About San Port Channel Deletion - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Configuring SAN Port Channels
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On Mode
No protocol is exchanged.
Moves interfaces to the suspended state if its
operational values are incompatible with the SAN
port channel.
When you add or modify a port channel member
port configuration, you must explicitly disable
(shut) and enable (no shut) the port channel
member ports at either end.
Port initialization is not synchronized.
All misconfigurations are not detected as no
protocol is exchanged.
Transitions misconfigured ports to the suspended
state. You must explicitly disable (shut) and
enable (no shut) the member ports at either end.
This is the default mode.
To configure active mode, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# interface
san-port-channel channel-number
switch(config-if)#
Step 3
switch(config-if)# channel mode active
switch(config-if)# no channel mode active
The following example shows how to configure active mode:
switch(config)# interface san-port-channel 1
switch(config-if)# channel mode active

About SAN Port Channel Deletion

When you delete the SAN port channel, the corresponding channel membership is also deleted. All
interfaces in the deleted SAN port channel convert to individual physical links. After the SAN port
channel is removed, regardless of the mode (active and on) used, the ports at either end are gracefully
brought down, indicating that no frames are lost when the interface is going down (see the
Interface Administrative State" section on page
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compares On and Active modes.
Channel Group Configuration Differences
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Active Mode
A port channel protocol negotiation is performed
with the peer ports.
Moves interfaces to the isolated state if its
operational values are incompatible with the SAN
port channel.
When you add or modify a port channel interface,
the SAN port channel automatically recovers.
There is synchronized startup of all ports in a
channel across peer switches.
Consistently detect misconfigurations using a port
channel protocol.
Transitions misconfigured ports to the isolated
state to correct the misconfiguration. Once you
correct the misconfiguration, the protocol ensures
automatic recovery.
You must explicitly configure this mode.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the specified port channel using the
default On mode. The SAN port channel number is
in the range of 1 to 256.
Configures the Active mode.
Reverts to the default On mode.
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