lacp admin-key

To configure the LACP actor admin key and LACP Mode for a port, use the command lacp admin-key in Interface Configuration Mode.

lacp admin-key

lacp admin-key { <admin-key(1-65535)> } { [mode } { {active } { | passive}] }

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
<admin-key(1-65535)> Integer Enter a value to configure the LACP actor admin key that is used while port participates in dynamic aggregation selection. The port is made as part of best aggregation selected based on system ID and admin key.This value ranges from 1 to 65535.
mode   Enter to configure the LACP Mode for the port.
active   Enter to configure starting of LACP negotiation unconditionally. This is the default mode.
passive   Enter to configure starting of LACP negotiation only when LACP packet is received from a peer.

Mode

Interface Configuration Mode

Prerequisites

This command executes successfully, only if
  • the LA functionality is started and enabled in the switch.
  • The admin key can be configured only for ports that select aggregator dynamically (the port is configured as default interface for a port channel)

Examples

iS5Comm(config)# interface gi 0/9

iS5Comm (config-if)# lacp admin-key 1 mode active