Interfaces in a SAN Port Channel
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.0(2)N2(1), after you enable forcing a port to be added to a channel
group by entering the channel-group force command, the following two conditions occur:
• When an interface joins a port channel the following parameters are removed and they are operationally
Suspended and Isolated States
If the operational parameters are incompatible, the compatibility check fails and the interface is placed in a
suspended or isolated state based on the configured mode:
• An interface enters the suspended state if the interface is configured in the On mode.
• An interface enters the isolated state if the interface is configured in the Active mode.
Adding an Interface to a SAN Port Channel
To add an interface to a SAN port channel, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# interface type slot/port
3. switch(config-if)# channel-group channel-number
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replaced with the values on the port channel; however, this change will not be reflected in the
running-configuration for the interface:
• QoS
• Bandwidth
• Delay
• STP
• Service policy
• ACLs
When an interface joins or leaves a port channel, the following parameters remain unaffected:
• Beacon
• Description
• CDP
• LACP port priority
• Debounce
• UDLD
• Shutdown
• SNMP traps
Configuring SAN Port Channels
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