Concept Guide

EXEC mode
DellEMC(conf)# interface tengigabitethernet 1/1
DellEMC(conf-if-te-1/1)#switchport
DellEMC(conf-if-te-1/1)# vlan tagged 2-5,100,4010
DellEMC#show interfaces switchport te 1/1
Codes: U - Untagged, T - Tagged
x - Dot1x untagged, X - Dot1x tagged
G - GVRP tagged, M - Trunk, H - VSN tagged
i - Internal untagged, I - Internal tagged, v - VLT untagged, V - VLT tagged
Name: TenGigabitEthernet 1/1
802.1QTagged: True
Vlan membership:
Q Vlans
T 2-5,100,4010
DellEMC#
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel
You can assign an IP address to a port channel and use port channels in Layer 3 routing protocols.
To assign an IP address, use the following command.
• Congure an IP address and mask on the interface.
INTERFACE mode
ip address ip-address mask [secondary]
– ip-address mask: enter an address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D). The mask must be in slash format (/24).
– secondary: the IP address is the interface’s backup IP address. You can congure up to eight secondary IP addresses.
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel
To delete or disable a port channel, use the following commands.
• Delete a port channel.
CONFIGURATION mode
no interface portchannel channel-number
• Disable a port channel.
shutdown
When you disable a port channel, all interfaces within the port channel are operationally down also.
Load Balancing Through Port Channels
Dell EMC Networking OS uses hash algorithms for distributing trac evenly over channel members in a port channel (LAG).
The hash algorithm distributes trac among Equal Cost Multi-path (ECMP) paths and LAG members. The distribution is based on a ow,
except for packet-based hashing. A ow is identied by the hash and is assigned to one link. In packet-based hashing, a single ow can be
distributed on the LAG and uses one link.
Packet based hashing is used to load balance trac across a port-channel based on the IP Identier eld within the packet. Load balancing
uses source and destination packet information to get the greatest advantage of resources by distributing trac over multiple paths when
transferring data to a destination.
Interfaces
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