Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Reference page 17

Chapter I Commands
interface port-channel
.i.interface port-channel command;
To create an EtherChannel interface and enter interface configuration mode, use the interface
port-channel command. To remove an EtherChannel interface, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
channel-number
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subintf-channel-no
Command Default
None
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Interface configuration mode
Command History Release
6.0(2)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
A port can belong to only one channel group.
When you use the interface port-channel command for Layer 2 interfaces, follow these guidelines:
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You must use the no switchport command in the interface configuration mode to configure the
EtherChannel interface as a Layer 3 interface. When you configure the interface as a Layer 3 interface,
all Layer 2 specific configurations on this interface are deleted.
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interface port-channel channel-number[.subintf-channel-no]
no interface port-channel channel-number[.subintf-channel-no]
Channel number that is assigned to this EtherChannel logical interface. The
range is from 1 to 4096.
(Optional) Specifies the subinterface separator.
Note
(Optional) Port number of the EtherChannel subinterface. The range is from
1 to 4093.
Note
Modification
This command was introduced.
If you are using CDP, you must configure it only on the physical interface and not on the
EtherChannel interface.
If you do not assign a static MAC address on the EtherChannel interface, a MAC address is
automatically assigned. If you assign a static MAC address and then later remove it, the MAC
address is automatically assigned.
The MAC address of the EtherChannel is the address of the first operational port added to the
channel group. If this first-added port is removed from the channel, the MAC address comes from
the next operational port added, if there is one.
Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference
Applies to Layer 3 interfaces.
Applies to Layer 3 interfaces.
interface port-channel
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