Index A
access ports
access VLANs 3-4
configuration example 3-19
configuring 3-8
default setting 3-19
host ports 3-3, 3-10
VLANs 3-2, 3-4
administrative status
configuring 2-35
defined 2-7
allowed VLANs
trunk ports 3-5
B
bandwidth
configuring 2-32, 4-9
dedicated 2-17
defined 2-6
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
shared 2-17, 2-18
beacon mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-2
C
carrier delay 2-9
CFSoE
defined 6-9, 6-24
vPCs 6-24
channel modes
active 5-27, 5-28
active mode 5-9
configuring 5-28
default setting 5-9
LACP 5-8
passive 5-27, 5-28
passive mode 5-9
port channels 5-8
clear counters command 2-50, 2-51
counters
interfaces 2-49
D
debounce timer
configuring 2-24
defined 2-2
default settings
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-39
port channels 5-9, 5-39
trunk ports 3-19
VLANs 3-5
description
defined 2-2
documentation
additional publications i-xv
conventions i-xiv
duplex mode
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
E
examples
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-38
port channels 5-38
trunk ports 3-19
F
field descriptions
vPCs 6-49, 6-51
flow control
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-12
G
guidelines
port channels 5-13
H
HSRP
vPCs 6-10
I
IEEE 802.1Q
access ports 3-4
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
STP 3-7
trunk ports 3-3
IEEE 802.3ad
LACP 5-2
Interfaces
routed 4-6
interfaces
access port 3-8
administrative status
configuring 2-35
defined 2-7
bandwidth 4-9
configuring 2-32
dedicated 2-17
defined 2-6
rate mode, configuring 2-17
shared 2-18
bandwidth, configuring 4-9
beacon mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-2
configuring as routed 4-6
counters 2-49
debounce timer
configuring 2-24
defined 2-2
dedicated bandwidth
configuring 2-17
default settings 4-16
deleting a tunnel 7-2
description 2-14
defined 2-2
displaying tunnel statistics 7-1
duplex mode
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
error disabled 2-3
flow control
configuring 2-28
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-12
host ports 3-10
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-31
LACP 5-7
Layer 2 3-1
loopback 4-4
loopback, configuring 4-12
management 1-3
MDIX
configuring 2-23
defined 2-2
MTU
configuring 2-29, 2-30
defined 2-5
no shutdown 2-35
port channels 5-3
port mode 4-6
port profiles 2-10
range of 2-13
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
restarting 2-35
shutdown 2-35
shutting down 2-35
specifying 2-13
speed
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
statistics 2-49, 3-18
subinterfaces, configuring 4-8
switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-12
throughput delay
configuring 2-34
defined 2-6
trunk ports 3-11
tagged native VLAN traffic 3-15
tunnel 7-5
tunnels 7-2
types, specifying 2-13
UDLD
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
verifying 3-18
VLAN network interface 4-3
IP addresses
port channels 5-17
J
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-31
L
LACP 6-39
admin key 5-10
channel groups 5-8
channel modes 5-8 to 5-9
configuration example 5-38
configuring 5-27
creating 5-14
default settings 5-39
description 5-7 to 5-10
disabling 5-8
enabling 5-27
graceful convergence 5-32
guidelines 5-13
interoperation with other features 5-13
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-13
MAC address 5-10
Marker Protocol 5-10
number of members per channel 5-7
port channels 5-8
port priority 5-31
statistics 5-38
suspend individual 5-34
system ID 5-10, 5-30
system priority 5-10, 5-30
troubleshooting 5-8
VDCs 5-10, 5-12
VPCs 6-18
vPCs 6-13, 6-49
Layer 2 interfaces
about 3-1
verifying 3-18
Layer 2 ports
about 3-1
access 3-1
guidelines 3-6
licenses 3-6
troubleshooting 3-3
trunks 3-1
Layer 3
static MAC address 4-2
Layer 3 interfaces
default settings 4-16
licenses
LACP 5-12
Layer 2 port modes 3-6
port channels 5-12
limitations
port channels 5-13
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP
load balancing
algorithms 5-6
configuring 5-25
default algorithms 5-6
MPLS traffic 5-7
multicast traffic 5-7
per module 5-6
port channels 5-6, ?? to 5-7
VDCs 5-7
vPCs 6-9
loopback
configuring 4-12
interfaces, default settings 4-16
M
MAC address
vPCs 6-9, 6-13, 6-37
management port 1-3
maximum transmission unit. See MTU.
MDIX
configuring 2-23
defined 2-2
medium dependent interface crossover.
See MDIX.
