1

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 1

Aggregation Interface: Bridge-Aggregation2

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/3(R) S 32768 2

XGE1/0/4 S 32768 2

The output shows the following information:

· Link aggregation groups 1 and 2 are both Layer 2 static aggregation groups.

· Each aggregation group has two Selected ports for forwarding traffic.

# Display the global link aggregation load sharing mode on Device A.

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation load-sharing mode

Link-aggregation load-sharing algorithm:

0 (default)

Link-aggregation load-sharing mode:

source-mac address

The output shows that Device A load shares packets based on source MAC addresses.

Configuration files

· Device A:

vlan 10

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/5

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 10

vlan 20

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/6

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 10

interface Bridge-Aggregation1

port access vlan 10

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 10

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 10

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Bridge-Aggregation2

port access vlan 20

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 20

port link-aggregation group 2

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4

port link-mode bridge

port access vlan 20

port link-aggregation group 2

link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-mac

· Device B:

The configuration file on Device B is the same as the configuration file on Device A.

Example: Configuring Layer 2 link aggregation in an IRF fabric

Network configuration

On the network as shown in Figure 3, perform the following tasks:

· Set up a two-chassis IRF fabric at the access layer and a two-chassis IRF fabric at the distribution layer of the enterprise network.

· Configure link aggregation to improve the reliability of the links between the access-layer and distribution-layer IRF fabrics and implement load sharing.

· Run LACP MAD on the two IRF fabrics to detect IRF split.

Figure 3 Network diagram

Applicable hardware and software versions

The following matrix shows the hardware and software versions to which this configuration example is applicable:

Hardware	Software version
S9850-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6850-G switch series S6805-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6530X switch series	Release 8108P22 and later
S5590-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5590-EI switch series S5500V3-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6520X-EI-G switch series S6520XP-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5590XP-HI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5560-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5500-D-G switch series S5100-D-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-HI-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-EI-G switch series (except S5130S-30C-EI-G and S5130S-54C-EI-G switches)	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-30C-EI-G switch S5130S-54C-EI-G switch	Release 7748 and later

Restrictions and guidelines

When you configure Layer 2 link aggregation in an IRF fabric, follow these restrictions and guidelines:

· IRF physical ports must be set to the bridge mode.

· When you bind physical ports to an IRF port, you must set all the physical ports to operate in either normal or enhanced mode.

· The physical ports of two connected IRF ports must operate in the same mode: normal or enhanced. For more information about the binding mode of the IRF physical ports, see IRF Configuration Guide.

· HP 5920 & 5900 switches must use a group of SFP+ ports as IRF physical ports. Before you bind an SFP+ port to an IRF port, you must shut down all the SFP+ ports in the same group. This example uses a group of Ten-GigabitEthernet interfaces on Device A, B, C, and D. Every four ports are organized into a group by their number. To simplify the configuration, this example bulk shuts down and brings up the IRF physical ports. For more information about bulk configuring interfaces, see HP 5920 & 5900 Switch Series Layer 2—LAN Switching Configuration Guide. For more information about IRF, see HP 5920 & 5900 Switch Series IRF Configuration Guide.

· When you assign a port to an aggregation group, the recommended configuration procedure is as follows:

a. Use the display this command in interface view to check the following attribute configurations of the port:

- Port isolation.

- QinQ.

- VLAN.

- VLAN mapping.

b. If any of the above configurations exist, use the undo forms of the corresponding commands to remove these configurations. This enables the port to use the default attribute configurations.

c. Assign the port to the aggregation group.

· You cannot assign a port to a Layer 2 aggregation group when MAC authentication, port security mode, or 802.1X is configured or enabled on the port.

Procedures

1. Configure IRF on Device A:

# Shut down Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] shutdown

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

# Bind Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to IRF port 1/1.

[DeviceA] irf-port 1/1

[DeviceA-irf-port1/1] port group interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1

You must perform the following tasks for a successful IRF setup:

Save the configuration after completing IRF configuration.

Execute the "irf-port-configuration active" command to activate the IRF ports.

