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PurposeCommand or Action
Configures the selected port channel into the vPC to connect
to the downstream switch. The range is from 1 to 4096.
switch(config-if)# vpc number
Step 3
The vPC number that you assign to the port channel connecting
to the downstream switch from the vPC peer switch must be
identical on both vPC peer switches.
(Optional)
Displays information about each vPC.
switch# show vpc brief
Step 4
(Optional)
Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration.
switch# copy running-config
startup-config
Step 5
This example shows how to configure a port channel that will connect to the downstream device:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 20
switch(config-if)# vpc 5
Manually Configuring a vPC Domain MAC Address
Configuring the system-mac is an optional configuration step. This section explains how to configure it
in case you want to.
Note
Before You Begin
Ensure that you have enabled the vPC feature.
You must configure both switches on either side of the vPC peer link with the following procedure.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Selects an existing vPC domain on the switch, or creates
a new vPC domain, and enters the vpc-domain
switch(config)# vpc domain
domain-id
Step 2
configuration mode. There is no default domain-id ;
the range is from 1 to 1000.
Enters the MAC address that you want for the specified
vPC domain in the following format: aaaa.bbbb.cccc.
switch(config-vpc-domain)#
system-mac mac-address
Step 3
(Optional)
Displays the vPC system MAC address.
switch# show vpc role
Step 4
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Configuring Virtual Port Channels
Manually Configuring a vPC Domain MAC Address