Configuring Etherchannel; Configuring Layer 3 Etherchannels - Cisco 4500M Software Manual

Configuring EtherChannel

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Configuring EtherChannel
These sections describe how to configure EtherChannel:
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Ensure that the interfaces are configured correctly. (See the
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and Restrictions" section on page

Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels

To configure Layer 3 EtherChannels, create the port-channel logical interface and then put the Ethernet
interfaces into the port-channel.
These sections describe Layer 3 EtherChannel configuration:
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Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces
To move an IP address from a physical interface to an EtherChannel, you must delete the IP address from
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the physical interface before configuring it on the port-channel interface.
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After you configure an EtherChannel, any configuration that you apply to the port-channel interface
affects the EtherChannel; any configuration that you apply to the physical interfaces affects only the
interface where you apply the configuration.
You cannot configure a 802.1X port in an EtherChannel.
Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 17-6
Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 17-9
Configuring the LACP System Priority and System ID, page 17-11
Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 17-12
Removing an Interface from an EtherChannel, page 17-13
Removing an EtherChannel, page 17-14
Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces, page 17-6
Configuring Physical Interfaces as Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 17-7
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Understanding and Configuring EtherChannel
"EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
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