Deployment Guide

0 packets, 0 bytes
0 64-byte pkts, 0 over 64-byte pkts, 0 over 127-byte pkts
0 over 255-byte pkts, 0 over 511-byte pkts, 0 over 1023-byte pkts
0 Multicasts, 0 Broadcasts
0 runts, 0 giants, 0 throttles
0 CRC, 0 overrun, 0 discarded
Output Statistics:
0 packets, 0 bytes, 0 underruns
0 64-byte pkts, 0 over 64-byte pkts, 0 over 127-byte pkts
0 over 255-byte pkts, 0 over 511-byte pkts, 0 over 1023-byte pkts
0 Multicasts, 0 Broadcasts, 0 Unicasts
0 throttles, 0 discarded, 0 collisions, 0 wreddrops
Rate info (interval 299 seconds):
Input 00.00 Mbits/sec, 0 packets/sec, 0.00% of line-rate
Output 00.00 Mbits/sec, 0 packets/sec, 0.00% of line-rate
Time since last interface status change: 02:57:05
Dell#
When more than one interface is added to a Layer 2-port channel, Dell Networking OS selects one of the active interfaces in the port
channel to be the primary port. The primary port replies to ooding and sends protocol data units (PDUs). An asterisk in the show
interfaces port-channel brief command indicates the primary port.
As soon as a physical interface is added to a port channel, the properties of the port channel determine the properties of the physical
interface. The conguration and status of the port channel are also applied to the physical interfaces within the port channel. For example,
if the port channel is in Layer 2 mode, you cannot add an IP address or a static MAC address to an interface that is part of that port
channel.
Example of Error Due to an Attempt to Congure an Interface that is Part of a Port Channel
Dell(conf)#int port-channel 128
Dell(conf-if-po-128)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 128
mtu 12000
portmode hybrid
switchport
fip-snooping port-mode fcf
no shutdown
link-bundle-monitor enable
Dell(conf-if-po-128)#
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
An interface can be a member of only one port channel. If the interface is a member of a port channel, remove it from the rst port channel
and then add it to the second port channel.
Each time you add or remove a channel member from a port channel, Dell Networking OS recalculates the hash algorithm for the port
channel.
To reassign an interface to a new port channel, use the following commands.
1 Remove the interface from the rst port channel.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
no channel-member interface
2 Change to the second port channel INTERFACE mode.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
interface port-channel id number
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