MIBs 3-21, 5-40, 6-53
MTU
configuring 2-29, 2-30
defined 2-5
multicast traffic
load balancing using port channels 5-7
P
PAgP, unsupported 5-2
Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.
port channel
adding Layer 2 port 5-15
Port Channel pane
icon 6-49
port channels
admin up 5-20
bandwidth 5-19
channel modes 5-5, 5-28
compatibility requirements 5-4 to 5-6
configuration example 5-38
configuring 5-3
creating 5-14
default settings 5-39
description 5-1 to 5-12, 5-22
flow control 5-24
forcing ports to join 5-5
guidelines 5-13
interoperation with other features 5-13
IP addresses 5-17
IPv4 5-14
IPv6 5-14
LACP 5-8
Layer 2 port channel, adding a port 5-15
Layer 2 port channels 5-1
Layer 3 port channel, adding a port 5-17
Layer 3 port channels 5-1
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-13
load balancing 5-6
maximum per system 5-11
member port configuration 5-5
member ports, configuring 5-5
MTU 5-14
numbering 5-11
operational 5-1
purpose 5-2
speed 5-23
statistics 5-38
STP 5-2
subinterfaces 5-1, 5-3, 5-17
troubleshooting 5-27
trunk ports 3-7
VDCs 5-1, 5-7, 5-11
verifying 5-37
port profile
configuring 2-41
inheritance 2-10
port profiles 2-10
checkpoint 2-11
enabling 2-44
guidelines 2-10
inheritance 2-43, 2-46
modifying 2-42
removing 2-47
removing inherited port profiles 2-48
Session Manager 2-10
ports
default mode 3-2
Layer 2 3-1, 3-2
multiple VLANs 3-1
setup script 3-2
R
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
related documents i-xv
S
shared bandwidth, configuring 2-17
Spanning Tree Protocol. See STP.
spanning-tree vlan
command example 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 5-29, 5-31, 5-32
speed
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
statistics
interfaces 2-49, 3-18
LACP 5-38
port channels 5-38
tunnels 7-1
STP
EtherChannel 5-2
trunks 3-7
vPCs 6-10, 6-19
subinterfaces
configuring on a physical interface 4-8
switchport command 2-12
T
throughput delay
configuring 2-34
defined 2-6
transceivers
using Cisco supported transceivers 2-12
troubleshooting
vPC 6-11
vPC peer link 6-3
vPCs 6-2, 6-11, 6-13, 6-14, 6-16, 6-24, 6-49
trunk ports
802.1X 3-7
allowed VLANs 3-5, 3-13
configuration example 3-19
configuring 3-11
default settings 3-19
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
native VLANs
defined 3-5
ID 3-12
tagging traffic 3-5
port channels 3-7
STP 3-7
tagging VLANs 3-3
troubleshooting 3-6
untagged traffic 3-5
VLANs 3-2
tunnels
creating 7-5
defined 7-1
deleting 7-2
description 7-2
displaying statistics 7-1
enabling 7-4
VDCs 7-2
VRFs 7-2
U
UDLD
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
message interval 2-7
vPCs 6-10
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
V
VDCs
LACP 5-10, 5-12
port channels 5-1, 5-11
trunk ports 3-2
VLANs 3-2
verifying
interfaces 3-18
Layer 2 interfaces 3-18
port channels 5-37
virtual device contexts. See VDCs.
