Dell Force10 E600i FTOS Version 8.4.1.5 Configuration Guide for ExaScale - Page 428

www.dell.com | support.dell.com As soon as a physical interface is added to a port channel, the properties of the port channel determine the properties of the physical interface. The configuration and status of the port channel are also applied to the physical interfaces within the port channel. For example, if the port channel is in Layer 2 mode, you cannot add an IP address or a static MAC address to an interface that is part of that port channel. As the following example illustrates, interface GigabitEthernet 1/6 is part of port channel 5, which is in Layer 2 mode, and an error message appeared when an IP address was configured. FTOS(conf-if-portch)#show config ! interface Port-channel 5 no ip address switchport channel-member GigabitEthernet 1/6 FTOS(conf-if-portch)#int gi 1/6 FTOS(conf-if)#ip address 10.56.4.4 /24 % Error: Port is part of a LAG Gi 1/6. FTOS(conf-if)# Reassign an interface to a new port channel An interface can be a member of only one port channel. If the interface is a member of a port channel, you must remove it from the first port channel and then add it to the second port channel. Each time you add or remove a channel member from a port channel, FTOS recalculates the hash algorithm for the port channel. To reassign an interface to a new port channel, use these commands in the following sequence in the INTERFACE mode of a port channel: Step Command Syntax Command Mode 1 no channel-member interface INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL 2 interface port-channel id number INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL 3 channel-member interface INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL Purpose Remove the interface from the first port channel. Change to the second port channel INTERFACE mode. Add the interface to the second port channel. The following example displays an example of moving the GigabitEthernet 1/8 interface from port channel 4 to port channel 3. FTOS(conf-if-portch)#show config ! interface Port-channel 4 no ip address channel-member GigabitEthernet 1/8 no shutdown FTOS(conf-if-portch)#no chann gi 1/8 FTOS(conf-if-portch)#int port 5 FTOS(conf-if-portch)#channel gi 1/8 FTOS(conf-if-portch)#sho conf ! interface Port-channel 5 no ip address channel-member GigabitEthernet 1/8 shutdown FTOS(conf-if-portch)# 428 | Interfaces