Uplink set connection type and mode

An Ethernet uplink set contains multiple networks on a single uplink set, which allows you to share uplinks with those networks. Ethernet is also used for FCoE networks.

A Fibre Channel uplink set contains a single network used for storage.

A tunnel uplink set contains a single Ethernet tunnel network with a dedicated set of uplink ports used to pass a group of VLANs without changing the VLAN tags.

An untagged uplink set contains a single untagged Ethernet network with a dedicated set of uplink ports used to pass untagged traffic (without VLAN tags).

The uplinks determine the active path.

Enables the uplinks to form aggregation groups using the IEEE 802.3ad LACP, and to select the highest performing uplink as the active path to external networks. Select Automatic in an active/active configuration.

The standby uplink to use in case of connectivity loss in the preferred uplink. This uplink becomes the new active network path.

Select Preferred if you want a single link to be the active link to the external networks. The other ports are standby connections. If the preferred uplink loses connectivity, a new active uplink set from the available standby uplinks is selected as the active network path. Selecting a new active uplink typically takes less than 5 seconds. If the previous preferred uplink is restored, connectivity fails back to it automatically.