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Example of the show interfaces port-channel brief Command
Dell#sh int port-channel brief
Codes: L - LACP Port-channel
O - OpenFlow Controller Port-channel
LAG Mode Status Uptime Ports
L 1 L2 up 00:00:19 Te 0/7 (Up)
Te 0/8 (Up)
L 128 L2 up 00:00:36 Te 0/9 (Up)
Te 0/10 (Up)
Te 0/11 (Up)
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The following example shows the port channels mode (L2 for Layer 2 and L3 for Layer 3 and L2L3 for a Layer 2-port channel
assigned to a routed VLAN), the status, and the number of interfaces belonging to the port channel.
Example of the show interface port-channel Command
Dell#show interface port-channel 1
Port-channel 1 is down, line protocol is down
Hardware address is 00:1e:c9:de:04:9c, Current address is 00:1e:c9:de:04:9c
Interface index is 1107492865
Minimum number of links to bring Port-channel up is 1
Internet address is not set
Mode of IPv4 Address Assignment : NONE
DHCP Client-ID :001ec9de049c
MTU 1554 bytes, IP MTU 1500 bytes
LineSpeed auto
Members in this channel:
ARP type: ARPA, ARP Timeout 04:00:00
Last clearing of "show interface" counters 02:57:05
Queueing strategy: fifo
Input Statistics:
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
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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 flooding 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 configuration 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 Configure 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
Link Aggregation
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