IP over port-channel

Port-channels support most Layer 3 protocols.

IP over port-channel:
IP over port-channel supports:
The following Layer 3 protocols are supported:

Commands supported for IP over port-channel

The following commands support IP over port-channel:

Table 1. IP routing commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
ip policy route-map Port-channel configuration Not supported on , SLX 9150 , or SLX 9250 devices.
ip route Global configuration
ipv6 policy route-map Port-channel configuration Not supported on , SLX 9150 , or SLX 9250 devices.
ipv6 route Global configuration
show route-map interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
Table 2. Interface commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
clear ipv6 counters interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
ip address ip address { secondary | ospf-passive | ospf-ignore } Port-channel configuration
ip directed-broadcast Port-channel configuration
ip mtu Port-channel configuration
ip unnumbered Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address secondary Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address use-link-local-only Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address eui-64 Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address eui-64 secondary Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address link-local Port-channel configuration
ipv6 address anycast Port-channel configuration
show ip interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ipv6 interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ipv6 counters interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
vrf forwarding Port-channel configuration
Table 3. ACL commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
ip access-group Port-channel configuration Both ingress and egress are supported.
ip-subnet-broadcast-acl Port-channel configuration Not supported on , SLX 9150 , or SLX 9250 devices.
ip receive access-group Global configuration
ipv6 access-group Port-channel configuration Only ingress is supported.
ipv6 receive access-group Global configuration
service-policy in Port-channel configuration
Table 4. ARP/ND commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
arp interface port-channel Global configuration mode
ip proxy-arp Port-channel configuration
ip arp-aging-timeout Port-channel configuration
ip arp learn-any Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd broadcast-mac Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd broadcast-mac-trap Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd cache Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd dad Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd hoplimit Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd managed-config-flag Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd messages Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd mtu Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd ns-interval Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd other-config-flag Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd prefix Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd ra-interval Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd ra-lifetime Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd reachable-time Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd refreshed Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd retrans-timer Port-channel configuration
ipv6 nd suppress-ra Port-channel configuration
Table 5. BFD commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
bfd interval Port-channel configuration
bfd shutdown Port-channel configuration
show bfd neighbors dest-ip Privileged EXEC
show bfd neighbors interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
Table 6. BGP commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
distribute BGP configuration Not supported on , SLX 9150 , or SLX 9250 devices.
neighbor { ip-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name } update-source port-channel BGP configuration
Table 7. DHCP commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
ip dhcp relay address Port-channel configuration
ip dhcp relay gateway address Port-channel configuration
ipv6 dhcp relay address Port-channel configuration
show ip dhcp relay address interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ip dhcp relay gateway interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
Table 8. ICMP commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
ip icmp address-mask Port-channel configuration
ip icmp echo-reply Port-channel configuration
ip icmp rate-limiting Port-channel configuration
ip icmp redirect Port-channel configuration
ip icmp unreachable Port-channel configuration
Table 9. ISIS commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
isis auth-check Port-channel configuration
isis auth-key Port-channel configuration
isis auth-mode md5 Port-channel configuration
isis bfd Port-channel configuration
isis hello-multiplier Port-channel configuration
isis hello-interval Port-channel configuration
isis hello padding disable Port-channel configuration
isis ipv6 metric Port-channel configuration
isis ldp-sync Port-channel configuration
isis metric Port-channel configuration
isis passive Port-channel configuration
isis point-to-point Port-channel configuration
isis priority Port-channel configuration
isis reverse-metric Port-channel configuration
show isis interface port-channel Port-channel configuration
Table 10. MPLS commands for IP over port-channel
Note: MPLS commands are not supported on , SLX 9150, or SLX 9250 devices.
Command Mode Support limitations
exclude-interface port-channel MPLS router Bypass LSP configuration
mpls-interface port-channel MPLS configuration
show mpls dynamic bypass port-channel Privileged EXEC
show mpls interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show mpls ldp interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show mpls rsvp Privileged EXEC
Table 11. OSPFv2 commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
clear ip ospf counters port-channel Privileged EXEC
ip ospf active Port-channel configuration
ip ospf area Port-channel configuration
ip ospf auth-change-wait-time Port-channel configuration
ip ospf authentication-key Port-channel configuration
ip ospf bfd Port-channel configuration
ip ospf cost Port-channel configuration
ip ospf database-filter Port-channel configuration
ip ospf dead-interval Port-channel configuration
ip ospf hello-interval Port-channel configuration
ip ospf md5-authentication Port-channel configuration
ip ospf mtu-ignore Port-channel configuration
ip ospf network Port-channel configuration
ip ospf passive Port-channel configuration
ip ospf priority Port-channel configuration
ip ospf retransmit-interval Port-channel configuration
ip ospf transmit-delay Port-channel configuration
show debug ip ospf internal interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ip ospf interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ip ospf neighbor port-channel Privileged EXEC
Table 12. OSPFv3 commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
clear ipv6 ospf counts neighbor interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
clear ipv6 ospf neighbor interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
ipv6 ospf active Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf area Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf autentication Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf bfd Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf cost Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf dead-interval Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf hello-interval Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf hello-jitter Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf instance Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf mtu-ignore Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf network Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf passive Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf priority Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf retransmit-interval Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf suppress-linklsa Port-channel configuration
ipv6 ospf transmit-delay Port-channel configuration
show ipv6 ospf interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ipv6 ospf neighbor interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
Table 13. VRRP commands for IP over port-channel
Command Mode Support limitations
ipv6 vrrp-group Port-channel configuration
vrrp-group Port-channel configuration
vrrp-extended-group Port-channel configuration
show vrrp interface port-channel Privileged EXEC
show ipv6 vrrp interface port-channel Privileged EXEC

IP over port-channel limitations

Note the following limitations:
  • IP on MCT client port-channel is not supported.
  • Port-channels are not supported as source interfaces for manageability clients like SSH, sFlow, Radius, TACACS+, or Syslog.
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