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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
OL-16597-01
Chapter 1 Configuring Port Channels
Configuring Port Channels
To create a port channel, perform this task:
This example shows how to create a port channel:
switch#
configure terminal
switch (config)#
interface port-channel 1
To remove the port channel and delete the associated channel group, perform this task:
Adding a Port to a Port Channel
You can add a port to a new channel group or to a channel group that already contains ports. Cisco
NX-OS creates the port channel associated with this channel group if the port channel does not already
exist.
Enable LACP if you want LACP-based port channels (see the
“Enabling LACP” section on page 1-10
).
To configure a port channel, perform this task:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface
port-channel
channel-number
Specifies the port-channel interface to configure, and
enters the interface configuration mode. The range is
from 1 to 4096. Cisco NX-OS automatically creates the
channel group if it does not already exist.
Note
Enter an unused channel number to create a new
port-channel (for Ethernet ports). To view the
range of used and unused channel numbers use
the
show port-channel usage
command.
Command
Purpose
switch(config)#
no interface
port-channel
channel-number
Removes the port channel and deletes the associated
channel group. See the
for details on how the interface
configuration changes when you delete the port channel.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
interface
type
slot
/
port
Specifies the interface that you want to add to a channel
group and enters the interface configuration mode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)#
switchport mode
trunk
(Optional) Configures the interface as a trunk port.
Step 4
switch(config-if)#
switchport trunk
{
allowed vlan
vlan-id
|
native vlan
vlan-id
}
(Optional) Configures necessary parameters for a trunk
port.
Step 5
switch(config-if)#
channel-group
channel-number
Configures the port in a channel group and sets the mode.
The channel-number range is from 1 to 4096. Cisco
NX-OS creates the port channel associated with this
channel group if the port channel does not already exist
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