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Configuring EtherChannels and Layer 2 Trunk
Failover
This chapter describes how to configure EtherChannels on Layer 2 and Layer 3 ports on the switch.
EtherChannel provides fault-tolerant high-speed links between switches, routers, and servers. You can
use it to increase the bandwidth between the wiring closets and the data center, and you can deploy it
anywhere in the network where bottlenecks are likely to occur. EtherChannel provides automatic
recovery for the loss of a link by redistributing the load across the remaining links. If a link fails,
EtherChannel redirects traffic from the failed link to the remaining links in the channel without
intervention.
Note
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
reference for this release.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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Understanding EtherChannels, page 33-1
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Configuring EtherChannels, page 33-8
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Displaying EtherChannel, PAgP, and LACP Status, page 33-20
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Understanding Layer 2 Trunk Failover, page 33-20
Understanding EtherChannels
These sections describe how EtherChannels work:
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EtherChannel Overview, page 33-2
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Port-Channel Interfaces, page 33-3
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Port Aggregation Protocol, page 33-4
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Link Aggregation Control Protocol, page 33-5
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EtherChannel On Mode, page 33-6
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Load Balancing and Forwarding Methods, page 33-6