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Minimum Links for Aggregated Ethernet Interfaces

Find about how to configure minimum number of links in an aggregated Ethernet interface.

Minimum Links Overview

You can configure the minimum number of links that must be up for the system to designate the entire bundle as up in an aggregated Ethernet interface. By default, the system designates the bundle as up if only one link is up.

If the number of links configured in an aex is less than the minimum-links value configured in the minimum-links statement, the configuration commit fails and an error message is displayed.

Example: Configure Aggregated Ethernet Minimum Links

This example shows how to configure the minimum number of links on an aex that must be up for the bundle as a whole to be labeled as up.

Requirements

Before you begin:

Overview

In this example, you specify that on interface ae0 at least eight links must be up for the bundle as a whole to be labeled as up.

Configuration

Procedure

Step-by-Step Procedure

To configure the minimum number of links on an aggregated Ethernet interface:

  1. Set the minimum number of links.

  2. If you are done configuring the device, commit the configuration.

Verification

To verify the configuration is working properly, enter the show interfaces command.