When you configure a LAG, you specify a group name consisting of a slot number and LAG ID from 1 to 5, and then assign ports to the group. You must specify at least one port when you initially create the LAG. The Oracle Fabric OS software automatically checks and blocks incorrect overlapping operations.
Configure the LAG so that it contains an even number of ports. If the LAG contains an odd number of ports, the traffic load balance is not even. For example, if the LAG contains three ports, traffic load balance is 25%, 25% and 50%, rather than 33.3% on each port.
LAGs are assigned on a one-to-one basis between the fabric and the peer Ethernet device. Therefore, the same ports cannot be assigned to multiple LAGs. For example, ports 1 through 5 cannot be assigned to LAG 2 and LAG 4.
LAGs are supported on 10-GbE ports and a 40-GbE port. Choose ports of the same speed when configuring a LAG. The Oracle Virtual Networking implementation of LAGs was designed with guidelines from the IEEE 802.3ad LAG standard.