Add LAG

Perform the following steps to create a LAG:

Go to Configuration > Layer 2 > Aggregated Port Groups menu and click Link Aggregation Group option. The Link Aggregation Group page is displayed.
Click (Create Link Aggregation Group). Create LAG window is displayed as shown in the following figure:
Select the desired Switch and the Port Type from the drop down list.
Select the Mode for LAG as either Traffic Distribution or Protection as desired.
Enter the values for other parameters as desired. For more information, refer Create LAG parameters table.
Click Create. LAG Created Successfully message is displayed.
Click OK.

Create LAG parameters

Parameter	Description	Default value	Acceptable value

Switch	Allows you to select the switch from the drop down list.	--	List of available switches
Port Type	Allows you to select the port type from the drop down list.	--	None .1q .1q_Prio .1q_Dscp .1ad
Mode	Allows you to select the LAG mode. There are two modes of LAG. Traffic Distribution Mode: Total traffic is distributed across all member ports depending on HASH algorithm. Protection Mode: Traffic is carried in either of two ports (work or Protect). Traffic switches when "traffic carrying link” goes down and switching time is less than 4 seconds.	Traffic Distribution Mode	Protection Mode Traffic Distribution Mode
Type	Allows you to select the LAG type as either static or dynamic. NOTE: Static will be the default value when LAG Mode is selected as 'Protection'.	Static	Static Dynamic
Add Members	Select the check box against the member port(s) to add in the LAG. This parameter is displayed only when the LAG mode is selected as Traffic Distribution.	--	List of port on the selected switch.
Work Port	Select the work port from the drop down list. This parameter is displayed only when the LAG mode is selected as Protection.	--	List of port on the selected switch.
Protect Port	Select the protect port from the drop down list. This parameter is displayed only when the LAG mode is selected as Protection.	--	List of ports on the selected switch.
Acceptable Frame Policy	Allows you to select the Acceptable Frame Policy for the LAG. NOTE: This field is not editable for .1ad port type.	Vlan Only	All Vlan Only
Parameters PVID and Prio will be displayed only when the Acceptable Frame Policy is selected as All.
PVID	Enter the Port VLAN ID.	1	1 to 4096
Prio	Priority assigned to the port.	0	0 to 7
The following parameters will be displayed only if Type is selected as 'Dynamic'.
LACP Mode	Select the LACP mode from the drop down menu.	Active Mode	Active Mode Passive Mode
LACP Timeout	Select the LACP timeout value as Short_timeout or Long_timeout.	Short Timeout	Short Timeout Long Timeout
LACP Aggregation	Select the he LACP aggregation as individual or aggregated.	Individual	Individual Aggregateable
Use Aggregator Administrative Config	Enable or disable administrative configuration by selecting Yes or No option respectively.	No	No Yes
The following parameters are displayed if Use Aggregator Administrative Config is selected as 'Yes'.
Aggregator Actor Admin Key	Enter an administrative key value for the LAG.	0	Any integer between 0 and 65535.
Aggregator Actor System ID	Enter the Mac address for the LAG. If not configured, the system Mac Address is applicable by default.	00:00:00:00:00:00	Any valid MAC address.
Aggregator Actor System Priority	Enter the LACP system priority value ranging from 0 to 65535.	0	Any integer between 0 and 65535.