HPE 5900 LACP configuration / BAGG Example

[jmpk]

HPE Bridge aggregation (BAGG) is method of combining multiple physical connection into one single virtual interface increase the throughput.

To Create Bridge aggregation (BAGG) following steps need to be considered

1.Create a  Bridge aggregation interface , by default it takes static aggregation group

[5900]interface Bridge-Aggregation 10

[5900-Bridge-Aggregation10] link-aggregation mode dynamic

2. We need associate the interfaces which needed to be part of BAGG . Once you associated the physical interface, you need to make changes only on bridge aggregation interface

[5900]interface GigabitEthernet1/0/48

[5900-GigabitEthernet1/0/48]port link-aggregation group 10

[5900]interface GigabitEthernet1/0/49

[5900-GigabitEthernet1/0/49port link-aggregation group 10

3.Pass the vlan on BAGG interface

[5900]interface Bridge-Aggregation 10

[5900-Bridge-Aggregation10]port link-type trunk

[5900-Bridge-Aggregation10]port trunk permit vlan

To verify the BAGG / Link-aggregation,

  ===============display link-aggregation summary=============== 

Aggregation Interface Type:

BAGG -- Bridge-Aggregation, RAGG -- Route-Aggregation

Aggregation Mode: S -- Static, D -- Dynamic

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Actor System ID: 0x8000, bdca-cha6-4d38

AGG        AGG   Partner ID              Selected  Unselected  Individual  Share

Interface  Mode                          Ports     Ports       Ports       Type

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

BAGG10    D     0x8000, bdca-cha6-23c1  2         0           0           Shar

  ===============display link-aggregation verbose=============== 

Loadsharing Type: Shar -- Loadsharing, NonS -- Non-Loadsharing

Port Status: S -- Selected, U -- Unselected, I -- Individual

Flags:  A -- LACP_Activity, B -- LACP_Timeout, C -- Aggregation,

            D -- Synchronization, E -- Collecting, F -- Distributing,   G -- Defaulted, H – Expired

Aggregate Interface: Bridge-Aggregation10

Aggregation Mode: Dynamic

Loadsharing Type: Shar

System ID: 0x8000, bdca-cha6-4d38

Local:

  Port             Status  Priority Oper-Key  Flag

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  XGE1/0/48        S       32768    2         {ACDEF}

  XGE1/0/49        S       32768    2         {ACDEF}

Remote:

  Actor            Partner Priority Oper-Key  SystemID               Flag  

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  XGE1/0/48       68      32768    2         0x8000, bdca-cha6-23c1  {ACDEF}

  XGE1/0/49         3       32768    2         0x8000, bdca-cha6-23c1  {ACDEF}

For successful bridge-aggregation the flags ACDEF must match with remote interface.

[C0LdWir3]

Like the briding L2 LAG (BAGG) you can also create route L3 LAG (RAGG).

The platform must support it though.

I believe it is supported from 55nn platform where you have full L3 switches.

Also supported on router platforms.

Here is a an example of the logical interface for the RAGG with a sub interface tagged with VLAN 4 as well as the physical port members. It is from 5940 Comware 7 platform.

#
interface Route-Aggregation33
description VPNC1
link-aggregation mode dynamic
#
interface Route-Aggregation33.4
ip address 10.0.41.1 255.255.255.248
ospf network-type p2p
#
interface Ten-GigabitEthernet1/0/33
port link-mode route
port link-aggregation group 33
#
return
<dksw01>disp cur interface ten 3/0/33
#
interface Ten-GigabitEthernet3/0/33
port link-mode route
port link-aggregation group 33
#