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interface port-channel
interface port-channel
To access or create the port-channel logical interface, use the
interface port-channel
command in
global configuration mode. To remove the port-channel, use the
no
form of this command.
interface port-channel
port
-
channel-number
no interface port-channel
port
-
channel-number
Syntax Description
Defaults
No port-channel logical interfaces are defined.
Command Modes
Global configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines
For Layer 2 EtherChannels, you do not have to create a port-channel interface first before assigning a
physical port to a channel group. Instead, you can use the
channel-group
interface configuration
command. It automatically creates the port-channel interface when the channel group gets its first
physical port. If you create the port-channel interface first, the
channel-group-number
can be the same
as the
port
-
channel-number,
or you can use a new number. If you use a new number, the
channel-group
command dynamically creates a new port channel.
Note
EtherChannels are not supported on ports configured with Ethernet flow point (EFP) service instances.
You create Layer 3 port channels by using the
interface port-channel
command followed by the
no
switchport
interface configuration command. You should manually configure the port-channel logical
interface before putting the interface into the channel group.
Only one port channel in a channel group is allowed.
Caution
When using a port-channel interface as a routed port, do not assign Layer 3 addresses on the physical
ports that are assigned to the channel group.
Caution
Do not assign bridge groups on the physical ports in a channel group used as a Layer 3 port-channel
interface because it creates loops. You must also disable spanning tree.
If you want to use the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP), you must configure it only on the physical port
and not on the port-channel interface.
port-channel-number
Port-channel number. The range is 1 to 26.
Release
Modification
12.2(52)EY
This command was introduced.
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