virtual port channels, See vPCs 6-1
VLAN interfaces
default settings 4-16
VLAN network interfaces
carrier delay 2-9
VLANs
default 3-5
vPC
ARP synchronize 6-21
configuring primary peer device 6-49
configuring secondary peer device 6-49
downstream port channels 6-49
hold-timeout 6-11
ND synchronize 6-21
peer-keepalive messages 6-11
peer switch 6-21
PVST simulation 6-19
role priority 6-49
system MAC address 6-49
system priority 6-13, 6-19, 6-49
timers 6-11
troubleshooting 6-11
with MST and Rapid PVST+ 6-19
vPC peer link
failover 6-25
number of links 6-2
primary and secondary configuration 6-14, 6-40
synchronize configurations 6-49
traffic pattern 6-9
troubleshooting 6-3
trouobleshooting 6-8
vPCs 6-39
address synchronization
configuring 6-47
Auto-Resolve option 6-49
CFSoE 6-19, 6-24
compatible configurations 6-49
compatiblity parameters 6-13
configuration mode 6-4, 6-12, 6-29
configuring 6-26
configuring tracking 6-41
creating 6-49
deleting 6-49
disabling 6-28, 6-49
displaying 6-49
downstream devices 6-2, 6-16, 6-36
dual-redundancy 6-3
enabling 6-27, 6-49
failover 6-8, 6-9, 6-10
field descriptions 6-49, 6-51
GLBP 6-23
HSRP 6-10, 6-23, 6-24
icons 6-49
IGMP snooping 6-22
ISSU 6-25
keepalive messages 6-9, 6-11, 6-19, 6-30, 6-49
LACP 6-13, 6-18, 6-39, 6-49
Layer 3 connectivity 6-10
load balancing 6-9
logging level 6-1, 6-25
MAC address 6-9, 6-13, 6-37
manual configuration 6-10, 6-26
modifying 6-49
multicast 6-21
number of 6-2
on single module 6-3, 6-16
overview 6-2
peer devices 6-4, 6-7
peer gateway
configuring 6-34
peer-keepalive link 6-5, 6-9, 6-11, 6-30
configuring 6-49
peer-keepalive messages 6-5
peer link 6-3, 6-4
configuring 6-32
redundancy 6-8
peer-link redundancy 6-9
peer switch
configuring 6-43
PIM 6-21
port channels 6-49
port mode 6-3, 6-6
prerequisite 6-2
primary device 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-40
required configuration consistency 6-13, 6-14, 6-35, 6-49
required configuration match 6-13
role priorities 6-49
secondary device 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-40
statistics 6-49
STP 6-10, 6-19
STP topology 6-19
suspend mode 6-14
synchronizing configurations 6-49
synchronizing the vPC peer links 6-49
synchronizing the vPCs 6-49
system priority 6-39
terminology 6-4
timeout 6-11
Topology tab 6-49
troubleshooting 6-2, 6-6, 6-10, 6-11, 6-13, 6-16, 6-21, 6-24, 6-26, 6-49
UDLD 6-10
VDCs 6-25
VLAN interfaces 6-10
VLAN network interfaces 6-10, 6-23
VLANs 6-15
vPC domain ID 6-12, 6-29
vPC number 6-16
vPC role 6-8
vPC system priority 6-13
configuring 6-39, 6-49
vPC Wizard 6-49
VRF recommended 6-5
VRRP 6-23
Index
A
access ports
access VLANs 3-4
configuration example 3-19
configuring 3-8
default setting 3-19
host ports 3-3, 3-10
VLANs 3-2, 3-4
administrative status
configuring 2-35
defined 2-7
allowed VLANs
trunk ports 3-5
B
bandwidth
configuring 2-32, 4-9
dedicated 2-17
defined 2-6
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
shared 2-17, 2-18
beacon mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-2
C
carrier delay 2-9
CFSoE
defined 6-9, 6-24
vPCs 6-24
channel modes
active 5-27, 5-28
active mode 5-9
configuring 5-28
default setting 5-9
LACP 5-8
passive 5-27, 5-28
passive mode 5-9
port channels 5-8
clear counters command 2-50, 2-51
counters
interfaces 2-49
D
debounce timer
configuring 2-24
defined 2-2
default settings
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-39
port channels 5-9, 5-39
trunk ports 3-19
VLANs 3-5
description
defined 2-2
documentation
additional publications i-xv
conventions i-xiv
duplex mode
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
E
examples
access ports 3-19
LACP 5-38
port channels 5-38
trunk ports 3-19
F
field descriptions
vPCs 6-49, 6-51
flow control
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-12
G
guidelines
port channels 5-13
H
HSRP
vPCs 6-10
I
IEEE 802.1Q
access ports 3-4
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
STP 3-7
trunk ports 3-3
IEEE 802.3ad
LACP 5-2
Interfaces
routed 4-6
interfaces
access port 3-8
administrative status
configuring 2-35
defined 2-7
bandwidth 4-9
configuring 2-32
dedicated 2-17
defined 2-6
rate mode, configuring 2-17
shared 2-18
bandwidth, configuring 4-9
