Enabling Lacp; Configuring Port-Channel Port Modes - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

Configuring Port Channels
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Before release 4.0(1a)N1 of Cisco NX-OS, the source-dest-ip, source-dest-mac, and source-dest-port
Note
keywords were source-destination-ip, source-destination-mac, and source-destination-port
respectively.

Enabling LACP

LACP is disabled by default; you must enable LACP before you begin LACP configuration. You cannot
disable LACP while any LACP configuration is present.
LACP learns the capabilities of LAN port groups dynamically and informs the other LAN ports. Once
LACP identifies correctly matched Ethernet links, it facilitates grouping the links into a port channel.
The port channel is then added to the spanning tree as a single bridge port.
To enable LACP, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# feature lacp
Step 3
switch(config)# show system internal
clis feature
This example shows how to enable LACP:
switch# configure terminal
switch (config)# feature lacp

Configuring Port-Channel Port Modes

After you enable LACP, you can configure the channel mode for each individual link in the LACP port
channel as active or passive. This channel configuration mode allows the link to operate with LACP.
When you configure port channels with no associated protocol, all interfaces on both sides of the link
remain in the on channel mode.
To configure the LACP link mode, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# interface type
slot/port
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Chapter 1
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enables LACP on the switch.
(Optional) Displays enabled features.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies the interface to configure, and enters the
interface configuration mode.
Configuring Port Channels
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