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Chapter 33 Configuring EtherChannels and Layer 2 Trunk Failover
Configuring EtherChannels
Figure 33-3
Load Distribution and Forwarding Methods
Configuring EtherChannels
These sections contain this configuration information:
•
Default EtherChannel Configuration, page 33-9
•
EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, page 33-9
•
Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 33-10
(required)
•
Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 33-12
(required)
•
Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 33-15
(optional)
•
Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority, page 33-16
(optional)
•
Configuring LACP Hot-Standby Ports, page 33-17
(optional)
Note
Make sure that the ports are correctly configured. For more information, see the
“EtherChannel
Configuration Guidelines” section on page 33-9
.
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 where you apply the configuration.
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Cisco router
with destination-based
forwarding enabled
EtherChannel
Blade Switch with
source-based
forwarding enabled
Blade
Server 1
Blade
Server 16
Client
Client