Understanding and Configuring EtherChannel


This chapter describes how to use the command-line interface (CLI) to configure EtherChannel on the Catalyst 4500 series switch Layer 2 or Layer 3 interfaces. It also provides guidelines, procedures, and configuration examples.

This chapter includes the following major sections:

Overview of EtherChannel

EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions

Configuring EtherChannel


Note The commands in the following sections can be used on all Ethernet interfaces on a Catalyst 4500 series switch, including the uplink ports on the supervisor engine.



Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, look at the Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html

If the command is not found in the Catalyst 4500 Command Reference, it is located in the larger Cisco IOS library. Refer to the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html


Overview of EtherChannel

These subsections describe how EtherChannel works:

Understanding Port-Channel Interfaces

Understanding How EtherChannels Are Configured

Understanding Load Balancing

EtherChannel bundles individual Ethernet links into a single logical link that provides bandwidth up to 1600 Mbps (Fast EtherChannel full duplex) or 16 Gbps (Gigabit EtherChannel) between a Catalyst 4500 series switch and another switch or host.

A Catalyst 4500 series switch supports a maximum of 64 EtherChannels. You can form an EtherChannel with up to eight compatibly configured Ethernet interfaces across modules in a Catalyst 4500 series switch. All interfaces in each EtherChannel must be the same speed and must be configured as either Layer 2 or Layer 3 interfaces.


Note The network device to which a Catalyst 4500 series switch is connected may impose its own limits on the number of interfaces in an EtherChannel.


If a segment within an EtherChannel fails, traffic previously carried over the failed link switches to the remaining segments within the EtherChannel. Once the segment fails, an SNMP trap is sent, identifying the switch, the EtherChannel, and the failed link. Inbound broadcast and multicast packets on one segment in an EtherChannel are blocked from returning on any other segment of the EtherChannel.

Understanding Port-Channel Interfaces

Each EtherChannel has a numbered port-channel interface. A configuration applied to the port-channel interface affects all physical interfaces assigned to that interface.


Note QoS does not propagate to members. The defaults, QoS cos = 0 and QoS dscp = 0, apply on the port-channel. Input or output policies applied on individual interfaces will be ignored.


After you configure an EtherChannel, the configuration that you apply to the port-channel interface affects the EtherChannel; the configuration that you apply to the physical interfaces affects only the interface where you apply the configuration. To change the parameters of all ports in an EtherChannel, apply configuration commands to the port-channel interface (such commands can be STP commands or commands to configure a Layer 2 EtherChannel as a trunk).

Understanding How EtherChannels Are Configured

These subsections describe how EtherChannels are configured:

EtherChannel Configuration Overview

Understanding Manual EtherChannel Configuration

Understanding PAgP EtherChannel Configuration

Understanding IEEE 802.3ad LACP EtherChannel Configuration

EtherChannel Configuration Overview

You can configure EtherChannels manually or you can use the Port Aggregation Control Protocol (PAgP) or, with Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EWA and later, the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to form EtherChannels. The EtherChannel protocols allow ports with similar characteristics to form an EtherChannel through dynamic negotiation with connected network devices. PAgP is a Cisco-proprietary protocol and LACP is defined in IEEE 802.3ad.

PAgP and LACP do not interoperate with each other. Ports configured to use PAgP cannot form EtherChannels with ports configured to use LACP and vice versa.

Table 16-1 lists the user-configurable EtherChannel modes.

Table 16-1 EtherChannel Modes 

Mode
Description

on

Mode that forces the LAN port to channel unconditionally. In the on mode, a usable EtherChannel exists only when a LAN port group in the on mode is connected to another LAN port group in the on mode. Because ports configured in the on mode do not negotiate, there is no negotiation traffic between the ports.

auto

PAgP mode that places a LAN port into a passive negotiating state, in which the port responds to PAgP packets it receives but does not initiate PAgP negotiation.

desirable

PAgP mode that places a LAN port into an active negotiating state, in which the port initiates negotiations with other LAN ports by sending PAgP packets.

passive

LACP mode that places a port into a passive negotiating state, in which the port responds to LACP packets it receives but does not initiate LACP negotiation.

active

LACP mode that places a port into an active negotiating state, in which the port initiates negotiations with other ports by sending LACP packets.


