> # Manually Configured Channel Groups

> A user-configured channel group cannot be converted to an autocreated channel group. However, you can convert an autocreated channel group to a manual channel group. Once performed, this task is irreversible. The channel group number does not change, but the member ports operate according to the properties of the manually configured channel group, and the autocreation of channel group is implicitly disabled for all member ports.

> Tip If you enable persistence, be sure to enable it at both ends of the PortChannel.

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