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Chapter 30 Configuring EtherChannels
Configuring EtherChannels
To return the priority to its default setting, use the no pagp port-priority interface configuration
command. To return the learning method to its default setting, use the no pagp learn-method interface
configuration command.
Configuring the LACP Port Priority
You can set the priority for each port in an EtherChannel that is configured for LACP by using the
lacp port-priority privileged EXEC command. The range is from 1 to 65535. Beginning in privileged
EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the LACP port priority:
Configuring Hot Standby Ports
When enabled, LACP tries to configure the maximum number of LACP-compatible ports in a channel,
up to a maximum of 16 ports. Only eight LACP links can be active at one time. Any additional links are
put in a hot standby state. If one of the active links becomes inactive, a link that is in hot standby mode
becomes active in its place.
If more than eight links are configured for an EtherChannel group, the software determines which of the
hot standby ports to make active based on:
•
LACP port-priority
•
Port ID
Step 6
show running-config
or
show pagp channel-group-number internal
Verify your entries.
Step 7
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.
Command
Purpose
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
interface interface-id
Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface for
transmission.
Step 3
lacp port-priority priority-value
Select the LACP port priority value.
For priority-value, the range is 1 to 65535. By default, the priority value
is 32768. The lower the range, the more likely that the interface will be
used for LACP transmission.
Step 4
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 5
show running-config
or
show lacp channel-group-number
internal
Verify your entries.
Step 6
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.