Command Line Reference Guide

port-channel mode
Configure the LACP port channel mode.
Syntax
port-channel number mode [active] [passive] [off]
Parameters
number Enter the keywords number then a number.
active Enter the keyword active to set the mode to the active
state.
NOTE: LACP modes are defined in Usage Information.
passive Enter the keyword passive to set the mode to the passive
state.
NOTE: LACP modes are defined in Usage Information.
off Enter the keyword off to set the mode to the off state.
NOTE: LACP modes are defined in Usage Information.
Defaults off
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator. This command is
supported in Programmable-Mux (PMUX) mode only.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
LACP Modes
Mode Function
active An interface is in an active negotiating state in this mode.
LACP runs on any link configured in the active state and also
automatically initiates negotiation with other ports by
initiating LACP packets.
passive An interface is not in an active negotiating state in this
mode. LACP runs on any link configured in the passive state.
Ports in a passive state respond to negotiation requests from
other ports that are in active states. Ports in a passive state
respond to LACP packets
off An interface cannot be part of a dynamic port channel in off
mode. LACP does not run on a port configured in off mode.
Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
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