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However, if the port channel admin key is set, then the port admin key
must be set to the same value for a port to be allowed to join a channel
group.
If a link goes down, LACP port priority is used to select the backup
link.
channel-group
This command adds a port to a trunk. Use the no form to remove a port
from a trunk.
Syntax
channel-group channel-id
no channel-group
channel-id - Trunk index (Range: 1-4)
Default Setting
The current port will be added to this trunk.
Command Mode
Interface Configuration (Ethernet)
Command Usage
When configuring static trunks, the switches must comply with the
Cisco EtherChannel standard.
•Use no channel-group to remove a port group from a trunk.
•Use no interfaces port-channel to remove a trunk from the switch.
Example
The following example creates trunk 1 and then adds port 11:
Console(config)#interface port-channel 1
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11
Console(config-if)#channel-group 1
Console(config-if)#