link-aggregation

This command enters Link Aggregation mode to manage the configuration of aggregate interfaces. Before you configure an interface, obtain the essential network data from your network team.

Syntax

Enters the mode to create or modify an aggregate interface configuration
link-aggregation name
Deletes an aggregate interface configuration
no link-aggregation name

Parameters

name
Specifies the name for the configuration.
If you want to use the aggregate interface with a floating IP address for a high availability configuration, then your name should observe the following restrictions:
  • The name must be 12 characters or less.
  • The name 'lo' is not permitted
  • The name cannot start with any of the following strings:
    • eth
    • mgt
    • vlan
For example, the names halink, floatingIP, and S23HA are all valid names. The names other_ha_link, ethfloating, and mgtlink are invalid. You can use a name that meets these restrictions with the sethaint command as the local interface parameter, to specify that the aggregate interface can be used to connect to the queue manager on the two appliances in the high availability group (see sethaint).
If you do not require to use the aggregated interface with a floating IP, then the name rules are more relaxed:
The name can contain a maximum of 128 characters. The following characters are valid:
  • a through z
  • A through Z
  • 0 through 9
  • Underscore (_)
  • Dash (-)
  • Period (.)
Note: Names cannot be a single period or two consecutive periods.

Guidelines

The link-aggregation command enters Link Aggregation mode to manage the configuration of aggregate interfaces. An aggregate interface can contain only Ethernet interfaces.

Before you can add an Ethernet interface, you must use the link-aggregation-mode command in Interface mode to set the Ethernet interface as part of an aggregate interface. While an Ethernet interface is part of the aggregate interface, you cannot change its administrative state.

Use the no link-aggregation command to delete the configuration for an aggregate interface.