Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series - Switch Virtual Link (Virtual Switch)

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Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference—Release IOS XE 3.4.0SG and IOS 15.1(2)SG)
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Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
switch virtual link (virtual switch)
switch virtual link (virtual switch)
To associate a switch to an interface, use the switch virtual link command in interface configuration
mode.
switch virutal link switch-number
Syntax Description
Defaults The interfaces are not associated by default.
Command Modes Interface configuration (config-if)
Command History
Usage Guidelines The virtual switch link (VSL) is configured with a unique port channel on each chassis. You must add
the VSL physical ports to the port channel. The VSL channel group must contain a minimum of two
ports.
Examples The following example shows how to associate switch 2 to a port channel:
Router-2(config)# interface port-channel 20
Router-2(config-if)# switch virtual link 2
Router-2(config-if)#
switch-umber Switch number; valid values are 1 and 2.
Release Modification
Cisco IOS XE 3.4.0SG and
15.1(2)SG
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 4500 series
switch.