Cisco Nexus 1000V Configuration Manual page 85

Configuring Port Channels
• Enable the LACP feature support before you configure LACP. This procedure has a step for enabling
the LACP feature.
• When you configure port channels with no associated aggregation protocol, know that all interfaces on
both sides of the link remain in the on channel mode.
• Know that the LACP mode for individual links in an LACP port channel indicates that the link is allowed
to operate with LACP.
• Define a native VLAN for the trunk port. Although it may not be used for data, the native VLAN is used
for LACP negotiation. If you want traffic forwarded on the native VLAN of the trunk port, the native
VLAN must be in the allowed VLAN list and system VLAN list.
Procedure
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Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# feature lacp
switch(config-if)#
port-profile [type {ethernet
| vethernet}] name
switch(config-port-prof)#
vmware port-group
[pg_name]
switch(config-port-prof)#
switchport mode {access |
private-vlan {host |
promiscuous} | trunk}
Cisco Nexus 1000V for VMware vSphere Interface Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enables LACP support for port channels.
Enters port profile configuration mode for the named port profile.
• name—Specifies the port profile name, which can be up to
80 characters and must be unique for each port profile on the
.
• type—(Optional) Specifies the port profile as an Ethernet or
vEthernet type. Once configured, this setting cannot be
changed. The default is the vEthernet type.
For configuring port channels, specify the port profile as an Ethernet
type.
Defining a port profile as an Ethernet type allows the port profile
to be used for physical (Ethernet) ports. In the vCenter Server, the
corresponding port group can be selected and assigned to physical
ports (PNICs).
Note If a port profile is configured as an Ethernet type, it cannot
be used to configure VMware virtual ports.
Designates the port profile as a VMware port group.
The port profile is mapped to a VMware port group of the same
name unless you specify a name here. When you connect the VSM
to vCenter Server, the port group is distributed to the virtual switch
on the vCenter Server.
Designates how the interfaces are to be used. Allowable port modes:
• access
• private-vlan
◦ host
◦ promiscuous
Configuring an LACP Port Channel
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