Removing ports from an MLT LAG

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Important

Before removing a port member from an MLT, you must first disable the port. This ensures that the other side brings its corresponding port member down. This achieves parity on both sides and avoids traffic disruptions.

The shutdown port requires that you enter the interface GigabitEthernet configuration mode. However, to remove ports from an MLT LAG, you can enter any configuration mode.

1. Enter GigabitEthernet Interface Configuration mode:

   enable

   configure terminal

   interface GigabitEthernet {slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}

   

   Note

   If the platform supports channelization and the port is channelized, you must also specify the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port.

2. Disable the ports:

   shutdown port {slot/port[/sub-port] [-slot/port[/sub-port]] [,...]}

3. Remove ports from an MLT LAG:

   no mlt <1-512> member {slot/port[/sub-port] [-slot/port[/sub-port]] [,...]}

Example

Remove port 1/24 from MLT 40:

Switch:1(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 1/24

Switch:1(config-mlt)# shutdown port 1/24

Switch:1(config-mlt)# no mlt 40 member 1/24