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Figure 3-45: Aggregator View Page

Aggregator: Shows the aggregator ID (from 1 to 8) of each port, which is the same as the port number.

Method: Shows the method a port is using to aggregate with other ports.

Member Ports: Shows all of the member ports of an aggregator port.

Ready Ports: Shows only the ready member ports within an aggregator port.

Refresh: Refreshes the information on the screen.

LACP Detail: Clicking this will open a new window showing detailed information on the LACP trunking
group (Figure 3-46).

Figure 3-46: LACP Detail Page

Actor: The switch you are watching on.

Partner: The peer system.

System Priority: Shows the System Priority part of a system ID.

MAC Address: Shows the MAC Address part of a system ID.

Port: Shows the port number part of an LACP port ID.

Key: Shows the key value of the aggregator. The key value is determined by the LACP protocol entity
and can’t be set manually.

Trunk Status: Shows the trunk status of a single member port. ”---“ means “not ready”.

3.14.3 System

Priority

The System Priority page (Figure 3-47) is used to set the priority part of the LACP system ID. LACP will
only aggregate together the ports whose peer link partners are all on a single system. Each system
supporting LACP will be assigned a globally unique System Identifier for this purpose. A system ID is a
64-bit field comprising a 48-bit MAC Address and 16-bit priority value. The System Priority can be set