Cisco Nexus 1000V - Shutting down and Restarting a Port Channel Interface

Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Specifies the port profile from which the port channel
will be removed.
switch(config)# port-profile name
Step 2
Removes the channel group configuration from all
member interfaces in the specified port profile.
switch(config-port-prof)# no
channel-group auto
Step 3
(Optional)
Displays the configuration for verification.
switch(config-port-prof)# show
port-profile name
Step 4
(Optional)
Saves the change persistently through reboots and
restarts by copying the running configuration to the
startup configuration.
switch(config-port-prof)# copy
running-config startup-config
Step 5
This example shows how to remove a port channel group from a port profile:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# port-profile testProf
switch(config-port-prof)# no channel-group auto
switch(config-port-prof)# show port-profile testProf
switch(config-port-prof)#
Shutting Down and Restarting a Port Channel Interface
You can shut down and restart a port channel interface.
Before You Begin
•
Log in to the CLI in EXEC mode.
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When you shut down a port channel interface, know that no traffic passes, and the interface is
administratively down.
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Enters interface configuration mode for the specified port
channel interface.
switch(config)# interface
port-channel channel-number
Step 2
The shutdown keyword shuts down the interface. No
traffic passes and the interface displays as administratively
down. The default is no shutdown.
switch(config-if)# shutdown | no
shutdown
Step 3
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Configuring Port Channels
Shutting Down and Restarting a Port Channel Interface