Configuring Portchannels; Configuring Portchannels Using The Wizard Creating A Portchannel; Configuring The Portchannel Mode; Deleting Portchannels - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring PortChannels

Configuring PortChannels

Configuring PortChannels Using the Wizard Creating a PortChannel

To create a PortChannel, perform these steps:
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface port-channel 1
Configures the specified PortChannel (1) using the default ON mode.

Configuring the PortChannel Mode

By default, the CLI and the Device Manager create the PortChannel in ON mode in the NPIV core switches
and ACTIVE mode on the NPV switches. DCNM-SAN creates all PortChannels in ACTIVE mode. We
recommend that you create PortChannels in ACTIVE mode.
Note
An F PortChannel is supported only on ACTIVE mode.
To configure ACTIVE mode, perform these steps:
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface port-channel 1
Configures the specified PortChannel (1) using the default ON mode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# channel mode active
Configures the ACTIVE mode.
switch(config-if)# no channel mode active
(Optional) Reverts to the default ON mode.

Deleting PortChannels

To delete a PortChannel, perform these steps:
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