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2456590654 IP Packets, 0 Vlans, 0 MPLS
0 throttles, 0 discarded
Rate info (interval 5 minutes):
Input 00.01Mbits/sec, 2 packets/sec
Output 81.60Mbits/sec, 133658 packets/sec
Time since last interface status change: 04:31:57
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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 ooding 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 conguration 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. In the following example, interface TenGigabitEthernet 1/6 is part of port channel 5, which is in Layer 2 mode, and
an error message appeared when an IP address was congured.
Dell(conf-if-portch)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 5
no ip address
switchport
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 1/6
Dell(conf-if-portch)#int Te 1/6
Dell(conf-if)#ip address 10.56.4.4 /24
% Error: Port is part of a LAG Te 1/6.
Dell(conf-if)#
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel
An interface can be a member of only one port channel. If the interface is a member of a port channel, remove it from the rst port
channel and then add it to the second port channel.
Each time you add or remove a channel member from a port channel, Dell Networking OS recalculates the hash algorithm for the
port channel.
To reassign an interface to a new port channel, use the following commands.
1. Remove the interface from the rst 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 the TenGigabitEthernet 1/8 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 TenGigabitEthernet 1/8
no shutdown
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#no chann tengi 1/8
Dell(conf-if-po-4)#int port 3
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