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Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.................................................................................................................373
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 373
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................374
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 374
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.................................................................................................... 375
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.................................................................375
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)................................................................................................................................. 376
Configuring EIS.......................................................................................................................................................... 376
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................377
Configuring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 377
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................ 378
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................. 379
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................379
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................380
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 380
Port Channel Definition and Standards............................................................................................................... 380
Port Channel Benefits..............................................................................................................................................380
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................. 381
Interfaces in Port Channels.....................................................................................................................................381
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.............................................................................................. 381
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 382
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 382
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 383
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...........................................................................384
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN........................................................................................... 384
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 385
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................385
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 386
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 386
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 387
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 387
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................387
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 389
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 389
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 389
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces......................................................................................................................389
Maintenance Using TDR..........................................................................................................................................390
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers...................................................................................................................................391
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload............................................................................................................................ 391
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports..........................................................................................................................393
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port.............................................................................. 394
Configuring wavelength for 10Gigabit SFP+ optics.............................................................................................398
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 398
Enabling Link Dampening......................................................................................................................................... 401
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................402
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control......................................................................................................402
Enabling Pause Frames............................................................................................................................................403
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface.................................................................................................................. 403
Port-Pipes.........................................................................................................................................................................404
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................................................. 404
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