port channel shutdown or individual ports

[suthomas1]

Hello,

We have a wireless controller connected to a core switch via two port bundled together to form a port channel 2.

There is a plan to shut down the switch ports connected to controller for some testing.

Is it advisable to shut the individual ports(eg.gig1/6 & gi1/7) from the switch side or to do a shutdown on the interface Po2.

Appreciate all inputs.

[Rasika Nayanajith]

Always better to shutdown the physical ports & once you done with WLC testing you can enable switchport again.

HTH

Rasika

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[Wassim Aouadi]

I think you should shut down the port-channel first, because when you shut it down, its member ports will go "admin down" too.