Dell Force10 MXL Blade - Reassign an Interface to a New Port Channel

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Figure 13-12. Error Message
Reassign an Interface to a New Port Channel
An interface can be a member of only one port channel. If the interface is a member of a port channel, you
must remove it from the first port channel and then add it to the second port channel.
To reassign an interface to a new port channel, follow these steps, starting in INTERFACE mode of a port
channel:
Figure 13-13 shows an example of moving the TenGigabitEthernet 1/8 interface from port channel 4 to
port channel 3.
Figure 13-13. Command Example from Reassigning an Interface to a Different Port Channel
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Purpose
1 no channel-member interface INTERFACE
PORT-CHANNEL
Remove the interface from the first port
channel.
2
interface port-channel id number INTERFACE
PORT-CHANNEL
Change to the second port channel
INTERFACE mode.
3
channel-member interface INTERFACE
PORT-CHANNEL
Add the interface to the second port channel.
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 0/16
shutdown
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#int tengig 1/6
FTOS(conf-if)#ip address 10.56.4.4 /24
% Error: Te 1/6 Port is part of a LAG.
FTOS(conf-if)#
Error message
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#show config
!
interface Port-channel 1
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 0/16
shutdown
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#no chann tengig 1/8
FTOS(conf-if-po-1)#int port 5
FTOS(conf-if-po-5)#channel tengig 1/8
FTOS(conf-if-po-5)#show conf
!
interface Port-channel 5
no ip address
channel-member TenGigabitEthernet 1/8
shutdown
FTOS(conf-if-po-5)#