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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 Networking operating software (OS).
Basic Interface Configuration
Interface Types
View Basic Interface Information
Enabling a Physical Interface
Physical Interfaces
Management Interfaces
VLAN Interfaces
Loopback Interfaces
Null Interfaces
Port Channel Interfaces
Server Ports
Advanced Interface Configuration
Bulk Configuration
Define the Interface Range
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports
Configure MTU Size on an Interface
Layer 2 Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface
Port-Pipes
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces
View Advanced Interface Information
NOTE:
You can also perform some of the configurations using the Web GUI - Dell Blade IO Manager. For more information,
see the Dell Blade IO Manager Online Help.
Topics:
Interface Types
View Basic Interface Information
Configuring the Default Interface
Enabling a Physical Interface
Physical Interfaces
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface
Management Interfaces
VLAN Interfaces
Loopback Interfaces
Null Interfaces
VLAN Membership
Port Channel Interfaces
Load Balancing through Port Channels
Changing the Hash Algorithm
Server Ports
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