Understanding Manual EtherChannel Configuration

Manually configured EtherChannel ports do not exchange EtherChannel protocol packets. A manually configured EtherChannel forms only when you enter configure all ports in the EtherChannel compatibly.

Understanding PAgP EtherChannel Configuration

PAgP supports the automatic creation of EtherChannels by exchanging PAgP packets between LAN ports. PAgP packets are exchanged only between ports in auto and desirable modes.

The protocol learns the capabilities of LAN port groups dynamically and informs the other LAN ports. Once PAgP identifies correctly matched Ethernet links, it facilitates grouping the links into an EtherChannel. The EtherChannel is then added to the spanning tree as a single bridge port.

Both the auto and desirable modes allow PAgP to negotiate between LAN ports to determine if they can form an EtherChannel, based on criteria such as port speed and trunking state. Layer 2 EtherChannels also use VLAN numbers.

LAN ports can form an EtherChannel when they are in different PAgP modes if the modes are compatible. For example:

A LAN port in desirable mode can form an EtherChannel successfully with another LAN port that is in desirable mode.

A LAN port in desirable mode can form an EtherChannel with another LAN port in auto mode.

A LAN port in auto mode cannot form an EtherChannel with another LAN port that is also in auto mode, because neither port will initiate negotiation.

Understanding IEEE 802.3ad LACP EtherChannel Configuration

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)EWA and later releases support IEEE 802.3ad LACP EtherChannels. LACP supports the automatic creation of EtherChannels by exchanging LACP packets between LAN ports. LACP packets are exchanged only between ports in passive and active modes.

The protocol learns the capabilities of LAN port groups dynamically and informs the other LAN ports. Once LACP identifies correctly matched Ethernet links, it facilitates grouping the links into an EtherChannel. The EtherChannel is then added to the spanning tree as a single bridge port.

Both the passive and active modes allow LACP to negotiate between LAN ports to determine if they can form an EtherChannel, based on criteria such as port speed and trunking state. Layer 2 EtherChannels also use VLAN numbers.

LAN ports can form an EtherChannel when they are in different LACP modes as long as the modes are compatible. For example:

A LAN port in active mode can form an EtherChannel successfully with another LAN port that is in active mode.

A LAN port in active mode can form an EtherChannel with another LAN port in passive mode.

A LAN port in passive mode cannot form an EtherChannel with another LAN port that is also in passive mode, because neither port will initiate negotiation.

LACP uses the following parameters:

LACP system priority—You may configure an LACP system priority on each switch running LACP. The system priority can be configured automatically or through the CLI. See the "Configuring the LACP System Priority and System ID" section. LACP uses the system priority with the switch MAC address to form the system ID and also during negotiation with other systems.


Note The LACP system ID is the combination of the LACP system priority value and the MAC address of the switch.


LACP port priority—You must configure an LACP port priority on each port configured to use LACP. The port priority can be configured automatically or through the CLI. See the "Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels" section. LACP uses the port priority with the port number to form the port identifier.


Note Standby and "sub-channeling" are not supported in LACP and PagP.


LACP administrative key—LACP automatically configures an administrative key value equal to the channel group identification number on each port configured to use LACP. The administrative key defines the ability of a port to aggregate with other ports. A port's ability to aggregate with other ports is determined by these factors:

Port physical characteristics, such as data rate, duplex capability, and point-to-point or shared medium

Configuration restrictions that you establish

LACP tries to configure the maximum number of compatible ports in an EtherChannel, up to the maximum allowed by the hardware (eight ports). If a port can not be actively included in a channel, it will not be included automatically if a channelled port fails.

