Channel-Protocol - Cisco ME 3800X Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Cisco ME 3800X and ME 3600X Switch Cisco IOS Commands

channel-protocol

To restrict the protocol used on a port to manage channeling, use the channel-protocol command in
interface configuration mode. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
lacp
pagp
Defaults No protocol is assigned to the EtherChannel.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
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Usage Guidelines Use the channel-protocol command only to restrict a channel to LACP or PAgP. If you set the protocol
by using the channel-protocol command, the setting is not overridden by the channel-group interface
configuration command.
You must use the channel-group interface configuration command to configure the EtherChannel
parameters. The channel-group command also can set the mode for the EtherChannel.
You cannot enable both the PAgP and LACP modes on an EtherChannel group.
PAgP and LACP are not compatible; both ends of a channel must use the same protocol.
You can verify your settings by entering the show etherchannel [channel-group-number] protocol
privileged EXEC command.
Examples This example shows how to specify LACP as the protocol that manages the EtherChannel:
Switch(config-if)# channel-protocol lacp
Related Commands Command
channel-group
show etherchannel protocol
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channel-protocol {lacp | pagp}
no channel-protocol
Configures an EtherChannel with the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP).
Configures an EtherChannel with the Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP).
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Assigns an Ethernet port to an EtherChannel group.
Displays protocol information the EtherChannel.
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