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Link aggregation, Supported link aggregation features – Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Platform and Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide User Manual

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Link Aggregation

Supported link aggregation features............................................................................. 131

Overview of link aggregation.........................................................................................132

LAG formation rules...................................................................................................... 132

Configuration notes for FastIron devices in a traditional stack......................................134

Maximum number of LAGs........................................................................................... 135

Migrating from a previous release to 08.0.00a LAG or LACP configuration................. 136

Downgrade considerations............................................................................................137

LAG Load Sharing.........................................................................................................137

LAG hashing on stacking products .............................................................................. 139

Configuring a LAG.........................................................................................................139

Deploying a LAG........................................................................................................... 144

Preboot eXecution Environment boot support.............................................................. 154

Supported link aggregation features

Lists static and dynamic link aggregation features supported on FastIron devices.

The following table lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the static and dynamic link
aggregation features they support.

Feature

ICX 6430

ICX 6450

FCX

ICX 6610

ICX 6650

FSX 800
FSX 1600

ICX 7450

ICX 7750

Dynamic insertion and removal of
ports

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

LAG threshold for static LAG

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

Flexible LAG membership

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

Option to exclude Layer 2 in LAG
hash calculation

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

No

08.0.20

08.0.10

802.3ad link aggregation (dynamic
LAG)

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP)

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

Keepalive LAG

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.01

08.0.20

08.0.10

PxE boot support

No

No

No

08.0.01

08.0.01

No

08.0.20

08.0.10

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