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Chapter10 Configuring STP Configuring Advanced STP Features
Enabling EtherChannel Guard
Use the EtherChannel guard feature to detect a misconfigure d EtherChannel when Catalyst 3550 switch
interfaces are configured as an EtherChannel while interfaces on the remote device ar e not, or n ot all the
interfaces on the remote device are in the same EtherChannel.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable EtherChannel guard:
To disable the EtherChannel guard feature, use the no spanning-tree etherchannel guard misconfig
global configuration command.
To determine which local ports are involved in the misconfiguration and in the err-disabled state, enter
the show interfaces status err-disabled privileged EXEC command. To check the EtherChannel
configuration on the remote device, enter the show etherchannel summary privileged EXEC command
on the remote device.
After you correct the configuration, enter the shutdown and the no shutdown interface configuration
commands on the associated port-channel interface.
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 spanning-tree etherchannel guard misconfig Enable the EtherChannel guard feature, and display an
error message when a loop caused by a channel
misconfiguration is detected.
This feature is enabled by default.
Step3 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step4 show spanning-tree summary Verify your entries.
Step5 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.