Service Manual

Version Description
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on S4810.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on Z9000.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series.
pre-Version 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 conguring an IP address). You can add a Port Channel in Layer 2 mode to a
VLAN.
The shutdown, description, and name commands are the only commands that you can congure 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, description, and name commands congured. The Port
Channel’s conguration is applied to the interfaces within the Port Channel.
A Port Channel can contain both 100/1000 interfaces and GE interfaces. Based on the rst interface
congured in the Port Channel and enabled, Dell Networking OS determines if the Port Channel uses 100
Mb/s or 1000 Mb/s as the common speed. For more information, refer to channel-member.
If the line card is in a Jumbo mode chassis, you can also congure the mtu and ip mtu commands. The
Link MTU and IP MTU values congured on the channel members must be greater than the Link MTU and
IP MTU values congured on the Port Channel interface.
NOTE: In a Jumbo-enabled system, all members of a Port Channel must be congured with the
same link MTU values and the same IP MTU values.
Example
Dell(conf)#int port-channel 2
Dell(conf-if-po-2)#
Related Commands
channel-member — adds a physical interface to the LAG.
interface — congures a physical interface.
interface loopback — congures a Loopback interface.
interface null — congures a null interface.
interface vlan — congures a VLAN.
shutdown — disables/enables the port channel.
minimum-links
Congure the minimum number of links in a LAG (Port Channel) that must be in “oper up” status for the LAG to be also in “oper up”
status.
Syntax
minimum-links number
662
Interfaces