Configure Cisco aggregated link

Modified on Wed, 8 Dec, 2021 at 6:08 PM

Note: link aggregation is only possible with Windows Server!

  1. Install Cisco FindIT (O:\C\Cisco)
  2. Open Cisco FindIT and search the network for your switches

 

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3. Right-click on the switch you want to configure. This will open the web-interface in your browser. It’s possible you need to confirm the unsafe connection.

Login using the default user cisco / cisco .

4. You will be promted to change the default user.

Add the new user: iba with password: 1Xadmin?

Apply the new config

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5. A firmware update is often not necessary. Stable version confirmed working: 3.0.0.69 or 3.1.0.57

 


 

 

6. Open Port management > Link Aggregation > LAG Management on the left

And select LAG1. Now click the edit-button:

 

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7. Make sure LACP is enabled and choose XG1/1 and XG1/2 in this configuration:

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8. Go to the file operations (Administration > File Management > File Operation), choose Duplicate as Operation Type and Running configuration as Source File Name. This will set the current configuration as startup configuration.

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9. Reboot the switch and verify if the configuration is ok.

10. Open Server manager. Goto Local Server > Use Team 

 

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11. Add new team:

 

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12. Add a name to the new team, select the required interfaces and make sure the mode is set to LACP:

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This might take a minute to create. In the meantime the status will be error.

When ok:

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13. There will be a new adapter available with a speed equal to the speed of the aggregated links:

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