Configuration Tasks For Port Channel Interfaces; Creating A Port Channel; Adding A Physical Interface To A Port Channel - Dell S6000–ON Configuration Manual

configuration becomes the common speed of the port channel. If the other interfaces configured in that
port channel are configured with a different speed, Dell Networking OS disables them.

Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces

To configure a port channel (LAG), use the commands similar to those found in physical interfaces. By
default, no port channels are configured in the startup configuration.
These are the mandatory and optional configuration tasks:
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Creating a Port Channel

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Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel

• Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
• Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
• Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN
• Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel
• Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel
• Load Balancing Through Port Channels
Creating a Port Channel
You can create up to 128 port channels with up to 16 port members per group on the platform.
To configure a port channel, use the following commands.
1. Create a port channel.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface port-channel id-number
2. Ensure that the port channel is active.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
no shutdown
After you enable the port channel, you can place it in Layer 2 or Layer 3 mode. To place the port channel
in Layer 2 mode or configure an IP address to place the port channel in Layer 3 mode, use the
switchport command.
You can configure a port channel as you would a physical interface by enabling or configuring protocols
or assigning access control lists.
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel
The physical interfaces in a port channel can be on any line card in the chassis, but must be the same
physical type.
NOTE: Port channels can contain a mix of Ethernet interfaces, but Dell Networking OS disables the
interfaces that are not the same speed of the first channel member in the port channel (refer to
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port
You can add any physical interface to a port channel if the interface configuration is minimal. You can
configure only the following commands on an interface if it is a member of a port channel:
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