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Name : _______________________ Date: ________________

Lab 5 - Implement EtherChannel


Objectives
Part 1: Build the network
Part 2: Configure EtherChannel

Background
You have been assigned the task of designing an EtherChannel implementation for a company that wants to
improve the performance of their switch trunk links. You will try several different ways of implementing the
EtherChannel links in order to evaluate which is the best for the company. You will build the topology,
configure trunk ports, and implement LACP and PAgP EtherChannels.

Instructions
Part 1: Build the network.
Use the table below to build the switch topology.

Step 1: Obtain the devices that are required.


a. Click the Network Devices icon in the bottom tool bar.
b. Click the Switches entry in the submenu.
c. Locate the 2960 switch icon. Click and drag the icon for the 2960 switch into the topology area.
d. Repeat the step above so that there are three 2960 switches in the topology area.
e. Arrange the devices into a layout that you can work with by clicking and dragging.

Step 2: Name the devices.


The devices have default names that you will need to change. You will name the devices SWA, SWB, and
SWC. You are changing the display names of the devices. This is the text label that appears below each
device. It is not the host name. Your display names must match the names that are given in this step exactly.
If a display name does not match, you will not be scored for your device configuration.
a. Click the device display name that is below the device icon. A text field should appear with a flashing
insertion point. If the configuration window for the device appears, close it and try again by clicking a little
further away from the device icon.
b. Replace the current display name with the appropriate display name.
c. Repeat until all devices are named.

Step 3: Connect the devices.


a. Click the orange lightning bolt Connections icon in the bottom toolbar.
b. Locate the Ethernet straight-through cable icon. It looks like a solid black diagonal line.
c. To connect the device, click the Ethernet straight-through cable icon and then click the first device that
you want to connect. Select the correct port and then click the second device. Select the correct port and
the devices will be connected.
Lab 5 - Implement EtherChannel

d. Connect the devices as specified in the table below.

Port Channel Devices Port Connections Type

1 SWA to SWB G0/1 to G0/1 PAgP


1 SWA to SWB

G0/2 to G0/2
2 SWA to SWC F0/21 to F0/21 LACP
2 SWA to SWC

F0/22 to F0/22
3 SWB to SWC F0/23 to F0/23 LACP
3 SWB to SWC

F0/24 to F0/24

Part 2: Configure EtherChannel


Open configuration window

On each switch, configure the ports that will be used in the Port Channels as static trunk ports.

Step 1: Configure a PAgP EtherChannel.


Follow the procedure that was used in previous activities to configure Port Channel 1 as a PAgP
EtherChannel between SWA and SWB. Both sides should negotiate the EtherChannel.

Step 2: Configure a LACP EtherChannel.


Configure Port Channel 2 as an LACP channel between SWA and SWC. Both sides should negotiate the
EtherChannel.

Step 3: Configure a Backup LACP EtherChannel


Configure Port Channel 3 channel as an LACP channel between SWB and SWC. In this case, SWC initiates
negotiation with SWB. SWB does not initiate negotiation of the channel.
Close configuration window
End of document

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