Associating A Fabric Extender To A Port Channel - Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Configuration Manual

Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel

Step 5
This example shows how to associate the Fabric Extender to an Ethernet interface on the parent device:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/40
switch(config-if)# switchport mode fex-fabric
switch(config-if)# fex associate 101
switch(config)#
This example shows how to display the association of the Fabric Extender and the parent device:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 fex-intf
Fabric
Interface
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Eth1/40
Associating a Fabric Extender to a Port Channel
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have enabled the Fabric Extender feature.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
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Command or Action
show interface ethernet port/slot fex-intf
Example:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40
fex-intf
switch#
FEX
Interfaces
Eth101/1/48 Eth101/1/47
Eth101/1/44 Eth101/1/43
Eth101/1/40 Eth101/1/39
Eth101/1/36 Eth101/1/35
Eth101/1/32 Eth101/1/31
Eth101/1/28 Eth101/1/27
Eth101/1/24 Eth101/1/23
Eth101/1/20 Eth101/1/19
Eth101/1/16 Eth101/1/15
Eth101/1/12 Eth101/1/11
Eth101/1/8 Eth101/1/7
Eth101/1/4 Eth101/1/3
Command or Action
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
interface port-channel channel
Example:
switch(config)# interface port-channel 4
switch(config-if)#
Configuring the Fabric Extender
Purpose
(Optional)
Displays the association of a Fabric Extender to
an Ethernet interface.
Eth101/1/46 Eth101/1/45
Eth101/1/42 Eth101/1/41
Eth101/1/38 Eth101/1/37
Eth101/1/34 Eth101/1/33
Eth101/1/30 Eth101/1/29
Eth101/1/26 Eth101/1/25
Eth101/1/22 Eth101/1/21
Eth101/1/18 Eth101/1/17
Eth101/1/14 Eth101/1/13
Eth101/1/10 Eth101/1/9
Eth101/1/6 Eth101/1/5
Eth101/1/2 Eth101/1/1
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Specifies a port channel to configure.