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Configuring PortChannels
• Information About PortChannels, page 6-1
• Prerequisites for PortChannels, page 6-12
• Guidelines and Limitations, page 6-13
• Default Settings, page 6-16
• Configuring PortChannels, page 6-17
• Verifying PortChannel Configuration, page 6-20
• Configuration Examples for F and TF PortChannels, page 6-24
Information About PortChannels
This section includes the following topics:
• PortChannels Overview, page 6-2
• E PortChannels, page 6-2
• F and TF PortChannels, page 6-3
• PortChanneling and Trunking, page 6-3
• Load Balancing, page 6-4
• PortChannel Modes, page 6-6
• PortChannel Deletion, page 6-7
• Interfaces in a PortChannel, page 6-7
• PortChannel Protocols, page 6-9
• Channel Group Creation, page 6-10
• Autocreation, page 6-11
• Manually Configured Channel Groups, page 6-12
