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Chapter 28 Configuring EtherChannels and Layer 2 Trunk Failover

Configuring EtherChannels

Figure 28-3 Load Distribution and Forwarding Methods

Configuring EtherChannels

These sections contain this configuration information:

• Default EtherChannel Configuration, page 28-9

• EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, page 28-9

• Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 28-10 (required)

• Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 28-12 (optional)

• Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority, page 28-13 (optional)

• Configuring LACP Hot-Standby Ports, page 28-14 (optional)

Note Make sure that the ports are correctly configured. For more information, see the “EtherChannel

Configuration Guidelines” section on page 28-9.

Note After you configure an EtherChannel, configuration changes applied to the port-channel interface apply

to all the physical ports assigned to the port-channel interface, and configuration changes applied to the

physical port affect only the port where you apply the configuration.

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