Brocade Network OS Command Reference v4.1.0 - Manual (Page 108)

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channel-group
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channel-group
Enables Link Aggregation on an interface.
Synopsis channel-group number mode {active | passive | on} [type {standard | brocade}]
no channel-group
Operands number Specifies a Link Aggregation Group (LAG) port channel-group number to
which this link should administratively belong to. In Standalone mode, valid
values range from 1 through 64. In Brocade VCS Fabric mode, valid values
range from 1 through 6144.
mode Specifies the mode of Link Aggregation.
active Enables the initiation of LACP negotiation on an interface.
passive Disables LACP on an interface.
on Enables static link aggregation on an interface.
type Specifies the type of LAG.
standard Specifies the 802.3ad standard-based LAG.
brocade Specifies the Brocade proprietary hardware-based trunking.
Defaults The value for type is set to standard.
Command Modes Interface subconfiguration mode (fo, gi, te)
Description Use this command to add an interface to a port-channel specified by the channel-group number.
This command enables link aggregation on an interface, so that it may be selected for aggregation
by the local system.
Usage Guidelines Only a maximum of 24 LAGs can be created. Be aware of the following:
• A maximum of four link aggregation groups can be created per switch when the type is set
to brocade.
• A maximum of four links can become part of a single aggregation group when the type is
set to brocade and they must be on the same port-channel.
• Links 0 through 7 belong to port-channel 1; links 8 through 15 belong to port-channel 2,
and links 16 through 23 belong to port-channel 3.
• For the standard type, a maximum of 16 links can be aggregated per aggregation group
and they can be members of any port-channel.
• Enter no channel-group to remove the port-channel members.
Examples To set the channel-group number to 4 and the mode to active on a specific 10-gigabit Ethernet
interface:
switch(config)# interface tengigabitethernet 178/0/9
switch(conf-if-te-178/0/9)# channel-group 4 mode active
To set the channel-group number to 10, the mode to passive, and the type to brocade on a specific
1-gigabit Ethernet interface:
switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet 170/0/1
switch(conf-if-gi-170/0/1)# channel-group 10 mode passive brocade