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Configuring EtherChannel and Link State Tracking
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.
EtherChannel provides automatic recovery for the loss of a link by redistributing the load across the
remaining links. If a link fails, EtherChannel redirects traffic from the failed link to the remaining links
in the channel without intervention. This chapter also describes how to configure link-state tracking.
This chapter includes the following major sections:
About EtherChannel, page 22-2
EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions, page 22-5
Configuring EtherChannel, page 22-6
Displaying EtherChannel to a Virtual Switch System, page 22-16
Understanding Link-State Tracking, page 22-18
Configuring Link-State Tracking, page 22-21
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 Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html