1 - 15 CCNP 3: Multilayer Switching v 4.0 - Lab 2.3.7.1 Copyright 2005, Cisco Systems, Inc.

. Modified by Rick Graziani, Cabrillo College for NetLab (9/10/2006)

Lab 3.7.5 Configuring Fast EtherChannel

This lab uses the NetLab Advanced Switch Pod topology. Not all of the equipment or interfaces are used in this lab exercise. Before Fast EtherChannel

After FastEtherChannel

Step 1: Initial Configuration and Viewing the Topology

Switch#config terminal Switch(config)#hostname Distribution1 Distribution1(config)#line con 0 Distribution1(config-line)#logging synchronous Distribution1(config-line)#exec-timeout 0 0 Switch#config terminal Switch(config)#hostname Access2 Access2(config)#line con 0 Access2 (config-line)#logging synchronous Access2 (config-line)#exec-timeout 0 0

Step 2: Configure Distribution1 as the Root Bridge

Distribution1(config)#spanning-tree vlan 1 root primary Distribution1#show spanning-tree VLAN0001 Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee Root ID Priority 24577 Address 000b.fd13.9080 This bridge is the root Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Bridge ID

Forward Delay 15 sec

Priority 24577 (priority 24576 sys-id-ext 1) Address 000b.fd13.9080 Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Aging Time 300 Port ID Designated Port ID Prio.Nbr Cost Sts Cost Bridge ID Prio.Nbr -------- --------- --- --------- -------------------- -------128.1 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.1 128.2 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.2 128.3 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.3 128.4 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.4 128.5 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.5 128.25 4 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.25 128.26 4 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.26

Interface Name ---------------Fa0/1 Fa0/2 Fa0/3 Fa0/4 Fa0/5 Gi0/1 Gi0/2

Access2#show spanning-tree VLAN0001 Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee Root ID Priority 24577 Address 000b.fd13.9080 Cost 19 Port 1 (FastEthernet0/1) Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Bridge ID

Forward Delay 15 sec

Priority 32769 (priority 32768 sys-id-ext 1) Address 0009.7c0b.e7c0 Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Aging Time 300 Role ---Root Altn Altn Altn Altn Sts --FWD BLK BLK BLK BLK Cost --------19 19 19 19 19 Prio.Nbr -------128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 Type -------------------------------P2p P2p P2p P2p P2p

Interface ---------------Fa0/1 Fa0/2 Fa0/3 Fa0/4 Fa0/5

Notice that only FastEthernet 0/1 port is being used between the Distribution1 and Access2. STP is blocking FastEthernet 0/2.

Step 3: Configure Fast EtherChannel between Distribution1 and Access2 Switches

An EtherChannel is composed of individual Fast EtherChannel (FEC) or Gigabit EtherChannel (GEC) links, which are bundled into a single logical link, as shown in the graphic. GEC provides fullduplex bandwidth of up to 16 Gbps between a switch and another switch or host. FEC provides the ability to combine eight 100-Mbps full duplex links for a 1.6-Gbps full duplex link. The Ethernet switches must be configured to treat two physical links as one logical link. Note: The disadvantage of using FEC is that up to eight FastEthernet ports would be unavailable for clients. When GEC is available, Fast EtherChannel is an expensive way to increase bandwidth. FEC technology can be used with Gigabit links to create multi-megabit logical links. Configure Distribution1 switch to combine ports FastEthernet 0/3 and 0/4 into one logical channel.

Distribution1
Distribution1(config)#interface range fa 0/3 - 4 Distribution(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode desirable

Configure Access2 switch to combine ports FastEthernet 0/1 and 0/2 into one logical channel.

Access2
Access2(config)#interface range fa 0/1 - 2 Access2(config-if-range)#channel-group 1 mode desirable

Step 4: Verify Fast EtherChannel

Distribution1#show etherchannel summary Flags: D - down P - in port-channel I - stand-alone s - suspended R - Layer3 S - Layer2 u - unsuitable for bundling U - port-channel in use d - default port Group Port-channel Ports -----+------------+----------------------------------------------------------1 Po1(SU) Fa0/3(P) Fa0/4(P)

Access2#show etherchannel summary Flags: D - down P - in port-channel I - stand-alone s - suspended H - Hot-standby (LACP only) R - Layer3 S - Layer2 u - unsuitable for bundling U - in use f - failed to allocate aggregator d - default port Number of channel-groups in use: 1 Number of aggregators: 1 Group Port-channel Protocol Ports ------+-------------+-----------+----------------------------------------------1 Po1(SU) PAgP Fa0/1(Pd) Fa0/2(P)

Port-channel 1 includes Fa 0/3 and Fa 0/4 on the Distribution switch. Port-channel 1 includes Fa 0/1 and Fa 0/2 on the Access2 switch. Spanning Tree is now use Port-channel 1 (Po1), both links, to forward frames between the two switches.
Distribution1#show spanning-tree VLAN0001 Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee Root ID Priority 24577 Address 000b.fd13.9080 This bridge is the root Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Bridge ID

