We have been running HP Comware in our environment for almost four years now. I just want to share notes on the interconnection of Cisco IOS network devices and HP Comware network devices which both have link aggregation. In Cisco terminology, these are EtherChannel called while in HP Comware these are called Bridge Aggregation.
In connecting two devices with link aggregates, they need to support the same protocol. The IEEE standard is LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol). There are already a number of articles in configuring link aggregation for Cisco and HP Comware. I will only share the key points in this article.
HP Comware Bridge Aggregation supports LACP. To enable LACP, execute these commands on the Bridge-Aggregate interface with mode dynamic.
In connecting two devices with link aggregates, they need to support the same protocol. The IEEE standard is LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol). There are already a number of articles in configuring link aggregation for Cisco and HP Comware. I will only share the key points in this article.
HP Comware Bridge Aggregation supports LACP. To enable LACP, execute these commands on the Bridge-Aggregate interface with mode dynamic.
interface Bridge-Aggregation <X>
link-aggregation mode dynamic
Cisco EtherChannel support LACP and its proprietary PAgP. To enable LACP, execute these commands to each EtherChannel member interface with mode active.
interface GigabitEthernet <X/X/X>
channel-group <etherchannel_group> mode active
For more detailed discussion on configuring HP Comware Bridge Aggregatation, refer to this link. With Cisco EtherChannel, these are not difficult to find.