Port Channel Help

Help for Port Channel Switch Configuration

Static Capability Mode - May be enabled or disabled by selecting the corresponding line on the pulldown entry field. The factory default is disabled. This field is non-configurable for read-only users.

Submit - Update the switch with the values on this screen. If you want the switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must perform a save.
Refresh - Refresh the data on the screen with the present state of the data in the switch.

Port Channel Name – You can use this screen to reconfigure an existing Port Channel, or to create a new one. Use this pulldown menu to select one of the existing Port Channels, or select 'Create' to add a new one. There can be a maximum of 10 Port Channels.

Port Channel Name - Enter the name you want assigned to the Port Channel. You may enter any string of up to 15 alphanumeric characters. A valid name has to be specified in order to create the Port Channel.
Link Trap - Specify whether you want to have a trap sent when link status changes. The factory default is enable, which will cause the trap to be sent.
Administrative Mode - Select enable or disable from the pulldown menu. When the Port Channel is disabled no traffic will flow and LACPDUs will be dropped, but the links that form the Port Channel will not be released. The factory default is enable.
STP Mode - The Spanning Tree Protocol Administrative Mode associated with the Port Channel. The possible values are:

Participation - For each port specify whether it is to be included as a member of this Port Channel or not. The default is exclude. There can be a maximum of 8 ports assigned to a Port Channel.

Slot/Port - Slot/Port identification of the Port Channel being configured. This field will not appear when a new Port Channel is being created.
Link Status - Indicates whether the Link is up or down.
Port Channel Members - List of members of the Port Channel in Slot/Port form.
Membership Conflicts - Shows ports that are already members of other Port Channels. A port may only be a member of one Port Channel at a time. If the entry is blank, it is not currently a member of any Port Channel.

Submit - Update the switch with the values on this screen. If you want the switch to retain the new values across a power cycle, you must perform a save.
Delete - Removes the currently selected configured Port Channel. All ports that were members of this Port Channel are removed from the Port Channel and included in the default VLAN. This field will not appear when a new Port Channel is being created.
Refresh - Refresh the data on the screen with the present state of the data in the switch.

Port Channel - The Slot/Port identification of the Port Channel.
Port Channel Name - The name of the Port Channel.
Port Channel Type - The type of this Port Channel.
Admin Mode - The Administrative Mode of the Port Channel, enable or disable.
Link Status - Indicates whether the Link is up or down.
STP Mode - The Spanning Tree Protocol Administrative Mode associated with the Port Channel. The possible values are:

Link Trap - Whether or not a trap will be sent when link status changes. The factory default is enable.
Configured Ports - A list of the ports that are members of the Port Channel, in Slot/Port notation. There can be a maximum of 8 ports assigned to a Port Channel.
Active Ports - A listing of the ports that are actively participating members of this Port Channel, in Slot/Port notation. There can be a maximum of 8 ports assigned to a Port Channel.