[DeviceA-irf-port1/1] quit

# Bring up Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1, and save the configuration.

[DeviceA] interface ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1] quit

[DeviceA] save

# Activate the IRF port configuration.

[DeviceA] irf-port-configuration active

2. Configure IRF on Device B:

# Change the member ID of Device B to 2, and reboot the device to validate the change.

<DeviceB> system-view

[DeviceB] irf member 1 renumber 2

Renumbering the member ID may result in configuration change or loss. Continue? [Y/N]:y

[DeviceB] quit

<DeviceB> reboot

# Shut down Ten-Gigabitethernet 2/0/1.

<DeviceB> system-view

[DeviceB] interface ten-gigabitethernet 2/0/1

[DeviceB-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/1] shutdown

[DeviceB-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/1] quit

# Bind Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/1 to IRF port 2/2.

[DeviceB] irf-port 2/2

[DeviceB-irf-port2/2] port group interface ten-gigabitethernet 2/0/1

You must perform the following tasks for a successful IRF setup:

Save the configuration after completing IRF configuration.

Execute the "irf-port-configuration active" command to activate the IRF ports.

[DeviceB-irf-port2/2] quit

# Bring up Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/1, and save the configuration.

[DeviceB] interface ten-gigabitethernet 2/0/1

[DeviceB-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/1] undo shutdown

[DeviceB-Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/1] quit

[DeviceB] save

# Activate the IRF port configuration.

[DeviceB] irf-port-configuration active

Device A and Device B perform master election, and the one that has lost the election reboots to form an IRF fabric with the master. In this example, Device B reboots.

# Use the display irf command to verify that Device A has become the Master device.

[DeviceA] display irf

MemberID Role Priority CPU-Mac Description

*+1 Master 1 00a0-fc00-5801 ---

2 Standby 1 00e0-fc58-1235 ---

--------------------------------------------------

* indicates the device is the master.

+ indicates the device through which the user logs in.

The bridge MAC of the IRF is: 00a0-fc00-5800

Auto upgrade : yes

Mac persistent : 6 min

Domain ID : 0

Auto merge : yes

3. Configure a Layer 2 aggregation group on Device A:

# Create Layer 2 aggregate interface Bridge-Aggregation 1, and configure the link aggregation mode as dynamic.

[DeviceA] interface bridge-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] link-aggregation mode dynamic

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] quit

# Assign ports Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/9, Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/10, Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/9, and Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/10 to link aggregation group 1.

[DeviceA] interface range ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/9 to ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/10

ten-gigabitethernet 2/0/9 to ten-gigabitethernet 2/0/10

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-if-range] quit

# Set the global load sharing mode to source MAC address.

[DeviceA] link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-mac

4. Configure LACP MAD on the IRF fabric:

# Set the domain ID of the IRF fabric to 1.

[DeviceA] irf domain 1

# Enable LACP MAD on Bridge-Aggregation 1.

[DeviceA] interface Bridge-Aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Bridge-Aggregation1] mad enable

You need to assign a domain ID (range: 0-4294967295)

[Current domain is: 1]:

The assigned domain ID is: 1

MAD LACP only enable on dynamic aggregation interface.

5. Configure IRF on Device C in the same way IRF is configured on Device A. (Details not shown.)

6. Configure IRF on Device D in the same way IRF is configured on Device B. (Details not shown.)

Device C and Device D perform master election, and the one that has lost the election reboots to form an IRF fabric with the master. In this example, Device C reboots.

7. Configure a Layer 2 dynamic aggregation group Bridge-Aggregation 1 on Device C in the same way Bridge-Aggregation 1 is configured on Device A. (Details not shown.)

8. Configure LACP MAD on the IRF fabric:

# Set the domain ID of the IRF fabric to 2.

<DeviceC> system-view

[DeviceC] irf domain 2

# Enable LACP MAD on Bridge-Aggregation 1.

[DeviceC] interface Bridge-Aggregation 1

[DeviceC-Bridge-Aggregation1] mad enable

You need to assign a domain ID (range: 0-4294967295)

[Current domain is: 2]:

The assigned domain ID is: 2

MAD LACP only enable on dynamic aggregation interface.

Verifying the configuration

# Display the information about the link aggregation groups on Device A.

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregate Interface: Bridge-Aggregation1

Creation Mode: Manual

Aggregation Mode: Dynamic

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

System ID: 0x8000, 00a0-fc00-5800

Local:

Port Status Priority Index Oper-Key Flag

XGE1/0/9(R) S 32768 10 1 {ACG}

XGE1/0/10 S 32768 11 1 {ACG}

XGE2/0/9 S 32768 138 1 {ACG}

XGE2/0/10 S 32768 139 1 {ACG}

Remote:

Actor Priority Index Oper-Key SystemID Flag

XGE1/0/9 32768 0 0 0x8000, 0000-0000-0000 {EF}

XGE1/0/10 32768 0 0 0x8000, 0000-0000-0000 {EF}

XGE2/0/9 32768 0 0 0x8000, 0000-0000-0000 {EF}

XGE2/0/10 32768 0 0 0x8000, 0000-0000-0000 {EF}

# Display the global link aggregation load sharing mode on Device A..

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation load-sharing mode

Link-aggregation load-sharing algorithm:

0 (default)

Link-aggregation load-sharing mode:

source-mac address

The output shows that Device A load shares packets based on source MAC addresses.

