Service Manual

Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................378
Physical Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................378
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.................................................................................................378
Overview of Layer Modes....................................................................................................................................... 378
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.................................................................................................................379
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................. 379
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode..................................................................................................................380
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................380
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface.....................................................................................................381
Configuring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface................................................................. 381
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).................................................................................................................................382
Configuring EIS..........................................................................................................................................................382
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 383
Configuring Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................383
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................384
S6100 — OIR............................................................................................................................................................. 385
VLAN Interfaces..............................................................................................................................................................385
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................386
Null Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................................386
Configuring Port Delay.................................................................................................................................................. 386
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................387
Port Channel Definition and Standards................................................................................................................387
Port Channel Benefits.............................................................................................................................................. 387
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................387
Interfaces in Port Channels.................................................................................................................................... 388
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces............................................................................................. 388
Creating a Port Channel.......................................................................................................................................... 388
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................. 389
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................. 390
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel............................................................................391
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN............................................................................................391
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 392
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel....................................................................................................................392
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.............................................................................................................. 393
Load-Balancing Method...........................................................................................................................................393
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................ 393
Bulk Configuration.......................................................................................................................................................... 394
Interface Range......................................................................................................................................................... 394
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................395
Defining Interface Range Macros............................................................................................................................... 396
Define the Interface Range.....................................................................................................................................397
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro................................................................................................................... 397
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...................................................................................................................... 397
Split 40G Ports on a 16X40G QSFP+ Module..........................................................................................................398
Splitting 100G Ports....................................................................................................................................................... 399
Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................................... 400
Enabling Link Dampening.........................................................................................................................................402
Link Bundle Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................403
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control......................................................................................................404
Enabling Pause Frames............................................................................................................................................404
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