beacon mode
configuring 2-16
defined 2-2
configuring as routed 4-6
counters 2-49
debounce timer
configuring 2-24
defined 2-2
dedicated bandwidth
configuring 2-17
default settings 4-16
deleting a tunnel 7-2
description 2-14
defined 2-2
displaying tunnel statistics 7-1
duplex mode
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
error disabled 2-3
flow control
configuring 2-28
defined 2-5
guidelines 2-12
host ports 3-10
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-31
LACP 5-7
Layer 2 3-1
loopback 4-4
loopback, configuring 4-12
management 1-3
MDIX
configuring 2-23
defined 2-2
MTU
configuring 2-29, 2-30
defined 2-5
no shutdown 2-35
port channels 5-3
port mode 4-6
port profiles 2-10
range of 2-13
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
restarting 2-35
shutdown 2-35
shutting down 2-35
specifying 2-13
speed
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
statistics 2-49, 3-18
subinterfaces, configuring 4-8
switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 2-12
throughput delay
configuring 2-34
defined 2-6
trunk ports 3-11
tagged native VLAN traffic 3-15
tunnel 7-5
tunnels 7-2
types, specifying 2-13
UDLD
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
verifying 3-18
VLAN network interface 4-3
IP addresses
port channels 5-17
J
jumbo MTU, configuring 2-31
L
LACP 6-39
admin key 5-10
channel groups 5-8
channel modes 5-8 to 5-9
configuration example 5-38
configuring 5-27
creating 5-14
default settings 5-39
description 5-7 to 5-10
disabling 5-8
enabling 5-27
graceful convergence 5-32
guidelines 5-13
interoperation with other features 5-13
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-13
MAC address 5-10
Marker Protocol 5-10
number of members per channel 5-7
port channels 5-8
port priority 5-31
statistics 5-38
suspend individual 5-34
system ID 5-10, 5-30
system priority 5-10, 5-30
troubleshooting 5-8
VDCs 5-10, 5-12
VPCs 6-18
vPCs 6-13, 6-49
Layer 2 interfaces
about 3-1
verifying 3-18
Layer 2 ports
about 3-1
access 3-1
guidelines 3-6
licenses 3-6
troubleshooting 3-3
trunks 3-1
Layer 3
static MAC address 4-2
Layer 3 interfaces
default settings 4-16
licenses
LACP 5-12
Layer 2 port modes 3-6
port channels 5-12
limitations
port channels 5-13
Link Aggregation Control Protocol. See LACP
load balancing
algorithms 5-6
configuring 5-25
default algorithms 5-6
MPLS traffic 5-7
multicast traffic 5-7
per module 5-6
port channels 5-6, ?? to 5-7
VDCs 5-7
vPCs 6-9
loopback
configuring 4-12
interfaces, default settings 4-16
M
MAC address
vPCs 6-9, 6-13, 6-37
management port 1-3
maximum transmission unit. See MTU.
MDIX
configuring 2-23
defined 2-2
medium dependent interface crossover.
See MDIX.
MIBs 3-21, 5-40, 6-53
MTU
configuring 2-29, 2-30
defined 2-5
multicast traffic
load balancing using port channels 5-7
P
PAgP, unsupported 5-2
Port Aggregation Protocol. See PAgP.
port channel
adding Layer 2 port 5-15
Port Channel pane
icon 6-49
port channels
admin up 5-20
bandwidth 5-19
channel modes 5-5, 5-28
compatibility requirements 5-4 to 5-6
configuration example 5-38
configuring 5-3
creating 5-14
default settings 5-39
description 5-1 to 5-12, 5-22
flow control 5-24
forcing ports to join 5-5
guidelines 5-13
interoperation with other features 5-13
IP addresses 5-17
IPv4 5-14
IPv6 5-14
LACP 5-8
Layer 2 port channel, adding a port 5-15
Layer 2 port channels 5-1
Layer 3 port channel, adding a port 5-17
Layer 3 port channels 5-1
licenses 5-12
limitations 5-13
load balancing 5-6
maximum per system 5-11
member port configuration 5-5
member ports, configuring 5-5
MTU 5-14
numbering 5-11
operational 5-1
purpose 5-2
speed 5-23
statistics 5-38
STP 5-2
subinterfaces 5-1, 5-3, 5-17
troubleshooting 5-27
trunk ports 3-7
VDCs 5-1, 5-7, 5-11
verifying 5-37
port profile
configuring 2-41
inheritance 2-10
port profiles 2-10
checkpoint 2-11
enabling 2-44
guidelines 2-10
inheritance 2-43, 2-46
modifying 2-42
removing 2-47
removing inherited port profiles 2-48
Session Manager 2-10
ports
default mode 3-2
Layer 2 3-1, 3-2
multiple VLANs 3-1
setup script 3-2
R
rate mode
configuring 2-17
defined 2-3
related documents i-xv
S
shared bandwidth, configuring 2-17
Spanning Tree Protocol. See STP.