The output shows that Layer 2 aggregation group 1 load shares packets based on packet types.

# Shut down physical IRF port Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/1 on Device B.

A log message appears on Device A.

[DeviceA]%Jul 9 16:52:41:734 2016 DeviceA STM/3/STM_LINK_DOWN: -MDC=1; IRF port 1 went down.

%Jul 9 16:52:41:800 2016 DeviceA IFNET/3/PHY_UPDOWN: -MDC=1; Physical state on the interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 changed to down.

%Jul 9 16:52:41:854 2016 DeviceA IFNET/5/LINK_UPDOWN: -MDC=1; Line protocol state on the interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1 changed to down.

%Jul 9 16:52:41:867 2016 DeviceA DEV/3/BOARD_REMOVED: -MDC=1; Board was removed from slot 2, type is Simware.

The output shows that IRF split occurs on the distribution layer because Ten-GigabitEthernet 2/0/1 that is bound to IRF port 2/2 is physically down.

Configuration files

· Device A:

irf domain 1

irf mac-address persistent timer

irf auto-update enable

irf auto-merge enable

undo irf link-delay

irf member 1 priority 1

irf member 2 priority 1

irf-port 1/1

port group interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1

irf-port 2/2

port group interface Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/1

interface Bridge-Aggregation1

link-aggregation mode dynamic

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/9

port link-mode bridge

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/10

port link-mode bridge

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/9

port link-mode bridge

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet2/0/10

port link-mode bridge

port link-aggregation group 1

link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-mac

· Device C:

The configuration file on Device C is similar as the configuration file on Device A.

Example: Configuring Layer 3 link aggregation

Network configuration

On the network as shown in Figure 4, perform the following tasks:

· Configure a Layer 3 dynamic aggregation group on both Device A and Device B.

· Configure IP addresses and subnet masks for the corresponding Layer 3 aggregate interfaces.

Figure 4 Network diagram

Applicable hardware and software versions

The following matrix shows the hardware and software versions to which this configuration example is applicable:

Hardware	Software version
S9850-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6850-G switch series S6805-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6530X switch series	Release 8108P22 and later
S5590-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5590-EI switch series S5500V3-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6520X-EI-G switch series S6520XP-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5590XP-HI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5560-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5500-D-G switch series S5100-D-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-HI-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-EI-G switch series (except S5130S-30C-EI-G and S5130S-54C-EI-G switches)	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-30C-EI-G switch S5130S-54C-EI-G switch	Not supported

Restrictions and guidelines

In a static aggregation group, the Selected state of a port is not affected by whether the peer port is added to an aggregation group and is Selected. As a result, the Selected state of a port might be different from the Selected state of the peer port. When both ends support static aggregation and dynamic aggregation, HP recommends using dynamic aggregation.

Procedures

1. Configure Device A:

# Create Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1. Use one of the following methods as needed.

¡ Use the static aggregation mode to create Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] interface route-aggregation 1

¡ Use the dynamic aggregation mode to create Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] interface route-aggregation 1

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] link-aggregation mode dynamic

# Configure an IP address and subnet mask for Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1.

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] ip address 192.168.1.1 24

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] quit

# Assign ports Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 through Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 to aggregation group 1.

[DeviceA] interface range ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1 to ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/3

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-mode route

[DeviceA-if-range] undo shutdown

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-if-range] quit

Configure Device B in the same way Device A is configured. (Details not shown.)

Verifying the configuration

# Display detailed information about the link aggregation groups on Device A.

· Link aggregation configuration information when the static aggregation mode is used:

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregate Interface: Route-Aggregation1

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/1 S 32768 1

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 1

XGE1/0/3 S 32768 1

The output shows that all member ports in the local aggregation group are in Selected state. The Selected states of the local member ports are not affected by the Selected states of the peer member ports.

