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Chapter 28 Configuring EtherChannels
Configuring EtherChannels
Figure 28-3
Load Distribution and Forwarding Methods
Configuring EtherChannels
•
Default EtherChannel Configuration, page 28-9
•
EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, page 28-9
•
Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 28-10
(required)
•
Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 28-12
(required)
•
Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 28-15
(optional)
•
Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority, page 28-16
(optional)
•
Configuring LACP Hot-Standby Ports, page 28-17
(optional)
•
EtherChannels and Ethernet Flow Points (EFPs), page 28-19
(optional)
Note
Make sure that the ports are correctly configured. For more information, see the
“EtherChannel
Configuration Guidelines” section on page 28-9
.
Note
After you configure an EtherChannel, configuration changes applied to the port-channel interface apply
to all the physical ports assigned to the port-channel interface, and configuration changes applied to the
physical port affect only the port to which you apply the configuration.
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Cisco router
with destination-based
forwarding enabled
EtherChannel
Switch with
source-based
forwarding enabled