Step 1: Configure ICL for Cluster Devices and LAGs for Client Devices

You can configure static or dynamic LAGs for cluster clients. Static LAGs are manually configured aggregate links containing multiple ports. Dynamic LAGs use Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to maintain aggregate links over multiple ports. LACP PDUs are exchanged between ports on each device to determine if the connection is still active. The LAG then shuts down any port for which the connection is no longer active.

If you are configuring two stacks as cluster peer devices, the ICL LAG must include a port on the stack active controller and a port on the stack standby controller.

Note: For details on stack configuration, refer to the RUCKUS FastIron Stacking Configuration Guide.

Note: ICL LAGs support only static ports.

To configure an ICL static LAG for RUCKUS-1

  1. Enter the Global Configuration mode. 
    RUCKUS-1# configure terminal
  2. Configure a LAG name and static ID. 
    RUCKUS-1(config)# lag ICL-LAG static id 2
  3. Add the ICL ports to the static LAG. 
    RUCKUS-1(config-lag-ICL-LAG)# ports ethernet 1/2/2 to 1/2/3

To configure an ICL static LAG for RUCKUS-1 device, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-2(config)# lag ICL-LAG static id 2
RUCKUS-2(config-lag-ICL-LAG)# ports ethernet 1/2/2 to 1/2/3

To configure a dynamic LAG for client-201 on RUCKUS-201 device, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-1(config)# lag client201_lag dynamic id 5
RUCKUS-1(config-lag-client201_lag)# ports ethernet 1/1/1 to 1/1/2

To configure a dynamic LAG for client-202 on RUCKUS-1 device, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-1(config)# lag client202_lag dynamic id 6
RUCKUS-1(config-lag-client202_lag)# ports ethernet 1/1/3

To configure a dynamic LAG for client-201 on RUCKUS-2 device, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-2(config)# lag client201_lag dynamic id 5
RUCKUS-2(config-lag-client201_lag)# ports ethernet 1/1/1

To configure a dynamic LAG for client-202 on RUCKUS-2 device, enter the following commands. 

RUCKUS-2(config)# lag client202_lag dynamic id 6
RUCKUS-2(config-lag-client202_lag)# ports ethernet 1/1/2
Parent topic: Configuring MCT