Dell PowerConnect 5424 Command Line Interface Guide

Port Channel Commands 281
Port Channel Commands
interface port-channel
The interface port-channel Global Configuration mode command enters the Interface
Configuration mode of a specific port-channel.
Syntax
• interface port-channel port-channel-number
• port-channel-number — A valid port-channel trunk index.
Default Configuration
This command has no default configuration.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• Eight aggregated links can be defined with up to 8 member ports per port channel.Turning off
auto-negotiation of an aggregate link may, under some circumstances, make it non-operational.
If
the other side has auto-negotiation turned on, it may re-synchronize all members of the
aggregated link to half-duplex operation, and may, as per the standards, set them all to inactive.
Example
The following example enters the context of port-channel number 1.
interface range port-channel
The interface range port-channel Global Configuration mode command enters the Interface
Configuration mode to configure multiple port-channels.
Console (config)# interface port-channel 1
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Dell PowerConnect 5424 Specifications

General

Ports	24 x 10/100/1000Base-T
Switching Capacity	48 Gbps
Forwarding Rate	35.7 Mpps
VLAN Support	Yes
Rack Mountable	Yes
Power Supply	Internal
MAC Address Table Size	8K entries
RAM	128 MB
Flash Memory	16 MB
Voltage Required	100-240V AC
Management	Web, CLI, SNMP
Operating Temperature	0°C to 45°C
Storage Temperature	-20°C to 70°C
Humidity	10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Standards Compliance	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Remote Management Protocol	SNMP, RMON, Telnet
Features	QoS, VLAN, Link Aggregation