49• After the Selected port limit has been reached, a port joining the aggregation group is put inSelected state if it is more eligible than a current member port.For more information about configuring the maximum number of Selected ports in a dynamicaggregation group, see "Setting the minimum and maximum numbers of Selected ports for anaggregation group."Edge aggregate interfaceDynamic link aggregation fails on a server-facing aggregate interface if dynamic link aggregation isconfigured only on the device. The device forwards packets by using only one of the physical ports thatare connected to the server.To improve link reliability, configure the aggregate interface as an edge aggregate interface. Thisfeature enables all member ports of the aggregation group to forward packets. The member ports candynamically back up one another.After dynamic link aggregation is configured on the server, the device can receive LACPDUs from theserver. Then, link aggregation between the device and the server operates correctly.An edge aggregate interface takes effect only when it is configured on an aggregate interfacecorresponding to a dynamic aggregation group.Load sharing modes for link aggregation groupsIn a link aggregation group, traffic can be load shared across the Selected ports based on any of thefollowing modes:• Per-flow load sharing—Load shares traffic on a per-flow basis. The load sharing mode classifiespackets into flows and forwards packets of the same flow on the same link. This mode can be oneor any combination of the following traffic classification criteria:{ Source or destination MAC address.{ Source or destination port number.{ Ingress port.{ Source or destination IP address.• Packet type-based load sharing—Load shares traffic automatically based on packet types (Layer 2,IPv4, or IPv6 for example).Ethernet link aggregation configuration task listTasks at a glance(Required.) Configuring an aggregation group:• Configuring a static aggregation group• Configuring a dynamic aggregation group
