Users Guide

To reassign an interface to a new port channel, use the following commands.
1 Remove the interface from the first 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
3 Add the interface to the second port channel.
INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL mode
channel-member interface
Example of Moving an Interface to a New Port Channel
The following example shows moving an interface from port channel 4 to port channel 3.
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 4
no ip address
channel-member GigabitEthernet 1/8
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#no chann gi 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#int port 3
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#channel gi 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#sho conf
!
interface Port-channel 3
no ip address
channel-member GigabitEthernet 1/8
shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-3)#
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
You can configure the minimum links in a port channel (LAG) that must be in “oper up” status to consider the port channel to be in “oper
up” status.
To set the “oper up” status of your links, use the following command.
• Enter the number of links in a LAG that must be in “oper up” status.
INTERFACE mode
minimum-links number
The default is 1.
Example of Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel
Dell#config t
Dell(conf)#int po 1
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#minimum-links 5
Dell(conf-if-po-1)#
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Interfaces