Understanding Load Balancing

EtherChannel can balance the traffic load across the links in the channel. It does this by reducing part of the binary pattern formed from the addresses or ports in the frame to a numerical value that selects one of the links in the channel. To balance the load, EtherChannel uses MAC addresses, IP addresses, or Layer 4 port numbers, and either the message source or message destination, or both.

Use the option that provides the greatest variety in your configuration. For example, if the traffic on a channel is going only to a single MAC address, using the destination MAC address always chooses the same link in the channel; using source addresses or IP addresses might result in better load balancing.


Note Load balancing can only be configured globally. As a result, all channels (manually configured, PagP, or LACP) will use the same load balancing method.


For additional information on load balancing, see the "Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing" section.

EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions

If improperly configured, some EtherChannel interfaces are disabled automatically to avoid network loops and other problems. Follow these guidelines and restrictions to avoid configuration problems:

All Ethernet interfaces on all modules support EtherChannel (maximum of eight interfaces) with no requirement that interfaces be physically contiguous or on the same module.

Configure all interfaces in an EtherChannel to operate at the same speed and duplex mode.

Enable all interfaces in an EtherChannel. If you shut down an interface in an EtherChannel, it is treated as a link failure and its traffic is transferred to one of the remaining interfaces in the EtherChannel.

An EtherChannel will not form if one of the interfaces is a Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) destination port.

For Layer 3 EtherChannels:

Assign Layer 3 addresses to the port-channel logical interface, not to the physical interfaces in the channel.

For Layer 2 EtherChannels:

Assign all interfaces in the EtherChannel to the same VLAN, or configure them as trunks.

If you configure an EtherChannel from trunk interfaces, verify that the trunking mode is the same on all the trunks. Interfaces in an EtherChannel with different trunk modes can have unexpected results.

An EtherChannel supports the same allowed range of VLANs on all the interfaces in a trunking Layer 2 EtherChannel. If the allowed range of VLANs is not the same, the interfaces do not form an EtherChannel.

Interfaces with different Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) port path costs can form an EtherChannel as long they are otherwise compatibly configured. Setting different STP port path costs does not, by itself, make interfaces incompatible for the formation of an EtherChannel.

After you configure an EtherChannel, any configuration that you apply to the port-channel interface affects the EtherChannel; any configuration that you apply to the physical interfaces affects only the interface where you apply the configuration.

Storm Control is an exception to this rule. For example, you cannot configure Storm Control on some of the members of an EtherChannel; Storm Control must be configured on all or none of the ports. If you configure Storm Control on only some of the ports, those ports will be dropped from the EtherChannel interface (put in suspended state). Therefore, you should configure Storm Control at the EtherChannel Interface level, and not at the physical interface level.

After you configure an EtherChannel, any configuration that you apply to the port-channel interface affects the EtherChannel; any configuration that you apply to the physical interfaces affects only the interface where you apply the configuration.

You cannot configure a 802.1X port in an EtherChannel.

Configuring EtherChannel

These sections describe how to configure EtherChannel:

Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels

Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels

Configuring the LACP System Priority and System ID

Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing

Removing an Interface from an EtherChannel

Removing an EtherChannel


Note Ensure that the interfaces are configured correctly. (See the "EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions" section.)


Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels

To configure Layer 3 EtherChannels, create the port-channel logical interface and then put the Ethernet interfaces into the port-channel.

These sections describe Layer 3 EtherChannel configuration:

Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces

Configuring Physical Interfaces as Layer 3 EtherChannels

Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces


Note To move an IP address from a physical interface to an EtherChannel, you must delete the IP address from the physical interface before configuring it on the port-channel interface.


To create a port-channel interface for a Layer 3 EtherChannel, perform this task:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# interface port-channel 
port_channel_number 

Creates the port-channel interface. The value for port_channel_number can range from 1 to 64

Step 2 

Switch(config-if)# ip address ip_address mask 

Assigns an IP address and subnet mask to the EtherChannel.

