Administrator Guide

interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 0/16
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#int tengig 1/6
Dell(conf-if)#ip address 10.56.4.4 /24
% Error: Te 1/6 Port is part of a LAG.
Dell(conf-if)#
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
An interface can be a member of only one port channel. If the interface is a member of a port channel, remove it from the rst port
channel and then add it to the second port channel.
To reassign an interface to a new port channel, use the following commands.
1. Remove the interface from the rst port channel.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
no channel-member interface
2. Change to the second port channel INTERFACE mode.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
interface port-channel id number
3. Add the interface to the second port channel.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
channel-member interface
Example of Moving an Interface to a New Port Channel
The following example shows moving the TenGigabitEthernet 1/8 interface from port channel 4 to port channel 3.
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 0/16
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#no chann tengig 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#int port 5
Dell(conf-if-po-5)#channel tengig 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-5)#show conf
!
interface Port-channel 5
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 1/8
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-5)#
Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
You can congure the minimum links in a port channel (LAG) that must be in “oper up” status to consider the port channel to be in
“oper up” status.
To set the “oper up” status of your links, use the following command.
• Enter the number of links in a LAG that must be in “oper up” status.
INTERFACE mode
minimum-links number
The default is 1.
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Interfaces