Lacp-Enabled And Static Etherchannels Differences; Configuring Etherchannels; Creating An Etherchannel; Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Nx-Os Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.0(3)U1(1 - Cisco Nexus 3000 series Configuration Manual

Configuring EtherChannels

LACP-Enabled and Static EtherChannels Differences

The following table provides a brief summary of major differences between EtherChannels with LACP enabled
and static EtherChannels.
Table 6: EtherChannels with LACP Enabled and Static EtherChannels
Configurations
Protocol applied
Channel mode of links
Maximum number of links in
channel
Configuring EtherChannels

Creating an EtherChannel

You can create an EtherChannel before creating a channel group. Cisco NX-OS automatically creates the
associated channel group.
If you want LACP-based EtherChannels, you need to enable LACP.
Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# interface port-channel channel-number
3. switch(config)# no interface port-channel channel-number
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# interface port-channel
channel-number

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EtherChannels with LACP Enabled
Enable globally.
Can be either:
• Active
• Passive
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Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Specifies the port-channel interface to configure, and enters the
interface configuration mode. The range is from 1 to 4096. Cisco
Configuring EtherChannels
Static EtherChannels
Not applicable.
Can only be On.
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