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Port Trunking Commands:
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 1655MC Integrated Switch User's Guide

interface port-channel

channel-group

show interfaces status port-channel

Ports can be combined into an aggregate link to increase the bandwidth of a network connection or to ensure fault recovery. You can configure trunks between switches of the same type, creating up to two trunks, with a trunk containing up to four ports. A trunk consisting of four ports can support an aggregate bandwidth of 8 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

• A trunk can contain 2-4 ports.
• Only uplink ports can be added to a trunk. The uplink ports are Ethernet 1/7 - 1/10.
• 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 7:

(config)#interface port-channel 1 (config-if)#exit (config)#interface ethernet 1/7 (config-if)#channel-group 1 (config-if)#

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