Step 3 

Switch(config-if)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 4 

Switch# show running-config interface 
port-channel port_channel_number 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to create port-channel interface 1:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# interface port-channel 1 
Switch(config-if)# ip address 172.32.52.10 255.255.255.0 
Switch(config-if)# end 

This example shows how to verify the configuration of port-channel interface 1:

Switch# show running-config interface port-channel 1 
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface Port-channel1
 ip address 172.32.52.10 255.255.255.0
 no ip directed-broadcast
end

Switch#

Configuring Physical Interfaces as Layer 3 EtherChannels

To configure physical interfaces as Layer 3 EtherChannels, perform this task for each interface:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# interface {fastethernet | 
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet} slot/port 

Selects a physical interface to configure.

Step 2 

Switch(config-if)# no switchport

Makes this a Layer 3 routed port.

Step 3 

Switch(config-if)# no ip address 

Ensures that there is no IP address assigned to the physical interface.

Step 4 

Switch(config-if)# channel-group port_channel_number 
mode {active | on | auto | passive | desirable} 

Configures the interface in a port-channel and specify the PAgP or LACP mode.

If you use PAgP, select the keywords auto and desirable.

If you use LACP, select the keywords active and passive.

Step 5 

Switch(config-if)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 6 

Switch# show running-config interface port-channel 
port_channel_number 

Switch# show running-config interface {fastethernet 
| gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet} slot/port 

Switch# show interfaces {fastethernet | 
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet} slot/port 
etherchannel 

Switch# show etherchannel 1 port-channel 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to configure Fast Ethernet interfaces 5/4 and 5/5 into port-channel 1 with PAgP mode desirable:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# interface range fastethernet 5/4 - 5 (Note: Space is mandatory.)
Switch(config-if)# no switchport 
Switch(config-if)# no ip address 
Switch(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode desirable 
Switch(config-if)# end 

Note See the "Configuring a Range of Interfaces" section on page 4-4 for information about the range keyword.


The following two examples shows how to verify the configuration of Fast Ethernet interface 5/4:

Switch# show running-config interface fastethernet 5/4 
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface FastEthernet5/4
 no ip address
 no switchport
 no ip directed-broadcast
 channel-group 1 mode desirable
end

Switch# show interfaces fastethernet 5/4 etherchannel 
Port state    = EC-Enbld Up In-Bndl Usr-Config
Channel group = 1           Mode = Desirable     Gcchange = 0
Port-channel  = Po1         GC   = 0x00010001    Pseudo-port-channel = Po1
Port indx     = 0           Load = 0x55

Flags:  S - Device is sending Slow hello.  C - Device is in Consistent state.
        A - Device is in Auto mode.        P - Device learns on physical port.
Timers: H - Hello timer is running.        Q - Quit timer is running.
        S - Switching timer is running.    I - Interface timer is running.

Local information:
                                Hello    Partner  PAgP     Learning  Group
Port      Flags State   Timers  Interval Count   Priority   Method  Ifindex
Fa5/4     SC    U6/S7           30s      1        128        Any      55

Partner's information:

          Partner              Partner          Partner         Partner Group
Port      Name                 Device ID        Port       Age  Flags   Cap.
Fa5/4     JAB031301            0050.0f10.230c   2/45         1s SAC     2D

Age of the port in the current state: 00h:54m:52s

Switch# 

This example shows how to verify the configuration of port-channel interface 1 after the interfaces have been configured:

Switch# show etherchannel 1 port-channel 

                Channel-group listing:
                ----------------------
Group: 1
------------

                Port-channels in the group:
                ----------------------
Port-channel: Po1
------------

Age of the Port-channel   = 01h:56m:20s
Logical slot/port   = 10/1           Number of ports = 2
GC                  = 0x00010001      HotStandBy port = null
Port state          = Port-channel L3-Ag Ag-Inuse

Ports in the Port-channel:

Index   Load   Port
-------------------
  1     00      Fa5/6
  0     00      Fa5/7

Time since last port bundled:    00h:23m:33s    Fa5/6

Switch#

Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels

To configure Layer 2 EtherChannels, configure the Ethernet interfaces with the channel-group command. This creates the port-channel logical interface.


