[SUMMARY] [dladm(1m)] Link Aggregation Question ...

From: Wilkinson, Alex (alex.wilkinson@dsto.defence.gov.au)
Date: Tue May 01 2007 - 04:53:44 EDT


Generally speaking you do have to set up LACP
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LACP] on the switch ports.

So: 1. Set up LACP on your switch
    2. Set up Link Aggregation via dladm(1m) on Solaris.

See the following discussion:
[http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=20152]

Thanks to:

   Darren Dunham
   Johan Hartzenbe

Original Question:

    0n Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 01:08:32PM +0800, Wilkinson, Alex wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I have link aggregation set up on a T2000 via 4 e1000g(7D) ports.
>
> key: 1 (0x0001) policy: L4 address: 0:14:4f:2:7f:38 (auto)
> device address speed duplex link state
> e1000g0 0:14:4f:2:7f:38 1000 Mbps full up attached
> e1000g1 0:14:4f:2:7f:39 1000 Mbps full up attached
> e1000g2 0:14:4f:2:7f:3a 1000 Mbps full up attached
> e1000g3 0:14:4f:2:7f:3b 1000 Mbps full up attached
>
>Question:
>
>Do I need to turn on EtherChannel (LACP or PAgP) on my Cisco switch also ?
>Or will just having nick aggregation set up via dladm(1m) on Solaris be enough ?
>
> -aW

 -aW

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