Lab ID: 9.9K813A194.SWP.

SWITCH Lab: EtherChannel Negotiation

Protocols: PAgP
Objective
You will plan, implement, and verify Layer 2 EtherChannel congurations in this lab by conguring
EtherChannel between two switches using the PAgP negotiation protocol.

Lab Topology
The Topology diagram below represents the NetMap in the Simulator:
1 1 1
5 9 7 0

ASW1 2 2 DSW1 10 8 CSW1 R1

3 4 3 4 5 6
PC1 5 6 7 8 34 2 1

5 6 7 34 2
3 4 3 4 8 5 6 1
1 1 9 7
5
ASW2 2 2 DSW2 10 8 CSW2 1 0
R2
PC2

Command Summary
Command
channel-group port-channel-number mode
{on | auto [non-silent] | desirable [non-
silent] on | active | passive}
channel-protocol {lacp | pagp}
interface range fastethernet slot/starting-
port - ending-port
interface type number
port-channel load-balance {dst-ip | dst-
mac | src-dst-ip | src-dst-mac | src-ip |
src-mac}
show cdp neighbors
show etherchannel [channel-group-
number] {detail | load-balance | port | port-
channel | summary | protocol}
Description
assigns an Ethernet interface to an EtherChannel group
congures the EtherChannel negotiation protocol for the
interface
congures a range of interfaces
changes from global conguration mode to interface
conguration mode
congures the load balancing method used by port-
channel interfaces on the device
displays information about directly connected neighbors
displays EtherChannel information for a channel

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 Command Description
show interfaces [type number] displays the interface’s Data Link layer status; when
the type and number parameters are included, displays
detailed information about the specied interface
show interfaces trunk displays port and module interface-trunk information
show ip interface brief displays a brief summary of interface status and
conguration
show running-cong displays the active conguration le

Lab Tasks
Task 1: Plan EtherChannel Congurations
This task involves planning Layer 2 EtherChannel congurations using negotiation protocols. In this lab,
you will be assigning physical interfaces to a channel group and using PAgP to form an EtherChannel
between DSW1 and DSW2.
1. What is Cisco’s proprietary aggregation protocol for EtherChannel, and when should it be used?
______________________________________________________________________________

2. List some of the factors to consider when determining which EtherChannel aggregation protocol to
use.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

3. Can more than one EtherChannel protocol be used in the same EtherChannel? _______________

4. What happens to the physical interfaces when you make a change to a port-channel interface?
______________________________________________________________________________

5. Can ports in a different modes form an EtherChannel? ___________________________________

6. What command could you issue to determine the number of links that are available to form an
EtherChannel? __________________________________________________________________

Task 2: Review Initial Congurations

This task involves performing Layer 2 EtherChannel congurations.
1. Determine the number of links that can be congured as part of the port-channel group.

2. Observe the line and protocol state of each interface on DSW1 and DSW2.

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 3. Verify that an active trunk link exists between DSW1 and DSW2. Which trunk encapsulation type are
both switches using? ______________________________________________________________

4. Verify that all the ports all identically congured.

Task 3: Congure EtherChannel by Using PAgP

1. Congure the FastEthernet 0/5 and FastEthernet 0/6 interfaces to use PAgP as the EtherChannel
negotiation protocol.

2. Congure the FastEthernet 0/5 and FastEthernet 0/6 interfaces on DSW1 and DSW2 as members of
channel-group 1 by using the auto mode.

3. Verify that the new, automatically created Port-Channel 1 interface exists on DSW1 and DSW2.

4. Congure the Port-Channel 1 interface to unconditionally trunk using 802.1Q trunk encapsulation.

5. Use the show etherchannel summary command to view the state of the port channel and its
member ports. Are FastEthernet 0/5 and FastEthernet 0/6 bundled in the port channel? If not, why?
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

6. Congure FastEthernet 0/5 and FastEthernet 0/6 on DSW1 to use PAgP desirable mode.

7. Use the show ip interface brief command to verify that the line and protocol state of Port-Channel
1 are both up.

8. Use the show etherchannel summary command to view the state of the port channel and its
member ports. Are FastEthernet 0/5 and FastEthernet 0/6 bundled in the port channel? _________

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