EtherChannel Commando’s

2010
01.17

Layer 2: PAgP:

Switch(config)#int gig 0/1
Switch(config-if)#switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode desirable
Switch(config-if)#exit
Switch(config)#int gig 0/2
Switch(config-if)#switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode desirable
Switch(config-if)#int port-channel 1
Switch(config-if)#switchport mode trunk

Switch(config)#show etherchannel summary

Layer 3: PAgP:

Switch(config)#int gig 0/1
Switch(config-if)#no switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode desirable
Switch(config-if)#exit
Switch(config)#int gig 0/2
Switch(config-if)#no switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode desirable
Switch(config-if)#int port-channel 1
Switch(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

Switch(config)#show etherchannel summary

Layer 3: LACP:

Switch(config)#int gig 0/1
Switch(config-if)#no switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-protocol lacp
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode activee
Switch(config-if)#exit
Switch(config)#int gig 0/2
Switch(config-if)#no switchport
Switch(config-if)#channel-protocol lacp
Switch(config-if)#channel-group 1 mode active
Switch(config-if)#int port-channel 1
Switch(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0

Switch(config)#show etherchannel summary

Quick Reference:

(Config)# port-channel load-balance <type>

Config ports:

(config)# interface port-channel <number>
(config-if)# no switchport
(config-if)# ip address <address> <mask>

Assign ports:

(config)# interface fa0/0-1
(config-if)# channel-group <number> mode <auto/desirable/on>

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