Dell PowerConnect M6220 Configuration Manual

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Switching Configuration 49• Default VLAN tagged traffic should be switched and egress as untagged.• Tagged traffic that belongs to a user-created VLAN gets switched in that VLAN and egresses astagged.NOTE: The reserved VLAN ID assigned to a group is also referred to as a default VLAN.• The hashing algorithm in Simple mode is the same as in Normal mode. In Normal mode, the defaultHashing is based on source + destination MAC address. You cannot change the hash algorithm inSimple mode. Ports that are already a member of a LAG are external ports that are shown using theshow port-aggregator port summary command. In Simple mode, you can set the LACP mode on agroup, but not on an individual port. Use the show interface status command to check the lag status.CLI ExamplesThe following are examples of the commands used for port aggregator.Example #1: Set the Operational ModeA user with privilege level 15 can change the operational mode from Normal to Simple and vice versawith a two-phase process. You select the mode in the first phase and confirm the selection in the secondphase. The selection of the new mode in the first phase would be invalid if you do not confirm the modeselection within 60 seconds. The mode selected from the user interface is effective only after the nextreload.Enter the commands to get into Global Configuration mode:console>enableconsole#configureconsole(config)#In the first phase, use the mode simple command from the Global Configuration Mode to select theSimple mode as the start up mode.console(config)#mode simpleWarning: Confirm mode selection within 60 seconds using “mode changeconfirm” command.In the second phase, use the mode-change confirm command to confirm the mode selection. Thiscommand must be executed within 60 seconds of executing the mode simple command. The selectedmode is applied as operational mode.console(config)#mode-change confirmTo select Normal mode as the operational mode, use the no form of mode simple command.console(config)#no mode simple