Forcing An Interface Addition - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring SAN Port Channel
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# interface type slot/port
Step 3 switch(config-if)# channel-group
channel-number

Forcing an Interface Addition

You can force the port configuration to be overwritten by the SAN port channel. In this case, the interface is
added to a SAN port channel.
• If you use the default On mode to avoid inconsistent states across switches and to maintain consistency
• If you use the Active mode, then the port channel ports automatically recover from the addition.
When SAN port channels are created from within an interface, the force option cannot be used.
Note
After the members are forcefully added, regardless of the mode (Active and On) used, the ports at either end
are gracefully brought down, indicating that no frames are lost when the interface is going down.
To force the addition of a port to a SAN port channel, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# interface type slot/port
3. switch(config-if)# channel-group channel-number force
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configuration terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# interface type slot/port
Step 3 switch(config-if)# channel-group channel-number
force
OL-xxxxx-xx
across switches, then the ports shut down. You must explicitly enable those ports again.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enters configuration mode for the specified interface.
Adds the Fibre Channel interface to the specified channel group.
If the channel group does not exist, it is created. The port is
shut down.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Enters configuration mode for the specified interface.
Forces the addition of the interface into the specified
channel group. The E port is shut down.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide
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