Setting up MLTs

Prerequisites

Open one of the supported Web browsers.
Access the switch.
Click the Configuration arrowhead to open the navigation tree.

Use the following procedure to create an MLT:

Procedure steps

Step	Action


1	From the navigation tree, double-click VLAN.
2	From the VLAN tree, double-click MLT/LACP.
3	Select the MultiLink Trunks tab.
4	In the fields provided on the Multi-Link Trunks tab, enter the information necessary to complete the MLT. For a description of adding ports to the MLT (PortMembers field), see Adding MLT Ports.
5	Click Apply.

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Variable definitions

The following table outlines the parameters of the MultiLink Trunks tab.

MLT/LACP MultiLink Trunks tab parameters

Variable	Value
ID	The number of the MLT (assigned consecutively).
PortType	The port type: Access trunk UntagPvidOnly TagPvidOnly
Name	The name given to the MLT.
PortMembers	The ports that are assigned to the MLT.
VlanIds	Specifies the VLAN identifier.
Loadbalance(Mode)	Sets the MLT load balancing mode as either basic (MAC-based load balancing) or advanced (IP-based load balancing).
Enable	Specifies whether the Multi-Link trunk is active.
MltType	Editable field that specifies the type of MLT: normalMLT istMLT splitMLT
RunningType	Read-only field the displays the current MLT operational type: normalMLT istMLT splitMLT
SmltId	The assigned SMLT ID. Both ends of the SMLT must have the same SMLT ID. The SmltId field is used when the MltType is splitMLT. The SmltId value should be 0 if the MltType is not splitMLT.