Administrator Guide

channel is a Tengigabit Ethernet interface, all interfaces at 10000 Mbps are kept up, and all other interfaces that are not set to
10G speed or auto negotiate are disabled.
Dell EMC Networking OS brings up the interfaces that are set to auto negotiate so that their speed is identical to the speed of
the first channel member in the port channel.
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces
To configure a port channel (LAG), use the commands similar to those found in physical interfaces. By default, no port channels
are configured in the startup configuration.
These are the mandatory and optional configuration tasks:
● Creating a Port Channel (mandatory)
● Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel (mandatory)
● Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel (optional)
● Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel (optional)
● Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN (optional)
● Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel (optional)
● Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel (optional)
● Load Balancing Through Port Channels (optional)
Creating a Port Channel
You can create up to 128 port channels with up to 16 port members per group on the platform.
To configure a port channel, use the following commands.
1. Create a port channel.
CONFIGURATION mode
interface port-channel id-number
2. Ensure that the port channel is active.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
no shutdown
After you enable the port channel, you can place it in Layer 2 or Layer 3 mode. To place the port channel in Layer 2 mode or
configure an IP address to place the port channel in Layer 3 mode, use the switchport command.
You can configure a port channel as you would a physical interface by enabling or configuring protocols or assigning access
control lists.
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel
The physical interfaces in a port channel can be on any line card in the chassis, but must be the same physical type.
NOTE:
Port channels can contain a mix of Ethernet interfaces, but Dell EMC Networking OS disables the interfaces that
are not the same speed of the first channel member in the port channel (refer to 10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port
Channels).
You can add any physical interface to a port channel if the interface configuration is minimal. You can configure only the
following commands on an interface if it is a member of a port channel:
● description
● shutdown/no shutdown
● mtu
NOTE:
A logical port channel interface cannot have flow control. Flow control can only be present on the physical
interfaces if they are part of a port channel.
NOTE: The system supports jumbo frames by default (the default maximum transmission unit (MTU) is 1554 bytes). To
configure the MTU, use the mtu command from INTERFACE mode.
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