Port Channel or Virtual Port Channel Configuration
You can configure a port channel or virtual port channel or a port channel policy using the Cisco APIC GUI, NX-OS style CLI, or REST API.
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You can configure a port channel or virtual port channel or a port channel policy using the Cisco APIC GUI, NX-OS style CLI, or REST API.
Step 1 |
Log in to the Cisco APIC. |
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Choose Fabric > External Access Policies. |
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Expand the Interface and Leaf Interfaces folders. |
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Right-click the Profiles folder and choose Create Leaf Interface Profile. |
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In the Create Leaf Interface Policy dialog box, enter a name for the policy in the Name field. |
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In the Interface Selectors area, click + to add an access port selector. |
Step 7 |
In the Create Access Port Selector dialog box, complete the following steps:
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Step 8 |
In the Create PC Interface Policy Group dialog box or the Create VPC Interface Policy Group dialog box, complete the following steps:
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Step 9 |
In the Create Port Channel Policy dialog box, complete the following actions: |
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In the Create PC Interface Policy Group or Create VPC Interface Policy Group dialog box, from the Attached Entity Profile drop-down list, choose or create an attached entity profile, and then click Submit. |
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In the Create Access Port Selector dialog box, click OK. |
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In the Create Leaf Interface Policy dialog box, click Submit. |
Configure port channel mode. Example:
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Create a port channel. Example:
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Configuring a Virtual Port Channel (VPC) using the NX-OS style CLI consists of two tasks. Your first configure a VPC domain and then configure the VPC on the switch interfaces.
Configure a VPC domain. Example:
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Configure a VPC on switch interfaces Example:
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You can configure one of several types of port channel policies on the Cisco ACI Virtual Edge:
Link Aggregation Control Policy (LACP) in active mode
Link Aggregation Control Policy (LACP) in passive mode
Static mode
MAC Pinning
You can configure port channel policies through the Cisco APIC GUI or the REST API. However, you can configure port channel mode using the NX-OS Style CLI.
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Create a node profile that specifies the leaf IDs that the access port profiles are associated with. Example:
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Create an access port profile that specifies the port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Create an access port profile that specifies a second port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Create an access bundle group that points to the port channel interface policy. Example:
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Create a port channel interface policy. Example:
You can set the mode to 'passive' instead of 'active'. |
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Associate the VMM domain to the attachable entity profile. Example:
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Step 1 |
Create a node profile that specifies the leaf IDs that the access port profiles are associated with. Example:
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Step 2 |
Create an access port profile that specifies the port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Step 3 |
Create an access port profile that specifies a second port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Step 4 |
Create an access bundle group that points to the port channel interface policy. Example:
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Step 5 |
Create a port channel interface policy. Example:
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Step 6 |
Associate the VMM domain to the attachable entity profile. Example:
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Step 1 |
Create a node profile that specifies the leaf IDs that the access port profiles are associated with. Example:
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Step 2 |
Create an access port profile that specifies the port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Step 3 |
Create an access port profile that specifies a second port included in the access bundle group. Example:
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Step 4 |
Create an access bundle group that points to the port channel interface policy. Example:
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Step 5 |
Create a port channel interface policy. Example:
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Step 6 |
Associate the VMM domain to the attachable entity profile. Example:
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