498 Configuring Port Characteristics
Configuring Green Features

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to

configure and monitor energy-saving features for the ports and the switch.

link-dependency group

group_id

Enter the link-dependency mode to configure a link-
dependency group.
add
interface
Add member ports to the group.
The
interface
variable includes the interface type and
number, for example tengigabitethernet 1/0/3. You can
also add port-channels (LAGs) as members by using the
keyword port-channel followed by an ID.
You can also specify a range of interfaces. For example,
interface tengigabitethernet 1/0/8-10,1/0/20 configures
interfaces 8, 9, 10 and 20.
depends-on
interface
Specify the port(s) upon which the member ports are
dependent. For information about the
interface
variable,
see the previous command description.
action {down|up} Specifies the action the member ports take when the
dependent link goes down.
down
—When the dependent link is down, the group
members are down (the members are up otherwise).
up
—When the dependent link goes down, the group
members are brought up (the memb ers are down
otherwise)
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.
show link-dependency
[group

group_id

]
View link dependency settings for all groups or for the
specified group, along with the group state.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
Command Purpose