Note Cisco IOS software creates port-channel interfaces for Layer 2 EtherChannels when you configure Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces with the channel-group command.


To configure Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces as Layer 2 EtherChannels, perform this task for each interface:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# interface {fastethernet | gigabitethernet 
| tengigabitethernet} slot/port 

Selects a physical interface to configure.

Step 2 

Switch(config-if)# channel-group port_channel_number mode 
{active | on | auto | passive | desirable} 

Configures the interface in a port-channel and specify the PAgP or LACP mode.

If you use PAgP, select the keywords active and desirable.

If you use LACP, select the keywords active and passive.

Step 3 

Switch(config-if)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 4 

Switch# show running-config interface {fastethernet | 
gigabitethernet} slot/port 

Switch# show interface {fastethernet | gigabitethernet | 
tengigabitethernet} slot/port etherchannel 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to configure Fast Ethernet interfaces 5/6 and 5/7 into port-channel 2 with PAgP mode desirable:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# interface range fastethernet 5/6 - 7 (Note: Space is mandatory.)
Switch(config-if-range)# channel-group 2 mode desirable 
Switch(config-if-range)# end 

Note See the "Configuring a Range of Interfaces" section on page 4-4 for information about the range keyword.


This example shows how to verify the configuration of port-channel interface 2:

Switch# show running-config interface port-channel 2 
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface Port-channel2
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
end

Switch# 

The following two examples show how to verify the configuration of Fast Ethernet interface 5/6:

Switch# show running-config interface fastethernet 5/6 
Building configuration...

Current configuration:
!
interface FastEthernet5/6
 switchport access vlan 10
 switchport mode access
 channel-group 2 mode desirable
end

Switch# show interfaces fastethernet 5/6 etherchannel 
Port state    = EC-Enbld Up In-Bndl Usr-Config
Channel group = 1           Mode = Desirable     Gcchange = 0
Port-channel  = Po1         GC   = 0x00010001 
Port indx     = 0           Load = 0x55

Flags:  S - Device is sending Slow hello.  C - Device is in Consistent state.
        A - Device is in Auto mode.        P - Device learns on physical port.
        d - PAgP is down.
Timers: H - Hello timer is running.        Q - Quit timer is running.
        S - Switching timer is running.    I - Interface timer is running.
Local information:
                                Hello    Partner  PAgP     Learning  Group
Port      Flags State   Timers  Interval Count   Priority   Method  Ifindex
Fa5/6     SC    U6/S7           30s      1        128        Any      56

Partner's information:

          Partner              Partner          Partner         Partner Group
Port      Name                 Device ID        Port       Age  Flags   Cap.
Fa5/6     JAB031301            0050.0f10.230c   2/47        18s SAC     2F

Age of the port in the current state: 00h:10m:57s

This example shows how to verify the configuration of port-channel interface 2 after the interfaces have been configured:

Switch# show etherchannel 2 port-channel 
                Port-channels in the group:
                ----------------------

Port-channel: Po2
------------

Age of the Port-channel   = 00h:23m:33s
Logical slot/port   = 10/2           Number of ports in agport = 2
GC                  = 0x00020001      HotStandBy port = null
Port state          = Port-channel Ag-Inuse

Ports in the Port-channel:

Index   Load   Port
-------------------
  1     00      Fa5/6
  0     00      Fa5/7

Time since last port bundled:    00h:23m:33s    Fa5/6

Switch# 

Configuring the LACP System Priority and System ID

The LACP system ID is the combination of the LACP system priority value and the MAC address of the switch.

To configure the LACP system priority and system ID, perform this task:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Router(config)# lacp system-priority 
priority_value

(Optional for LACP) Valid values are 1 through 65535. Higher numbers have lower priority. The default is 32768.

Router(config)# no system port-priority 

Reverts to the default.

