Tuesday, August 4, 2015

6 - Layer 2 EtherChannel configuration

ETHERCHANNEL CONFIGURATION

- Go into interface configuration or interface range configuration to group several interfaces an put this command
  channel-group (id) mode (depends on the protocol we will use)
  - modes:
    - active : initiate negotiaition (LACP)
    - auto   : waits for negociation (PAgP)
    - desirable: initiate negotiaition (PAgP)
    - on : Enable etherchannel only
    - pasive: waits for negociation (LACP)

- show etherchannel summary
  - show us the status of the channel, the port members, the negotiation protocol (LACP, PAgP, - (on))

- show etherchannel load-balance : show us the balance method (src-mac, src-ip, etc)
- port-channel load-balance (load balance method): set the load balance method (src-mac, src-ip, etc)
- show lacp neighbor: show us information about the port channel neighbors


TROUBLESHOOTING

- Maybe one of the members of the portchannel is connected to a different switch and bacause of that the portchannel is not coming up
  - Check with "show lacp neighbor" if all the menbers are connected to the same destination switch
  - This only applies if you are working with single chassis etherchannel
- To avoid loops use a portchannel protocol (the same on both sides), mode "on" will not detect loops




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