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== | == Configuration == | ||
=== | # Use the smitty fastpath etherchannel to enter the menu. | ||
# Verify LACP activity. | #: <tt>'''# smitty etherchannel'''</tt> | ||
# | ## Select: <tt>'''Add an EtherChannel / Link Aggregation'''</tt> | ||
## Select the primary ethernet adapters that will be a part of the etherchannel configuration and press <tt>'''[Enter]'''</tt> | |||
== Verification == | |||
=== Verify LACP activity === | |||
# Verify LACP adapter activity is Active, Backup, or down. | |||
#: <tt>'''# entstat -d <etherchannel interface> | egrep 'ETH|Active|Backup''''</tt> | |||
=== List etherchannel devices === | |||
# List all adapters. | |||
#: <tt>'''# lsdev -Cc adapter'''</tt> | |||
# The device configured for 802.3ad will have output similar to the following. | |||
<pre style="width: 700px"> | |||
ent8 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation | |||
</pre> | |||
== Recovery and Failover == | |||
== Further Reading == | |||
# [http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_61/com.ibm.aix.networkcomm/etherchannel_config.htm Configuring an EtherChannel] | |||
[[Category:AIX]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 13 December 2017
Configuration
- Use the smitty fastpath etherchannel to enter the menu.
- # smitty etherchannel
- Select: Add an EtherChannel / Link Aggregation
- Select the primary ethernet adapters that will be a part of the etherchannel configuration and press [Enter]
Verification
Verify LACP activity
- Verify LACP adapter activity is Active, Backup, or down.
- # entstat -d <etherchannel interface> | egrep 'ETH|Active|Backup'
List etherchannel devices
- List all adapters.
- # lsdev -Cc adapter
- The device configured for 802.3ad will have output similar to the following.
ent8 Available EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation