Learning how to configure Fabric Interconnect uplink ports

Fabric Interconnect ports configured as uplink ports are used to connect to northbound upstream network switches. These uplink ports can be connected to upstream switch ports as individual links or links configured as port channels (PC), which provides bandwidth aggregation as well as link redundancy.

The Fabric Interconnect port channel configuration is based on LACP. It is also possible to configure a port channel as a vPC where port channel uplink ports from a Fabric Interconnect are connected to different upstream switches.

It is recommended to configure Fabric Interconnect uplink ports in vPC configuration, as shown in the following diagram:

The following are the steps to configure ...

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