Users Guide

Interworking of EIS With Various Applications...........................................................372
Designating a Multicast Router Interface..........................................................................373
20 Interfaces.............................................................................................................................374
Basic Interface Configuration..............................................................................................374
Advanced Interface Configuration..................................................................................... 374
Interface Types....................................................................................................................... 375
Optional Modules...................................................................................................................376
View Basic Interface Information........................................................................................376
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State..........................................................378
Enabling Energy Efficient Ethernet.....................................................................................378
Enabling a Physical Interface............................................................................................... 379
Physical Interfaces................................................................................................................. 379
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces..........................................................379
Overview of Layer Modes...............................................................................................380
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.........................................................................380
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.......................................................................... 381
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...........................................................................381
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..........................................................................382
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)...........................................................................................382
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................... 383
Configuring EIS.................................................................................................................383
Management Interfaces........................................................................................................383
Configuring Management Interfaces...........................................................................383
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.................................... 385
VLAN Interfaces......................................................................................................................386
Loopback Interfaces.............................................................................................................. 387
Null Interfaces.........................................................................................................................387
Port Channel Interfaces........................................................................................................387
Port Channel Definition and Standards.......................................................................388
Port Channel Benefits..................................................................................................... 388
Port Channel Implementation.......................................................................................388
Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................389
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................389
Creating a Port Channel.................................................................................................390
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................... 390
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................392
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................393
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN...................................................393
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.................................................................394
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.......................................................................... 395
Load Balancing Through Port Channels..................................................................... 395
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