Configuring the physical interfaces – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 37 Configuring EtherChannels and Link-State Tracking

Configuring EtherChannels

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to create a port-channel interface for a Layer 3
EtherChannel. This procedure is required.

To remove the port-channel, use the no interface port-channel port-channel-number global
configuration command.

This example shows how to create the logical port channel 5 and assign 172.10.20.10 as its IP address:

Switch# configure terminal

Switch(config)# interface port-channel 5

Switch(config-if)# no switchport

Switch(config-if)# ip address 172.10.20.10 255.255.255.0

Switch(config-if)# end

Configuring the Physical Interfaces

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign an Ethernet port to a Layer 3
EtherChannel. This procedure is required.

Command

Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

interface port-channel port-channel-number

Specify the port-channel logical interface, and enter interface
configuration mode.

For port-channel-number, the range is 1 to 64.

Step 3

no switchport

Put the interface into Layer 3 mode.

Step 4

ip address ip-address mask

Assign an IP address and subnet mask to the EtherChannel.

Step 5

end

Return to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 6

show etherchannel channel-group-number detail

Verify your entries.

Step 7

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Step 8

Assign an Ethernet port to the Layer 3 EtherChannel. For
more information, see the

“Configuring the Physical

Interfaces” section on page 37-15

.

Command

Purpose

Step 1

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

Step 2

interface interface-id

Specify a physical port, and enter interface configuration mode.

Valid interfaces include physical ports.

For a PAgP EtherChannel, you can configure up to eight ports of
the same type and speed for the same group.

For a LACP EtherChannel, you can configure up to 16 Ethernet
ports of the same type. Up to eight ports can be active, and up to
eight ports can be in standby mode.

Step 3

no ip address

Ensure that there is no IP address assigned to the physical port.

Step 4

no switchport

Put the port into Layer 3 mode.

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