spanning-tree vlan
command example 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 5-29, 5-31, 5-32
speed
configuring 2-26
defined 2-4
statistics
interfaces 2-49, 3-18
LACP 5-38
port channels 5-38
tunnels 7-1
STP
EtherChannel 5-2
trunks 3-7
vPCs 6-10, 6-19
subinterfaces
configuring on a physical interface 4-8
switchport command 2-12
T
throughput delay
configuring 2-34
defined 2-6
transceivers
using Cisco supported transceivers 2-12
troubleshooting
vPC 6-11
vPC peer link 6-3
vPCs 6-2, 6-11, 6-13, 6-14, 6-16, 6-24, 6-49
trunk ports
802.1X 3-7
allowed VLANs 3-5, 3-13
configuration example 3-19
configuring 3-11
default settings 3-19
guidelines 3-6
limitations 3-6
native VLANs
defined 3-5
ID 3-12
tagging traffic 3-5
port channels 3-7
STP 3-7
tagging VLANs 3-3
troubleshooting 3-6
untagged traffic 3-5
VLANs 3-2
tunnels
creating 7-5
defined 7-1
deleting 7-2
description 7-2
displaying statistics 7-1
enabling 7-4
VDCs 7-2
VRFs 7-2
U
UDLD
configuring 2-37
defined 2-7
message interval 2-7
vPCs 6-10
Unidirectional Link Detection. See UDLD.
V
VDCs
LACP 5-10, 5-12
port channels 5-1, 5-11
trunk ports 3-2
VLANs 3-2
verifying
interfaces 3-18
Layer 2 interfaces 3-18
port channels 5-37
virtual device contexts. See VDCs.
virtual port channels, See vPCs 6-1
VLAN interfaces
default settings 4-16
VLAN network interfaces
carrier delay 2-9
VLANs
default 3-5
vPC
ARP synchronize 6-21
configuring primary peer device 6-49
configuring secondary peer device 6-49
downstream port channels 6-49
hold-timeout 6-11
ND synchronize 6-21
peer-keepalive messages 6-11
peer switch 6-21
PVST simulation 6-19
role priority 6-49
system MAC address 6-49
system priority 6-13, 6-19, 6-49
timers 6-11
troubleshooting 6-11
with MST and Rapid PVST+ 6-19
vPC peer link
failover 6-25
number of links 6-2
primary and secondary configuration 6-14, 6-40
synchronize configurations 6-49
traffic pattern 6-9
troubleshooting 6-3
trouobleshooting 6-8
vPCs 6-39
address synchronization
configuring 6-47
Auto-Resolve option 6-49
CFSoE 6-19, 6-24
compatible configurations 6-49
compatiblity parameters 6-13
configuration mode 6-4, 6-12, 6-29
configuring 6-26
configuring tracking 6-41
creating 6-49
deleting 6-49
disabling 6-28, 6-49
displaying 6-49
downstream devices 6-2, 6-16, 6-36
dual-redundancy 6-3
enabling 6-27, 6-49
failover 6-8, 6-9, 6-10
field descriptions 6-49, 6-51
GLBP 6-23
HSRP 6-10, 6-23, 6-24
icons 6-49
IGMP snooping 6-22
ISSU 6-25
keepalive messages 6-9, 6-11, 6-19, 6-30, 6-49
LACP 6-13, 6-18, 6-39, 6-49
Layer 3 connectivity 6-10
load balancing 6-9
logging level 6-1, 6-25
MAC address 6-9, 6-13, 6-37
manual configuration 6-10, 6-26
modifying 6-49
multicast 6-21
number of 6-2
on single module 6-3, 6-16
overview 6-2
peer devices 6-4, 6-7
peer gateway
configuring 6-34
peer-keepalive link 6-5, 6-9, 6-11, 6-30
configuring 6-49
peer-keepalive messages 6-5
peer link 6-3, 6-4
configuring 6-32
redundancy 6-8
peer-link redundancy 6-9
peer switch
configuring 6-43
PIM 6-21
port channels 6-49
port mode 6-3, 6-6
prerequisite 6-2
primary device 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-40
required configuration consistency 6-13, 6-14, 6-35, 6-49
required configuration match 6-13
role priorities 6-49
secondary device 6-8, 6-9, 6-10, 6-40
statistics 6-49
STP 6-10, 6-19
STP topology 6-19
suspend mode 6-14
synchronizing configurations 6-49
synchronizing the vPC peer links 6-49
synchronizing the vPCs 6-49
system priority 6-39
terminology 6-4
timeout 6-11
Topology tab 6-49
troubleshooting 6-2, 6-6, 6-10, 6-11, 6-13, 6-16, 6-21, 6-24, 6-26, 6-49
UDLD 6-10
VDCs 6-25
VLAN interfaces 6-10
VLAN network interfaces 6-10, 6-23
VLANs 6-15
vPC domain ID 6-12, 6-29
vPC number 6-16
vPC role 6-8
vPC system priority 6-13
configuring 6-39, 6-49
vPC Wizard 6-49
VRF recommended 6-5
VRRP 6-23