Troubleshoot Etherchannel: Lab Topology

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Troubleshoot EtherChannel
Lab Topology:
Please use the following topology to complete this lab exercise:
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Objectives
Part 1: Examine the Physical Layer and Correct Switch Port Mode Issues
Part 2: Identify and Correct Port Channel Assignment Issues
Part 3: Identify and Correct Port Channel Protocol Issues
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Background
A junior technician recently configured four switches. Users are complaining that the network is running
slowly, and they would like you to investigate.
Port Channel Table
Channel Group Ports Protocol
S1: E1/0, E1/1 LACP active

1
S3: E1/0, E1/1
2
S4: E1/0, E1/1
3
S2: E0/0, E0/1
4
S4: E0/0, E0/1
5
S4: E0/2, E0/3
6
S3: E0/2, E0/3
Device Table
Device Group Ports
1 E1/0, E1/1
S1 S1
3 E0/0, E0/1
S1
5 E0/2, E0/3
2 E1/0, E1/1
S2 3 E0/0, E0/1
S2
S2
6 E0/2, E0/3
1 E1/0, E1/1
S3 4 E0/0, E0/1
S3
S3
6 E0/2, E0/3
2 E1/0, E1/1
S4 4 E0/0, E0/1
S4
S4
5 E0/2, E0/3
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Instructions
Part 1: Examine the Physical Layer and Correct Switch Port Mode Issues
Step 1: Look for access ports.
Examine the switches. When two or more redundant links connect the same switches, Spanning Tree protocol
will only put one port in forwarding mode to prevent switching loops. When physical ports are assigned to an
EtherChannel port, they behave as one logical port. Each pair will either be operational or down.
S1#show ip interface brief

Interface IP-Address OK? Method Status Protocol
Ethernet0/0 unassigned YES unset up up
Port-channel1 unassigned YES unset down down
Port-channel3 unassigned YES unset up up
Vlan1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

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Ethernet0/1 unassigned YES unset administratively down down

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Step 2: Verify ports are in trunk mode.

a. Verify that all physical ports in the topology are configured as trunks. Correct any ports that are in access
mode.
b. Correct any EtherChannel ports that are not configured as trunks.
S1#show int trunk

Port Mode Encapsulation Status Native vlan
Et1/0 auto 802.1q trunking 1
Et1/1 auto 802.1q trunking 1
S2#show int trunk

Et0/2 on 802.1q trunking 1
Po2 on 802.1q trunking 1
S3#show int trunk

S4#show int trunk

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Part 2: Identify and Correct Port Channel Assignment Issues

Step 1: Examine port channel assignments.
The Packet Tracer topology and the Port Channel and Device tables provide details about the physical ports
and their EtherChannel assignments. Use the show etherchannel summary command to learn how the
EtherChannel links are configured. Verify that the switches are configured as shown in the documentation.
Step 2: Correct port channel assignments.

Correct any switch ports that are not assigned to the correct EtherChannel port.
S1#show etherchannel summary

Number of channel-groups in use: 3
Number of aggregators: 3
Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
1 Po1(SD) LACP Et1/0(s) Et1/1(s)
3 Po3(SU) LACP Et0/0(P) Et0/1(P)


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
6 Po6(SD) LACP Et0/2(s) Et0/3(s)


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
1 Po1(SD) PAgP Et1/0(I)
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------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
4 Po4(SU) LACP Et0/0(s) Et0/1(s) Et0/2(P)
Et0/3(P)
5 Po5(SD) -
Part 3: Identify and Correct Port Channel Protocol Issues
Step 1: Identify protocol issues.

In 2000, the IEEE released 802.3ad (LACP), which is an open standard version of EtherChannel. For
compatibility reasons, the network design team chose to use LACP across the network. The design team has
made it a requirement that all ports that participate in EtherChannel need to actively negotiate the link as
LACP. Verify that the physical ports are configured as indicated in the topology and Port Channel Table.
Step 2: Correct Protocol issues.

a. Correct any switch ports that are not negotiating using LACP.
b. Reissue the show etherchannel summary command to verify that all EtherChannel links are now correctly
configured.
End of Document
Solution:
Step 1: Check interface physical enable in Switch each other
Solution: Enable port e0/1
S3# show run int e0/1

interface Ethernet0/1
switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
switchport mode trunk
no channel-group
channel-group 4 mode active
no shutdown
Step 2: In S1, Channel-Group 1 is suspended and chose to use LACP across the network. In contrast to S3 used
PAgP.Here the problem!!!
Solution: Change mode PAgP to LACP and assign port to Channel-Group.
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S3# show run

no channel-group
!
no channel-group
!
no channel-group
!
no channel-group
!
no channel-group
!
no channel-group
Step 3: In S4, range port e0/2-3 assign to Po4. Admin config assign port to channel-group wrong.
Solution: No channel-group and assign port to channel-group with topology network.
S4(config)#
!
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Verification:
Flags: D - down P - bundled in port-channel
I - stand-alone s - suspended
H - Hot-standby (LACP only)
R - Layer3 S - Layer2
U - in use N - not in use, no aggregation
f - failed to allocate aggregator
M - not in use, minimum links not met

m - not in use, port not aggregated due to minimum links not met
u - unsuitable for bundling
w - waiting to be aggregated
d - default port
A - formed by Auto LAG


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------

d - default port


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
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d - default port


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------

d - default port


------+-------------+-----------+-----------------------------------------------
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Channel Group Ports Protocol

S1: E1/0, E1/1 LACP active

Device Group Ports

S1#show ip interface brief

S2#show ip interface brief

S3#show ip interface brief

S4#show ip interface brief

Step 2: Verify ports are in trunk mode.

S1#show int trunk

S2#show int trunk

S3#show int trunk

S4#show int trunk

Part 2: Identify and Correct Port Channel Assignment Issues

Step 2: Correct port channel assignments.

S1#show etherchannel summary

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

S2#show etherchannel summary

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

S3#show etherchannel summary

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

S4#show etherchannel summary

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

Part 3: Identify and Correct Port Channel Protocol Issues

Step 1: Identify protocol issues.

Step 2: Correct Protocol issues.

S3# show run int e0/1

Solution: Change mode PAgP to LACP and assign port to Channel-Group.

S3# show run

M - not in use, minimum links not met

A - formed by Auto LAG

Number of channel-groups in use: 3

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

M - not in use, minimum links not met

A - formed by Auto LAG

Number of channel-groups in use: 3

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

S3#show etherchannel summary

M - not in use, minimum links not met

A - formed by Auto LAG

Number of channel-groups in use: 3

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

M - not in use, minimum links not met

A - formed by Auto LAG

Number of channel-groups in use: 3

Group Port-channel Protocol Ports

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