· Link aggregation configuration information when the dynamic aggregation mode is used:

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregate Interface: Route-Aggregation1

Creation Mode: Manual

Aggregation Mode: Dynamic

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

System ID: 0x8000, 000f-e267-6c6a

Local:

Port Status Priority Index Oper-Key Flag

XGE1/0/1(R) S 32768 2 1 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 3 1 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/3 S 32768 4 1 {ACDEF}

Remote:

Actor Priority Index Oper-Key SystemID Flag

XGE1/0/1 32768 2 1 0x8000, 68fa-34f2-0200 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/2 32768 3 1 0x8000, 68fa-34f2-0200 {ACDEF}

XGE1/0/3 32768 4 1 0x8000, 68fa-34f2-0200 {ACDEF}

Configuration files

· Device A:

¡ In the static aggregation mode:

interface route-aggregation1

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

¡ In the dynamic aggregation mode:

interface route-aggregation1

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

link-aggregation mode dynamic

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 1

Device B:

The configuration file on Device B is similar as the configuration file on Device A.

Example: Configuring Layer 3 link aggregation load sharing

Network configuration

On the network as shown in Figure 5, perform the following tasks:

· Configure Layer 3 static aggregation groups 1 and 2 on Device A and Device B.

· Configure IP addresses and subnet masks for the corresponding Layer 3 aggregate interfaces.

· Set the global load sharing mode to source IP address.

Figure 5 Network diagram

Applicable hardware and software versions

The following matrix shows the hardware and software versions to which this configuration example is applicable:

Hardware	Software version
S9850-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6850-G switch series S6805-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6530X switch series	Release 8108P22 and later
S5590-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5590-EI switch series S5500V3-HI switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S6520X-EI-G switch series S6520XP-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5590XP-HI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5560-EI-G switch series	Release 7748 and later
S5500-D-G switch series S5100-D-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-HI-G switch series	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-EI-G switch series (except S5130S-30C-EI-G and S5130S-54C-EI-G switches)	Release 6010P03 and later
S5130S-30C-EI-G switch S5130S-54C-EI-G switch	Not supported

Procedures

1. Configure Device A:

# Create Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1.

<DeviceA> system-view

[DeviceA] interface route-aggregation 1

# Configure an IP address and subnet mask for Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 1.

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] ip address 192.168.1.1 24

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation1] quit

# Create Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 2.

[DeviceA] interface route-aggregation 2

# Configure an IP address and subnet mask for Layer 3 aggregate interface Route-Aggregation 2.

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation2] ip address 192.168.2.1 24

[DeviceA-Route-Aggregation2] quit

# Assign Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 and Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/2 to aggregation group 1.

[DeviceA] interface range ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/1 ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/2

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-mode route

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-aggregation group 1

[DeviceA-if-range] quit

# Assign Layer 3 Ethernet interfaces Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 and Ten-GigabitEthernet 1/0/4 to aggregation group 2.

[DeviceA] interface range ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/3 ten-gigabitethernet 1/0/4

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-mode route

[DeviceA-if-range] port link-aggregation group 2

[DeviceA-if-range] quit

# Set the global load sharing mode to source IP address.

[DeviceA] link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-ip

2. Configure Device B in the same way Device A is configured. (Details not shown.)

Verifying the configuration

# Display detailed information about all aggregation groups on Device A.

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation verbose

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Port: A -- Auto port, M -- Management port, R -- Reference port

Flags: A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,

G -- Defaulted, H -- Expired

Aggregate Interface: Route-Aggregation1

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/1(R) S 32768 1

XGE1/0/2 S 32768 1

Aggregate Interface: Route-Aggregation2

Aggregation Mode: Static

Loadsharing Type: Shar

Management VLANs: None

Port Status Priority Oper-Key

XGE1/0/3(R) S 32768 2

XGE1/0/4 S 32768 2

The output shows that:

· Link aggregation groups 1 and 2 are both load-shared Layer 3 static aggregation groups.

· Each aggregation group contains two Selected ports.

# Display the global link aggregation load sharing mode on Device A.

[DeviceA] display link-aggregation load-sharing mode

Link-aggregation load-sharing algorithm:

0 (default)

Link-aggregation load-sharing mode:

source-ip address

The output shows that Device A load shares packets based on source IP addresses.

Configuration files

· Device A:

interface Route-Aggregation1

ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0

interface Route-Aggregation2

ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/1

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/2

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 1

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/3

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 2

interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/4

port link-mode route

port link-aggregation group 2

link-aggregation global load-sharing mode source-ip

· Device B:

The configuration file on Device B is similar as the configuration file on Device A.

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