Cisco Systems N5KC5596TFA Creating an EtherChannel Host Interface, switch# show vpc orphan-port

Configuring Virtual Port Channels

Creating an EtherChannel Host Interface

	Command or Action	Purpose
		Note	The vpc-orphan-port suspend command
			is supported only on physical ports.
Step 4	switch(config-if)# exit	Exits interface configuration mode.
Step 5	switch# show vpc orphan-port	(Optional)
		Displays the orphan port configuration.
Step 6	switch# copy running-config	(Optional)
	startup-config	Copies the running configuration to the startup
		configuration.

This example shows how to suspend an orphan port:

switch# configure terminal switch(config)# interface ethernet ½0 switch(config-if)# vpc orphan-port suspend

This example shows how to display ports that are not part of the vPC but that share common VLANs with ports that are part of the vPC:

switch# configure terminal switch(config)# show vpc orphan-ports Note:

--------::Going through port database. Please be patient.::--------

VLAN Orphan Ports

------- -------------------------

1Po600

2 Po600

3 Po600

4 Po600

5 Po600

6 Po600

7 Po600

8 Po600

9 Po600

10 Po600

11 Po600

12 Po600

13 Po600

14 Po600

...

Creating an EtherChannel Host Interface

To connect to a downstream server from a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender you can create a EtherChannel host interface. An EtherChannel host interface can have only one host interface as a member depending on the fabric extender model. The Cisco Nexus 2148T allows only one interface member per fabric extender, newer fabric extenders allow up to 8 members of the same port-channel on a single fabric extender. You need to create an EtherChannel host interface to configure a vPC on it that uses the Fabric Extender topology.

Before You Begin

Ensure that you have enabled the vPC feature.

Ensure that the connected Fabric Extender is online.

	Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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