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Chapter 30 Configuring EtherChannels
Configuring EtherChannels
Figure 30-3 Load Distribution and Forwarding Methods
Configuring EtherChannels
These sections contain this configuration information:
• Default EtherChannel Configuration, page 30-9
• EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, page 30-9
• Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 30-10 (required)
• Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 30-12 (optional)
• Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority, page 30-13 (optional)
• Configuring LACP Hot-Standby Ports, page 30-14 (optional)
Note Make sure that the ports are correctly configured. For more information, see the “EtherChannel
Configuration Guidelines” section on page 30-9.
Note After you configure an EtherChannel, configuration changes applied to the port-channel interface apply
to all the physical ports assigned to the port-channel interface, and configuration changes applied to the
physical port affect only the port where you apply the configuration.
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