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Interfaces

This chapter describes 100/1000/10000 Mbps Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, and 40 Gigabit Ethernet

interface types, both physical and logical, and how to configure them with the Dell Force10 operating

software (FTOS).

Basic Interface Configuration:

• Interface Types

• View Basic Interface Information

• Enable a Physical Interface

• Physical Interfaces

• Management Interfaces

• VLAN Interfaces

• Loopback Interfaces

• Null Interfaces

• Port Channel Interfaces

Advanced Interface Configuration:

• Bulk Configuration

• Interface Range Macros

• Monitor and Maintain Interfaces

• Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports

• MTU Size on an Interface

• Layer 2 Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames

• Configure MTU Size on an Interface

• Port-Pipes

• Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces

• View Advanced Interface Information