Reference Guide

interface port-channel
Create a Port Channel interface, which is a link aggregation group (LAG) containing sixteen physical
interfaces on the switch.
C9000 Series
Syntax
interface port-channel channel-number
To delete a Port Channel, use the no interface port-channel channel-
number command.
Parameters
channel-number For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-
channel then a number. The range is from 1 to 128.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
see the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on Z9000.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series.
6.2.1.0 Introduced on E-Series.
Usage Information
Port Channel interfaces are logical interfaces and can be either in Layer 2 mode (by
using the switchport command) or Layer 3 mode (by configuring an IP address)
with an exception that when the PE ports are configured as a member of Port
Channel you can configure that Port Channel in Layer 2 mode (using the
switchport command) and add it to a VLAN.
The shutdown, description, and name commands are the only commands that
you can configure on an interface while it is a member of a Port Channel. To add a
physical interface to a Port Channel, the interface can only have the
shutdown,
Interfaces
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