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EtherChannel set up on two Cisco 3560 Series switches

I am trying to setup EtherChannel on two Cisco switches using the Cisco Network Assistant, but it isn't working.

I have two gigabit fiber links going between the switches
I am following the directions found here:
http://www.cisco.com/public/technotes/smbsa/en/us/lan/config_etherchannel_cna.html

When I get to step 5d where I am supposed to check the box for each port that I want to be a group member they won't check. I can click on them but none of them will become checked. I have tried every option for the Load Balance thinking the switches might not support some of the ones present, but that doesn't make a difference.

What is keeping me from being able to create this?

Switch Info
Switch4 = 3560G-24TS (ports Gi0/25 & Gi0/27)
Software version: 12.2(35)SE5-IP-Base

Switch7 = 3560X-48P (ports Gi1/1 & Gi1/2)
Software version: 12.2(55)SE3-universalk9

See attached file for a screen shot

Don Johnston

What happens when you try it from the CLI?

Can you post the configs from the two switches?

AmbientIT

ASKER

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. I haven't tried it from the CLI as it looked simple enough to do from the CNA and I would rather do it from there as I am not as comfortable with the CLI.

I have attached two text files with the configs in them.
switch4.txt
switch7.txt

Don Johnston

I've never used CNA so I can't be any help there.

That said, there is an inconsistency between the ports.

Switch 4

interface GigabitEthernet0/25
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 switchport trunk native vlan 900
 switchport mode trunk
 srr-queue bandwidth share 10 10 60 20
 srr-queue bandwidth shape  10  0  0  0
 queue-set 2
 mls qos trust cos
 macro description cisco-switch
 auto qos voip trust
 spanning-tree link-type point-to-point
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/27
 description SW7 - North Bldg
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 switchport trunk native vlan 900
 switchport mode trunk
 srr-queue bandwidth share 10 10 60 20
 srr-queue bandwidth shape  10  0  0  0
 queue-set 2
 mls qos trust cos
 macro description cisco-switch
 auto qos voip trust
 spanning-tree portfast trunk
 spanning-tree link-type point-to-point

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Switch 7

interface GigabitEthernet0/1
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/2

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One of the primary tasks when creating an etherchannel is that all ports must be configured the same. On switch 4, the ports are trunks. On switch 7, they are not.

So get the configurations of the four ports to be the same. Then try to create the channel.

AmbientIT

ASKER

You are looking at the wrong ports on Switch 7, the correct ones are Gi1/1 & Gi1/2.

interface GigabitEthernet1/1
 description SW4 - South Bldg
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 switchport trunk native vlan 900
 switchport mode trunk
 srr-queue bandwidth share 1 30 35 5
 queue-set 2
 priority-queue out
 mls qos trust cos
 macro description cisco-switch
 auto qos trust
 spanning-tree link-type point-to-point
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/2
 description SW4 - South Bldg
 switchport trunk encapsulation dot1q
 switchport trunk native vlan 900
 switchport mode trunk
 srr-queue bandwidth share 1 30 35 5
 queue-set 2
 priority-queue out
 mls qos trust cos
 macro description cisco-switch
 auto qos trust
 spanning-tree link-type point-to-point

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