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Managing S-Series Port Channels
You can use Node Manager to add and remove port channels. A port channel is a method of grouping
multiple physical interfaces into a single logical interface. In IEEE 802.3ad, a port channel is referred to as
a Link Aggregation Group (LAG).
Port channels provide redundancy by enabling you to aggregate up to eight physical interfaces of the
same interface type and speed interfaces into one logical interface. This enables the S50 to have one
physical interface carry the traffic of another if the former goes down in a port channel. You can configure
up to 32 port channels per switch.
You can perform the following port channel management activities in Node Manager:
• Viewing S-Series Port Channel Information on page 100
• Adding S-Series Port Channels on page 104
• Deleting S-Series Port Channels on page 106
• Configuring S-Series Port Channels on page 107
2 From the pop-up menu, click Telnet to Device. Node Manager displays a Telnet window and
automatically invokes the CLI commands that enable you to manage the selected port.
Figure 73 Telnetting to an S50 Port
Note: You can do anything in this Telnet window that you can do by telnetting into the switch in a
more conventional way. In other words, you can manage ports, run global show commands, etc.
3 Make your changes using the CLI.
4 To terminate the Telnet session, click File Disconnect. To close the window, click File Exit.
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