ipaggmanip
Manage IP aggregation links
TLDR
Combine labels equal in their high-order bits
Remove labels with a count smaller than a given number of bytes and output a random sample of such labels
Replace each label's count with 1 if it is non-zero
SYNOPSIS
ipaggmanip
PARAMETERS
add
Add a new link aggregation group.
del
Delete an existing link aggregation group.
show
Show information about link aggregation groups. Can be used to display specific LAG or all LAGs.
set
Modify an existing link aggregation group.
help
Display help information.
DESCRIPTION
The ipaggmanip command in Linux is part of the iproute2 suite and provides functionalities to manage and manipulate IP addresses and link aggregation groups.
It allows administrators to create, modify, and delete link aggregation groups (LAGs), which bind multiple network interfaces together to act as a single, higher-bandwidth link.
IP addresses can be assigned to these aggregated links for increased throughput and redundancy. ipaggmanip helps to improve network performance and fault tolerance by efficiently utilizing network resources.
This utility is essential for configuring complex network setups where high availability and performance are critical. Aggregation also provides link-level redundancy in case of a link failure.
USAGE EXAMPLES
Example:
To create a link aggregation group:
ipaggmanip add agg1
To show a link aggregation group:
ipaggmanip show agg1
IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
It's important to note that link aggregation usually requires support from the network switch. Ensure the switch is configured to properly support the link aggregation mode you're using (e.g., LACP, static aggregation).
HISTORY
ipaggmanip is part of the iproute2 suite, which replaced the older net-tools package.
The iproute2 suite was developed to provide a more powerful and flexible set of tools for network configuration.
It is now the standard network configuration toolset in most Linux distributions.
The exact development timeline of ipaggmanip as a command within iproute2 is harder to specify precisely without specific version control logs, but its function has evolved as link aggregation technologies have become more prevalent.