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Catalyst 6000 Family Software Configuration Guide—Releases 6.3 and 6.4
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Chapter 6 Configuring EtherChannel
Configuring EtherChannel
Configuring EtherChannel
These sections describe how to configure EtherChannel:
•
Configuring an EtherChannel, page 6-5
•
Setting the EtherChannel Port Mode, page 6-5
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Setting the EtherChannel Port Path Cost, page 6-6
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Setting the EtherChannel VLAN Cost, page 6-6
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Configuring EtherChannel Frame Distribution, page 6-8
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Displaying EtherChannel Traffic Utilization, page 6-8
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Displaying Outgoing Ports for a Specified Address or Layer 4 Port Number, page 6-8
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Disabling an EtherChannel, page 6-9
Configuring an EtherChannel
To configure EtherChannel on a group of Ethernet ports, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to configure a seven-port EtherChannel in a new administrative group:
Console> (enable)
set port channel 2/2-8 mode desirable
Ports 2/2-8 left admin_group 1.
Ports 2/2-8 joined admin_group 2.
Console> (enable)
Setting the EtherChannel Port Mode
To set a port’s EtherChannel mode, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to set port 2/1 to
auto
mode:
Console> (enable)
set port channel 2/1 mode auto
Ports 2/1 channel mode set to auto.
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Configure the EtherChannel on the desired ports.
set port channel
mod/ports
... [
admin_group
]
set port channel
mod/port
mode
{
on
|
off
|
desirable
|
auto
} [
silent
|
non-silent
]
Task
Command
Set a port’s EtherChannel mode.
set port channel
mod/ports
... [
admin_group
]
set port channel
mod/port
mode
{
on
|
off
|
desirable
|
auto
} [
silent
|
non-silent
]
