Users Guide

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
Parameters
number Enter the number of links in a LAG that must be in “oper up” status. The range is
from 1 to 16. The default is 1.
Defaults 1
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Interfaces
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