PurposeCommand or Action
Brings the interface back up. The interface displays as
administratively up. If there are no operational problems,
traffic passes. The default is no shutdown.
(Optional)
Displays interface information for the specified port
channel.
switch(config-if)# show interface
port-channel channel-number
Step 4
(Optional)
Saves the change persistently through reboots and restarts
by copying the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
switch(config-if)# copy
running-config startup-config
Step 5
This example shows how to bring up the interface for port channel 2:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 2
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Adding a Description to a Port Channel Interface
You can add a description to a port channel interface.
Before You Begin
Log in to the CLI in EXEC mode.
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
For the channel number, the range is from 1 to 4096. The
port channel associated with this channel group is
automatically created if the port channel does not already
exist.
Adds a description to the port channel interface.switch(config-if)# description
string
Step 3
For the string, the description can be up to 80 alphanumeric
characters.
You do not need to use quotations around
descriptions that include spaces.
Note
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