Forward Delay 15 sec

Priority 24577 (priority 24576 sys-id-ext 1) Address 000b.fd13.9080 Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Aging Time 300 Port ID Designated Port ID Prio.Nbr Cost Sts Cost Bridge ID Prio.Nbr -------- --------- --- --------- -------------------- -------128.1 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.1 128.2 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.2 128.5 19 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.5 128.25 4 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.25 128.26 4 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.26 128.65 12 FWD 0 24577 000b.fd13.9080 128.65

Interface Name ---------------Fa0/1 Fa0/2 Fa0/5 Gi0/1 Gi0/2 Po1

Access2#show spanning-tree VLAN0001 Spanning tree enabled protocol ieee Root ID Priority 24577 Address 000b.fd13.9080 Cost 12 Port 65 (Port-channel1) Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Bridge ID

Forward Delay 15 sec

Priority 32769 (priority 32768 sys-id-ext 1) Address 0009.7c0b.e7c0 Hello Time 2 sec Max Age 20 sec Forward Delay 15 sec Aging Time 300 Role ---Altn Altn Altn Root Sts --BLK BLK BLK FWD Cost --------19 19 19 12 Prio.Nbr -------128.3 128.4 128.5 128.65 Type -------------------------------P2p P2p P2p P2p

Interface ---------------Fa0/3 Fa0/4 Fa0/5 Po1

Step 5: Verify Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) Operation

The PAgP facilitates the automatic creation of EtherChannels by exchanging packets between Ethernet interfaces. By using PAgP, the switch learns the identity of partners capable of supporting PAgP and learns the capabilities of each interface. It then dynamically groups similarly configured interfaces into a single logical link, channel, or aggregate port. These interfaces are grouped based on hardware, administrative, and port parameter constraints. For example, PAgP groups the interfaces with the same speed, duplex, native VLAN, VLAN range, trunking status, and trunking type. After grouping the links into an EtherChannel, PAgP adds the group to the spanning tree as a single switch port. Use the show pagp neighbor command on Distribution1 and Access2 to verify PagP operation. Distribution1
Distribution1#show pagp neighbor Flags: S - Device is sending Slow hello. A - Device is in Auto mode. Channel group 1 neighbors Partner Port Name Fa0/3 Access2 Fa0/4 Access2 Distribution1# C - Device is in Consistent state. P - Device learns on physical port.

Partner Device ID 0009.7c0b.e7c0 0009.7c0b.e7c0

Partner Port Fa0/1 Fa0/2

Partner Age Flags 12s SC 26s SC

Group Cap. 10001 10001

Access2
Access2#show pagp neighbor Flags: S - Device is sending Slow hello. A - Device is in Auto mode. Channel group 1 neighbors Partner Port Name Fa0/1 Distribution1 Fa0/2 Distribution1 C - Device is in Consistent state. P - Device learns on physical port.

Partner Device ID 000b.fd13.9080 000b.fd13.9080

Partner Port Fa0/3 Fa0/4

Partner Age Flags 19s SC 7s SC

Group Cap. 10001 10001

Final Running-Configs
Distribution1#show running-config Building configuration... Current configuration : 1680 bytes ! version 12.1 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime no service password-encryption ! hostname Distribution1 ! ! ip subnet-zero ! ! ! spanning-tree extend system-id spanning-tree vlan 1 priority 24576 ! ! ! interface Port-channel1 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/1 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/2 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/3 no ip address channel-group 1 mode desirable ! interface FastEthernet0/4 no ip address channel-group 1 mode desirable ! interface FastEthernet0/5 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/6 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/7 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/8 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/9 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/10 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/11 no ip address !

interface FastEthernet0/12 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/13 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/14 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/15 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/16 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/17 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/18 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/19 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/20 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/21 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/22 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/23 no ip address ! interface FastEthernet0/24 no ip address ! interface GigabitEthernet0/1 no ip address ! interface GigabitEthernet0/2 no ip address ! ! ip classless ip http server ! ! ! ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 logging synchronous line vty 0 4 login line vty 5 15 login ! end Distribution1#

Access2#show running-config Building configuration... Current configuration : 1263 bytes ! version 12.1 no service pad service timestamps debug uptime service timestamps log uptime no service password-encryption ! hostname Access2 ! ! ip subnet-zero ! ! spanning-tree mode pvst no spanning-tree optimize bpdu transmission spanning-tree extend system-id ! ! ! ! interface Port-channel1 flowcontrol send off ! interface FastEthernet0/1 channel-group 1 mode desirable ! interface FastEthernet0/2 channel-group 1 mode desirable ! interface FastEthernet0/3 ! interface FastEthernet0/4 ! interface FastEthernet0/5 ! interface FastEthernet0/6 ! interface FastEthernet0/7 ! interface FastEthernet0/8 ! interface FastEthernet0/9 ! interface FastEthernet0/10 ! interface FastEthernet0/11 ! interface FastEthernet0/12 ! interface FastEthernet0/13 ! interface FastEthernet0/14 ! interface FastEthernet0/15 ! interface FastEthernet0/16 ! interface FastEthernet0/17 !

interface FastEthernet0/18 ! interface FastEthernet0/19 ! interface FastEthernet0/20 ! interface FastEthernet0/21 ! interface FastEthernet0/22 ! interface FastEthernet0/23 ! interface FastEthernet0/24 ! ! ip http server ! line con 0 exec-timeout 0 0 logging synchronous line vty 0 4 login line vty 5 15 login ! ! end Access2#