Version Description
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on ExaScale.
8.4.1.0 Added support for port-channel interfaces (the port-
channel number option).
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.7.1.0 Added the backup interface option.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.2.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
If an IP address or VRRP group is assigned to the interface, you cannot use the
switchport command on the interface. To use the switchport command on an
interface, only the no ip address and no shutdown statements must be
listed in the
show config output.
When you enter the switchport command, the interface is automatically added
to the default VLAN.
To use the switchport backup interface command on a port, first enter the
switchport command. For more information, refer to the “Configuring
Redundant Links” section in the “Layer 2” chapter of the Dell Networking OS
Configuration Guide.
Related
Commands
interface port-channel — creates a port channel interface.
show interfaces switchport — displays information about switchport interfaces.
Port Channel Commands
A Link Aggregation Group (LAG) is a group of links that appear to a MAC client as if they were a single link
according to IEEE 802.3ad. In Dell Networking OS, a LAG is referred to as a Port Channel.
• For the S-Series and Z9000, the maximum port channel ID is 128 and the maximum members per
port channel is 16.
Because each port can be assigned to only one Port Channel, and each Port Channel must have at least
one port, some of those nominally available Port Channels might have no function because they could
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