What Is The Port Aggregator Feature - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

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Port Aggregator (Available only in Simple mode)

The default username (root) and password (calvin) is not available in

Simple mode. A user with privilege level of 15 must be configured to access the

switch management interface from a remote connection. For information about

configuring a user, see "Controlling Management Access" on page 171.

What is the Port Aggregator Feature?

The Port Aggregator feature provides administrators the ability to map

internal ports to external ports without having to know anything about STP,

VLANs, Link Aggregation or other L2/L3 protocols. Port Aggregator is

completely interoperable. Dynamic (via LACP) and static LAGs are

The Port Aggregator feature is only available when the switch is

operating in Simple mode, which is disabled by default. For information about

changing the mode, see "Operational Mode Configuration" on page 291 (Web) or

"Configuring the Operational Mode and Port Aggregator Features" on page 316

A stand-alone switch in Simple mode supports up to eight Aggregator

Groups, and a stack supports up to 6 × <Number of Units in stack>

Aggregator Groups. For example, in a stack of four units, the maximum

number of Aggregator Groups is 24. On a 12-unit stack, the maximum

number of groups is 72.

The number of internal ports in an Aggregator Group can include 1 up to the

total number of available internal ports. The number of external ports that

can be included in a group is limited to the maximum number of ports that

can be included in a LAG. On the PowerConnect M6220, M6348, M8024,

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