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== Further Reading ==
== Further Reading ==
[http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_61/com.ibm.aix.networkcomm/etherchannel_config.htm Configuring an EtherChannel]


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Revision as of 21:08, 3 February 2015

Configuration

  1. Use the smitty fastpath etherchannel to enter the menu.
    1. # smitty etherchannel
  2. Select: Add an EtherChannel / Link Aggregation
  3. Select the primary ethernet adapters that will be a part of the etherchannel configuration and press [Enter]

Verification

Verify LACP activity

  1. Verify LACP adapter activity is Active, Backup, or down.
    1. # entstat -d <etherchannel interface> | egrep 'ETH|Active|Backup'

List etherchannel devices

  1. List all adapters.
    1. # lsdev -Cc adapter
  2. The device configured for 802.3ad will have output similar to the following.
         ent8    Available       EtherChannel / IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation

Recovery and Failover

Further Reading

Configuring an EtherChannel