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C H A P T E R 5 Intel® NetStructure™ 470T and 470F Switches User Guide
Link Aggregation
Description
Link aggregation is a way of combining ports on the switch to increase the
available bandwidth and provide redundant links. All ports in the
aggregated link take on the characteristics of the anchor port. This means if
you set the anchor port to 1000Mbps full duplex (470T only), all the ports
aggregated to that anchor port share the same setting. You can set a
maximum of four aggregated groups on the switch.
Anchor Port: Displays the first port in the link aggregation.
Width: Sets the total number of (consecutive) member ports in the
aggregated link (press
z). The minimum number of ports for an
aggregated link is two, and the maximum is four. The link aggregation
width includes the anchor port.
Aggregation Group Name: Assigns a name to the aggregated links for
management or identification purposes.
Status: Enables or disables the aggregated link (press z).
LOCATION
Main Menu
Configure Device
Link Aggregation
NOTE
All custom settings for a port
(including VLAN membership) are
lost when you add that port to a
link aggregation.
When configuring link aggrega-
tion between two 470 switches,
you must connect anchor port to
anchor port, and member port to
member port.