Administrator Guide

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 an interface from port channel 4 to port channel 3.
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 4
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 1/8
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#no chann tengi 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#int port 3
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#channel tengi 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#sho conf
!
interface Port-channel 3
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 1/8
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#
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.
Example of Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
Dell#config t
Dell(conf)#int po 1
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#minimum-links 5
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN
As with other interfaces, you can add Layer 2 port channel interfaces to VLANs. To add a port channel to a VLAN, place the port channel in
Layer 2 mode (by using the
switchport command).
To add or remove a VLAN port channel and to view VLAN port channel members, use the following commands.
• Add the port channel to the VLAN as a tagged interface.
INTERFACE VLAN mode
tagged port-channel id number
An interface with tagging enabled can belong to multiple VLANs.
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Interfaces