Configuration Tasks For Port Channel Interfaces; Creating A Port Channel; Adding A Physical Interface To A Port Channel - Dell Z9500 Configuration Manual

the first channel member sets. That first interface may be either the interface that is physically brought up first or was physically
operating when interfaces were added to the port channel. For example, if the first operational interface in the port channel is a
Tengigabit Ethernet interface, all interfaces at 10000 Mbps are kept up, and all other interfaces that are not set to 10G speed or
auto negotiate are disabled.
Dell Networking OS brings up the interfaces that are set to auto negotiate so that their speed is identical to the speed of the
first channel member in the port channel.

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 512 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
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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10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels).
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