createlag Command

lagname is the identifier of the LAG.
p_key is the discovery partition key (1 to 7fff or default).
sl is the data service level.

Note - Use service level 1 (sl 1) only for low-latency, high-priority, small-message, low-bandwidth traffic. Use other service levels for regular, high-bandwidth traffic.
connector1 is the name of the first connector to be added to the LAG (0A-ETH-1 to 0A-ETH-4 and 1A-ETH-1 to 1A-ETH-4).
connectorN is the name of the last connector to be added to the LAG (0A-ETH-1 to 0A-ETH-4 and 1A-ETH-1 to 1A-ETH-4).

Description

This hardware command creates a LAG for maximizing Ethernet bandwidth. You specify which connectors are to belong to the LAG.

Note - If a VNIC has been assigned to a connector, that connector cannot be added to a LAG until the respective VNIC has been deleted.

The createlag command supports the Link Aggregate Control Protocol (LACP) and permits network devices to auto-negotiate link bundling by sending LACP packets to peers which also implement LACP.

The LAG and associated VNICs are discovered by host drivers in the default or other partition that has been configured with the default discovery P_Key. By defining a LAG-specific discovery P_Key, the visibility is restricted to hosts configured with the same discovery P_Key. The gateway must be a full member of the discovery partition, and the hosts must be at least limited members. The discovery P_Key does not need to be the same as the partition used for data traffic, and different VLANs can still be associated with different partitions for data traffic.

You can create a Global Gateway by not specifying any connectors for the LAG.

Note - You can create a maximum of 16 Global Gateways per gateway.

The createlag command is available from the /SYS/Gateway_Mgmt and /SYS/Fabric_Mgmt Linux shell targets of the Oracle ILOM CLI interface.

Options

This table describes the options to the createlag command and their purposes.

Option	Purpose
`-discoverypkey`	Specifies a discovery P_Key, other than default, used by the BridgeX manager. Discovery P_Keys limit the visibility of the LAGs.
`-datasl`	Specifies the data service level for a Global Gateway when no connectors are specified. Note - Use service level 1 (`sl 1`) only for low-latency, high-priority, small-message, low-bandwidth traffic. Use other service levels for regular, high-bandwidth traffic.
`-distribution`	Specifies how the packet flows are distributed over the connectors in the LAG: `MAC-ONLY` – Packet flow distribution is based on the MAC. `IP-ONLY` – Packet flow distribution is based on IP. `TCP-IP` – Packet flow distribution is based on TCP-IP. `Default` – Default packet flow distribution. Note - For firmware version 2.1, distribution options `MAC-ONLY`, `IP-ONLY`, and `TCP-IP` map to the `Default` option.
`-lacpmode`	Specifies the LACP mode of operation: `active` – The ports always send out frames to the peers. `passive` – The ports send out frames only in response to received frames from peers. `static` – LACP is not used. LAGs are statically configured. This is the default.
`-n`	Specifies the LAG to be non-persistent. The LAG does not survive a reboot.
`-vniclimit`	Specifies the maximum number of VNICs for the LAG: `1` – The default and represents 1024 VNICs. `4` – Represents 4096 VNICs. Note - When set to `4`, only one `connector` is specified, either `0A-ETH` or `1A-ETH`.
`-h`	Provides help.

Example

This example shows how to create a LAG with name test using the createlag command.

FabMan@gateway_name->createlag test 0A-ETH-1 0A-ETH-2
Lag created
FabMan@gateway_name->

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