Step 2 

Router(config)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 3 

Router# show lacp sys-id 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to configure the LACP system priority:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# lacp system-priority 23456
Switch(config)# end 
Switch(config)# 
Switch>show module

Mod  Ports Card Type                              Model             Serial No.
----+-----+--------------------------------------+-----------------+-----------
 1      2  1000BaseX (GBIC) Supervisor(active)    WS-X4014          JAB063808YZ
 2     48  10/100BaseTX (RJ45)                    WS-X4148-RJ       JAB0447072W
 3     48  10/100BaseTX (RJ45)V                   WS-X4148-RJ45V    JAE061704J6
 4     48  10/100BaseTX (RJ45)V                   WS-X4148-RJ45V    JAE061704ML

 M MAC addresses                    Hw  Fw           Sw               Status
--+--------------------------------+---+------------+----------------+---------
 1 0005.9a39.7a80 to 0005.9a39.7a81 2.1 12.1(12r)EW  12.1(13)EW(0.26) Ok
 2 0002.fd80.f530 to 0002.fd80.f55f 0.1                               Ok
 3 0009.7c45.67c0 to 0009.7c45.67ef 1.6                               Ok
 4 0009.7c45.4a80 to 0009.7c45.4aaf 1.6                               Ok

This example shows how to verify the configuration:

Switch# show lacp sys-id 
23456,0050.3e8d.6400
Switch# 

The system priority is displayed first, followed by the MAC address of the switch.

Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing


Note Load balancing can only be configured globally. As a result, all channels (manually configured, PagP, or LACP) will use the same load balancing method.


To configure EtherChannel load balancing, perform this task:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# [no] port-channel load-balance 
{src-mac | dst-mac | src-dst-mac | src-ip | 
dst-ip | src-dst-ip | src-port | dst-port | 
src-dst-port}

Configures EtherChannel load balancing.

Use the no keyword to return EtherChannel load balancing to the default configuration.

Step 2 

Switch(config)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 3 

Switch# show etherchannel load-balance 

Verifies the configuration.

The load-balancing keywords are:

src-mac—Source MAC addresses

dst-mac—Destination MAC addresses

src-dst-mac—Source and destination MAC addresses

src-ip—Source IP addresses

dst-ip—Destination IP addresses

src-dst-ip—Source and destination IP addresses (Default)

src-port—Source Layer 4 port

dst-port—Destination Layer 4 port

src-dst-port—Source and destination Layer 4 port

This example shows how to configure EtherChannel to use source and destination IP addresses:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# port-channel load-balance src-dst-mac 
Switch(config)# end 
Switch(config)# 

This example shows how to verify the configuration:

Switch# show etherchannel load-balance 
Source XOR Destination IP address
Switch# 

Removing an Interface from an EtherChannel

To remove an Ethernet interface from an EtherChannel, perform this task:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# interface {fastethernet | 
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet} slot/port 

Selects a physical interface to configure.

Step 2 

Switch(config-if)# no channel-group 

Removes the interface from the port-channel interface.

Step 3 

Switch(config-if)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 4 

Switch# show running-config interface 
{fastethernet | gigabitethernet | 
tengigabitethernet} slot/port 
Switch# show interface {fastethernet | 
gigabitethernet | tengigabitethernet} slot/port 
etherchannel 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to remove Fast Ethernet interfaces 5/4 and 5/5 from port-channel 1:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# interface range fastethernet 5/4 - 5 (Note: Space is mandatory.)
Switch(config-if)# no channel-group 1 
Switch(config-if)# end 

Removing an EtherChannel

If you remove an EtherChannel, the member ports are shut down and removed from the Channel group.


Note You must remove an EtherChannel before changing a port from Layer 2 to Layer 3, or Layer 3 to Layer 2.


To remove an EtherChannel, perform this task:

 
Command
Purpose

Step 1 

Switch(config)# no interface port-channel 
port_channel_number 

Removes the port-channel interface.

Step 2 

Switch(config)# end 

Exits configuration mode.

Step 3 

Switch# show etherchannel summary 

Verifies the configuration.

This example shows how to remove port-channel 1:

Switch# configure terminal 
Switch(config)# no interface port-channel 1 
Switch(config)# end