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Chapter16 Understanding and Configuring EtherChannel
Configuring EtherChannel
After you configure an EtherChannel, any configuration that you apply to the port-channel interface
affects the EtherChannel; any configuration that you apply to the physical interfaces affects only the
interface where you apply the configuration.
You cannot configure a 802.1X port in an EtherChannel.
Configuring EtherChannel
These sections describe how to configure EtherChannel:
Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 16-6
Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 16-9
Configuring the LACP System Priority and System ID, page 16-11
Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 16-12
Removing an Interface from an EtherChannel, page 16-13
Removing an EtherChannel, page 16-14
Note Ensure that the interfaces are configured correctly. (See the “EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines
and Restrictions” section on page 16-5.)

Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels

To configure Layer3 EtherChannels, create the port-channel logical interface and then put the Ethernet
interfaces into the port-channel.
These sections describe Layer 3 EtherChannel configuration:
Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces, page 16-6
Configuring Physical Interfaces as Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 16-7

Creating Port-Channel Logical Interfaces

Note To move an IP address from a physical interface to an EtherChannel, you must delete the IP address from
the physical interface before configuring it on the port-channel interface.