FTD Port-Channel

[fatalXerror]

Hi Experts,

I would like to know if FTD can connect to a stack switch using port-channel? For example, FTD01 connects to Switch-1 and Switch-2 via port-channel and this Switches are stacked together.

Thanks

[GRANT3779]

Hi,
How are you managing the device? If FMC then yes this is possibe. If you are using FDM i don't believe this is yet supported, or it wasn't in 6.3.

[fatalXerror]

hi @GRANT3779 , in what way should i configure the ports in the stack switches if I use port-channel in FTD or redundant interface in FTD? thanks

[GRANT3779]

Are you port channeling back to one logical switch as in one switch stack?

Last time I tried to configure redundant interfaces on an FTD 2100 this feature wasn't supported but Port Channel is supported. Redundant Interface and Port channel are technically different

[GRANT3779]

Just for info -

This PDF states the following for Redundant Interfaces - I am not sure if this has changed in newer versions though. This is for 6.2.

You can however configure port channel and it tells you how also.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/622/configuration/guide/fpmc-config-guide-v622/interfaces_for_firepower_threat_defense.pdf

Model Support
• EtherChannels are supported onFirepower Threat Defense device appliances only; they are notsupported
on the Firepower Threat Defense Virtual.
• For theFirepower 4100/9300 chassis, you configure EtherChannelsinFXOS, not in theFirepower Threat
Defense device OS.
• Redundant interfaces are not supported on the Firepower 2100, Firepower 4100/9300 chassis.