To add a physical interface to a port, use the following commands.1 Add the interface to a port channel.INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL modechannel-member interfaceThe interface variable is the physical interface type and slot/port information or port extender (PE)type and pe-id/unit-number/port-id information.2 Double check that the interface was added to the port channel.INTERFACE PORT-CHANNEL modeshow configExamples of the show interfaces port-channel CommandsTo view the port channel’s status and channel members in a tabular format, use the show interfacesport-channel brief command in EXEC Privilege mode, as shown in the following example.Dell#show int port briefLAG Mode Status Uptime Ports1 L2L3 up 00:06:03 Te 1/6 (Up) *Te 1/12 (Up)2 L2L3 up 00:06:03 Te 1/7 (Up) *Te 1/8 (Up)Te 1/13 (Up)Te 1/14 (Up)Dell#To view a summary of the port channel’s status, use the show interfaces port-channel briefcommand.Dell#show interfaces port-channel briefCodes: L - LACP Port-channelO - OpenFlow Controller Port-channelA - Auto Port-channelI - Internally LaggedLAG Mode Status Uptime Ports1 L2 up 00:15:36 Te 0/0 (Up)Te 0/1 (Up)Te 1/12 (Up)Te 1/13 (Up)The following example is for a L2 port channel with port extender interfaces.Dell#show interface port-channel 111Port-channel 111 is up, line protocol is upCreated by LACP protocolHardware address is 34:17:eb:00:21:91, Current address is 34:17:eb:00:21:91Interface index is 1258348032Minimum number of links to bring Port-channel up is 1Internet address is not setMode of IPv4 Address Assignment : NONEDHCP Client-ID :3417eb002191MTU 1554 bytes, IP MTU 1500 bytesLineSpeed 6000 MbitMembers in this channel: PeGi 255/1/36(U) PeGi 255/1/37(U) PeGi 255/2/38(U) PeGi255/2/39(U) PeGi 255/3/40(U) PeGi 255/3/45(U)Interfaces 517