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Chapter 13 Configuring EtherChannels
Configuring EtherChannels
This example shows how to verify the configuration of port channel interface 2 after the LAN ports have
been configured:
Router# show etherchannel 12 port-channel
Port-channels in the group:
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Port-channel: Po12
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Age of the Port-channel = 04d:18h:58m:50s
Logical slot/port = 14/1 Number of ports = 0
GC = 0x00000000 HotStandBy port = null
Port state = Port-channel Ag-Not-Inuse
Protocol = PAgP
Router#
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:
This example shows how to configure the LACP system priority:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# lacp system-priority 23456
Router(config)# end
Router(config)#
This example shows how to verify the configuration:
Router# show lacp sys-id
23456,0050.3e8d.6400
Router#
The system priority is displayed first, followed by the MAC address of the switch.
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 lacp system-priority Reverts to the default.
Step 2 Router(config)# end Exits configuration mode.
Step 3 Router# show lacp sys-id Verifies the configuration.