LACP (802.3ad) Configuration & Verification

Configuration

1. Use the smitty fastpath etherchannel to enter the menu.

   # smitty etherchannel

   1. Select: Add an EtherChannel / Link Aggregation
   2. Select the primary ethernet adapters that will be a part of the etherchannel configuration and press [Enter]

Verification

Verify LACP activity

1. Verify LACP adapter activity is Active, Backup, or down.

   # entstat -d <etherchannel interface> | egrep 'ETH|Active|Backup'

List etherchannel devices

1. List all adapters.

   # lsdev -Cc adapter

2. The device configured for 802.3ad will have output similar to the following.

         ent8    Available       EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation

Further Reading

1. Configuring an EtherChannel