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2/21/2014 Configuring PortChannel LACP PAgP
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Posted by barry on October 14th, 2012
On most Cisco switches it is possible to create logical connections that are made-up off different physical interface. It is
required that these interfaces share the same speed.
Most Cisco switches support a maximum of 64 EtherChannels. These interfaces do not need to be contiguous, or even within
the same module. Each channel must be made up of a minimum of 2, and a maximum of 8 interfaces. Best practice is to use
groups of 2, 4 or 8 interfaces. This will provide optimum load-balancing.
The load-balancing can be bases on layer 2, 3 or 4 information. Having different load-balancing methods for different
EtherChannels on a single switch is not permitted. Changes to the load-balancing method are applicable for all EtherChannels.
The load-balancing method can be:
src-mac
dst-mac
src-dst-mac
src-ip
dst-ip
src-dst-ip
src-port
dst-port
src-dst-port
Objective:
The objective of this lab is to understand and learn to configure EtherChannel (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/), Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP). In this lab we will
use Ciscos Packet Tracer to configure multiple EtherChannels and implement LACP and PAgA between four Cisco Catalyst
switches.
LACP:
Link aggregation is a computer networking term to describe various methods of combining (aggregating) multiple network
connections in parallel to increase throughput beyond what a single connection could sustain, and to provide redundancy in
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case one of the links fails.
Link aggregation addresses two problems with Ethernet connections: bandwidth limitations and lack of resilience.
With regard to the first issue: bandwidth requirements do not scale linearly. Ethernet bandwidths historically have increased by
an order of magnitude each generation: 10 Megabit/s, 100 Mbit/s, 1000 Mbit/s, 10,000 Mbit/s. If one started to bump into
bandwidth ceilings, then the only option was to move to the next generation which could be cost prohibitive. An alternative
solution, introduced by many of the network manufacturers in the early 1990s, is to combine two physical Ethernet links into
one logical link via channel bonding. Most of these solutions required manual configuration and identical equipment on both
sides of the aggregation.
The second problem involves the three single points of failure in a typical port-cable-port connection. In either the usual
computer-to-switch or in a switch-to-switch configuration, the cable itself or either of the ports the cable is plugged into can fail.
Multiple physical connections can be made, but many of the higher level protocols were not designed to failover completely
seamlessly.
PAgP:
Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) is a Cisco Systems proprietary networking protocol, which is used for the automated, logical
aggregation of Ethernet switch ports, known as an EtherChannels. This means it can only be used between Cisco switches
and/or switches from licensed vendors. A similar purpose protocol known as LACP, released by the IEEE known as 802.3ad, is
an industry standard and is not tied to any specific vendor.
PAgP can be configured on a Cisco switch to operate in three different modes.
auto: Passive negotiation of the channel.
desirable: Active negotiation of the channel.
on: No protocols are used, it assumes the other side has also enabled link aggregation.
PAgP aids in the automatic creation of EtherChannel (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-configuring-
etherchannel/) links. PAgP packets are sent between EtherChannel (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/)-capable ports in order to negotiate the formation of a channel. Some restrictions are deliberately
introduced into PAgP. The restrictions are:
PAgP does not form a bundle on ports that are configured for dynamic VLANs. PAgP requires that all ports in the channel
belong to the same VLAN (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/) or are configured as trunk ports.
When a bundle already exists and a VLAN (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/) of a port is
modified, all ports in the bundle are modified to match that VLAN (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-
stp/).
PAgP does not group ports that operate at different speeds or port duplex. If speed and duplex change when a bundle exists,
PAgP changes the port speed and duplex for all ports in the bundle.
PAgP modes are off, auto, desirable, and on. Only the combinations auto-desirable, desirable-desirable, and on-on allow the
formation of a channel. The device on the other side must have PAgP set to on if a device on one side of the channel does not
support PAgP, such as a router.
PAgP Configuration Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Switch(config)# interface range fastethernet 0/4 5 (Note: Spaces are mandatory.)
Switch(config-if)# no switchport
Switch(config-if)# no IP address
Switch(config-if)# channel-group 1 mode [auto/desirable/on]
Switch(config-if)# end
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Perform Basic Router Configuration as follows:
1. Configure the hostname on all routers and switched as shown in the network diagram.
2. Configure no ip domain-lookup on all routers and switches.
3. Configure the enable secret password as cisco on all routers and switches.
4. Configure the console and vty password as sanfran on all routers and switches.
5. Configure the exec-timeout command to the console and virtual terminal lines.
6. Save the running configuration to the NVRAM.
Configure VTP (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/) on all switches:
1. Configure all switches to be part of the VTP (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/) domain
CCNP with the password of cisco.
2. Configure all switches to run VTP (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/) version 2.
3. Configure switches DSW1 and DSW2 as VTP (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/)
servers (http://freeccnplab.com/2014/02/18/adding-host-computers-gns3-labs/).
4. Configure switches ASW1 and ASW2 as VTP (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/10/free-ccnp-lab-vlans-vtp-dtp-stp/)
clients.
Configure EtherChannel (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-configuring-etherchannel/) trunks on the switches as
shown in the network diagram. Only switches DSW1 and DSW2 should actively initiate channel establishment; switches
ASW1 and ASW2 should be configured as passive links that should not actively attempt to establish an EtherChannel
(http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-configuring-etherchannel/). The EtherChannels should be configured as follows:
The two ports between DSW1 and DSW2 belong to channel group (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/) 1 and use mode on.
The two ports between DSW1 and ASW1 belong to channel group (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/) 2 and use LACP.
The two ports between DSW1 and ASW2 belong to channel group (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/) 3 and use PAgP.
The two ports between DSW2 and ASW1 belong to channel group (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/) 4 and use LACP.
The two ports between DSW2 and ASW2 belong to channel group (http://freeccnplab.com/2012/08/11/free-ccnp-lab-
configuring-etherchannel/) 5 and use PAgP.
Configure VLANs:
1. On DSW1 VLANs 10, 20, 30, and 40.
2. Confirm that the above VLANs have propagated to all switches.
3. Assign port connecting PCs and Servers (http://freeccnplab.com/2014/02/18/adding-host-computers-gns3-labs/) to
VLANs as shown in the network diagram.
Spanning Tree Configuration:
1. Configure DSW1 as the primary Root Bridge for all VLANs.
2. Configure DSW2 as the secondary Root Bridge for all VLANs.
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1. ifffiwarsi says:
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Can I have privillage access password
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What version of packet tracer did you use to open the file?
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