Licensing Requirements For Port Channeling; Prerequisites For Port Channeling; Guidelines And Limitations - Cisco 7206 - VXR Router Configuration Manual

Licensing Requirements for Port Channeling

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Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.1, the port channel goes down if the operational ports fall below
the configured minlink number.
See the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Guide, Release 5.x, for
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complete information on high-availability features.
Licensing Requirements for Port Channeling
The following table shows the licensing requirements for this feature:
Product License Requirement
Cisco NX-OS Port channeling requires no license. Any feature not included in a license package is bundled with the Cisco
NX-OS system images and is provided at no extra charge to you. For a complete explanation of the NX-OS
licensing scheme, see the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Guide.
However, using VDCs requires an Advanced Services license.

Prerequisites for Port Channeling

Port channeling has the following prerequisites:
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Guidelines and Limitations

Port channeling has the following configuration guidelines and limitations:
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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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You must be logged onto the device.
If necessary, install the Advanced Services license and enter the desired VDC.
All ports in the channel group must be in the same VDC.
All ports for a single port channel must be either Layer 2 or Layer 3 ports.
All ports for a single port channel must meet the compatibility requirements. See the
Requirements" section on page 6-5
You must configure load balancing from the default VDC.
You must enable LACP before you can use that feature.
You can configure multiple port channels on a device.
Do not put shared and dedicated ports into the same port channel. (See
Basic Interface Parameters,"
For Layer 2 port channels, ports with different STP port path costs can form a port channel if they
are compatibly configured with each other. See
for more information on the compatibility requirements.
for more information on the compatibility requirements.
for information on shared and dedicated ports.)
"Compatibility Requirements" section on page 6-5
Chapter 6 Configuring Port Channels
"Compatibility
Chapter 2, "Configuring
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