Creating an Uplink Ethernet Port Channel
Procedure
Step 1 Inthe Navigation pane, clickthe LAN tab.
Step 2 Onthe LAN tab, expand LAN >LAN Cloud.
Step 3 Expandthe node for thefabric interconnect where you want to add the port channel.
Step 4 Right-clickthe Port Channels node and choose Create Port Channel.
Step 5 Inthe Set PortChannel Name page of theCreate Port Channel wizard, do the following:
a) Complete the following fields:
DescriptionName
Theidentifier for theport channel.
Enteran integer between 1 and 256. This ID cannot be changed after
theport channelhas been saved.
IDfield
Auser-defined name forthe portchannel.
Thisname can be between 1 and 16 alphanumeric characters. You
cannotuse spaces or any special characters other than - (hyphen), _
(underscore),: (colon), and . (period), and you cannot change this
nameafter the object has beensaved.
Namefield
b) Click Next.
Step 6 Inthe Add Ports page of theCreate Port Channel wizard, do the following:
a) In the Ports table, choose one or more ports to include in the port channel.
b) Click the >> button to add the ports to the Ports in the port channel table.
Youcan use the << button to remove ports from the port channel.
CiscoUCS Manager warns you if you select a port that has been configured as a server port. You
canclick Yes in the dialog box to reconfigure that port as an uplink Ethernet port and include it
inthe port channel.
Note
Step 7 ClickFinish.
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