Virtual & aggregate interfaces¶

Not every interface is a physical port. Danbyte lets you model logical interfaces and the three ways real and logical ports relate to each other — sub-interfaces, link aggregation (LAG), and bridges.

Virtual interfaces¶

Tick Virtual on the interface form to mark a port as logical — it has no physical connector. Use this for loopbacks, tunnels, VLAN interfaces, and the aggregate interfaces below. Virtual interfaces are tagged with a small virtual badge in the list.

Sub-interfaces (nesting)¶

A sub-interface sits underneath a parent interface — think ae1.100 under ae1, or Gi0/1.10 under Gi0/1.

To create one, set the Parent interface field on the child. In the device's Interfaces tab, children are indented under their parent so the hierarchy is obvious at a glance.

Rules:

• The parent must be on the same device.
• An interface can't be its own parent, and you can't create loops.

Link aggregation (LAG)¶

A LAG (also called a port-channel, bundle, or aggregate — e.g. ae1, Po1, bond0) groups several physical ports into one logical link.

To model it:

1. Create the aggregate interface (e.g. ae1) and tick Virtual.
2. On each physical member port, set its LAG / aggregate field to ae1.

In the interface list, members show · LAG ae1 next to their name, and the aggregate's detail page shows how many members it has.

Bridges¶

A bridge groups interfaces into a single layer-2 domain. Set the Bridge field on each member to point at the bridge interface. Like LAG and parent, the bridge must be on the same device.

Quick reference¶

All three relationships are limited to interfaces on the same device, and none can point an interface at itself.