Configuring Link Aggregation Groups
LAGs allow you to combine (aggregate) multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput beyond what a single connection could sustain, and allows you to provide redundancy if a links fails. It is highly recommended that you implement LAGs in your OpenFlow network to take advantage of the resiliency that LAGs provide.
- Log on to the desired switch. When the command prompt appears, type the following commands.
- Type enable sharing port grouping port_list, where port is the master logical port (LAG group ID) for the port group port_list. This command defines a load-sharing group, or LAG, by assigning a group of ports to a single, logical port number.