10-17-2013 - Force 10 LAG Creation - The Basics

LAG Creation - CLI Interface

LAG = Link Aggregation


At the EXEC Privilege mode prompt, type configure and press to enter the Global Configuration mode. Type interface port-channel port-channel number and press to select the port-channel interface. Enter a description for the port channel, if desired.
 

FTOS# configure 

FTOS(conf)# interface port-channel 1 

FTOS(conf-if-po-10)# description string

Configure the port-channel for Layer 2 or Layer 3 mode.

Layer 2 

FTOS(conf-if-po-10)# switchport 

OR Layer 3 

FTOS(conf-if-po-10)# ip address address/mask

 From INTERFACE port channel mode, enter the interfaces that are to be channel members.

FTOS(conf-if-po-10)# channel-member tengig 0/2