User Guide

User Guide
Port Trunking Commands: Dell PowerConnect Switch User's Guide

Back to Contents Page

Port Trunking Commands:
Dell PowerConnect Switch User's Guide

interface port-channel

channel-group

show interfaces status port-channel


Ports can be statically grouped into an aggregate link to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. Or you can use the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) to automatically negotiate a trunk link between this switch and another network device. For static trunks, the switches have to be compatible with the Cisco EtherChannel standard. For dynamic trunks, the switches have to comply with LACP. This switch supports up to six trunks. For example, a trunk consisting of two 1000 Mbps ports can support an aggregate bandwidth of 4 Gbps when operating at full duplex.


channel-group

Use this command to add a port to a trunk. Use the no form to remove a port from a trunk.

Command Syntax

channel-group channel-id
no channel-group

channel-id - Trunk index (Range: 1-6)

Default Setting

A new trunk contains no ports.

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Ethernet)

Command Usage

  • When configuring static trunks, the switches must be compatible with the Cisco EtherChannel standard.
  • Use no channel-group to remove a port group from a trunk.
  • Use no interfaces port-channel to remove a trunk from the switch.
  • The maximum number of ports that can be combined as a static trunk -
    PowerConnect 3248: 4 10/100 Mbps ports, 2 1000 Mbps ports; PowerConnect 5224: 6 1000 Mbps ports.
  • All links in a trunk group must operate at the same data rate and duplex mode.

Example

The following example creates trunk 1 and then adds port 11:

Console(config)#interface port-channel 1
Console(config-if)#exit
Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/11
Console(config-if)#channel-group 1
Console(config-if)#


Please read all restrictions and disclaimers.


 Back to Contents Page

Laptops | Desktops | Business Laptops | Business Desktops | Workstations | Servers | Storage | Monitors
All rights reserved : About Dell | Site Terms | Terms and Conditions | Unresolved Issues | Privacy | Site Map | Feedback

*IMPORTANT DELL DETAIL

TRADEMARKS: Celeron, Celeron Inside, Core Inside, Intel, Intel Logo, Intel Atom, Intel Atom Inside, Intel Core, Intel Inside, Intel Inside Logo, Intel Viiv, Intel vPro, Itanium, Itanium Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, Viiv Inside, vPro Inside, Xeon, and Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. For more information about the Intel processor feature rating, please refer to www.intel.com/go/rating

RETURNS POLICY: Dell’s “Returns Policy” found at http://www.dell.co.in applies to all sales. Choose carefully, as order cancellation rights are limited and additional costs may apply.

MISTAKES: While all efforts are made to check pricing and other errors, inadvertent errors do occur from time to time and Dell reserves the right to decline orders arising from such errors.


Inclusive of delivery charges. The price excludes VAT (5%) and local taxes which vary basis jurisdiction.

snWEB3