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group
c e s
Group two LAGs in a supergroup (“fate-sharing group” or “failover group”).
Syntax
group group_number port-channel number port-channel number
To remove an existing LAG supergroup, use the no group group_number command.
Parameters
Defaults
No default values or behavior
Command Modes
PORT-CHANNEL FAILOVER-GROUP (conf-po-failover-grp)
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interface port-channel
c e s
Create a Port Channel interface, which is a link aggregation group containing up to 16 physical
interfaces on E-Series, eight physical interfaces on C-Series and S-Series.
Syntax
interface port-channel channel-number
To delete a Port Channel, use the no interface port-channel channel-number command.
Parameters
description Assign a descriptive text string to the interface.
interface port-channel Create a Port Channel interface.
shutdown Disable/Enable the port channel.
group_number
Enter an integer from 1 to 32 that will uniquely identify this LAG
fate-sharing group.
port-channel number Enter the keyword port-channel followed by an existing LAG number.
Enter this keyword/variable combination twice, identifying the two LAGs to
be paired.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced for C-Series, E-Series, and S-Series
Force10(conf)#port-channel failover-group
Force10(conf-po-failover-grp)#group 1 port-channel 1 port-channel 2
Force10(conf-po-failover-grp)#
port-channel failover-group Access the PORT-CHANNEL FAILOVER-GROUP mode to configure a
LAG failover group.
show interfaces port-channel Display information on configured Port Channel groups.
channel-number For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword port-channel followed by a
number:
C-Series and S-Series Range: 1-128
E-Series Range: 1 to 32 for EtherScale, 1 to 255 for TeraScale and 1 to 512 for
ExaScale.