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Chapter 34 Configuring EtherChannels and Link-State Tracking
Configuring EtherChannels
Figure 34-3 Load Distribution and Forwarding Methods
Configuring EtherChannels
These sections contain this configuration information:
• Default EtherChannel Configuration, page 34-10
• EtherChannel Configuration Guidelines, page 34-10
• Configuring Layer 2 EtherChannels, page 34-11 (required)
• Configuring Layer 3 EtherChannels, page 34-14 (required)
• Configuring EtherChannel Load Balancing, page 34-17 (optional)
• Configuring the PAgP Learn Method and Priority, page 34-18 (optional)
• Configuring LACP Hot-Standby Ports, page 34-19 (optional)
Note Make sure that the ports are correctly configured. For more information, see the “EtherChannel
Configuration Guidelines” section on page 34-10.
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 to which you apply the configuration.
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