Users Guide

Configuring a Static Route for a Management Interface...........................................................107
VLAN Membership............................................................................................................................ 108
Default VLAN .............................................................................................................................. 108
Port-Based VLANs.......................................................................................................................108
VLANs and Port Tagging............................................................................................................. 109
Configuring VLAN Membership..................................................................................................109
Displaying VLAN Membership.....................................................................................................110
Adding an Interface to a Tagged VLAN....................................................................................... 111
Adding an Interface to an Untagged VLAN................................................................................. 111
VLAN Configuration on Physical Ports and Port-Channels....................................................... 112
Port Channel Interfaces.....................................................................................................................114
Port Channel Definitions and Standards.....................................................................................114
Port Channel Benefits..................................................................................................................114
Port Channel Implementation.....................................................................................................114
1GbE and 10GbE Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................ 115
Uplink Port Channel: VLAN Membership....................................................................................115
Server-Facing Port Channel: VLAN Membership....................................................................... 116
Displaying Port Channel Information......................................................................................... 116
Interface Range..................................................................................................................................117
Bulk Configuration Examples......................................................................................................118
Monitor and Maintain Interfaces.......................................................................................................119
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................. 120
Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames.................................................................................... 120
Enabling Pause Frames......................................................................................................................121
MTU Size............................................................................................................................................122
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces........................................................................................ 123
Setting Auto-Negotiation Options..............................................................................................124
Viewing Interface Information..........................................................................................................126
Clearing Interface Counters........................................................................................................127
Enabling the Management Address TLV on All Interfaces of an Aggregator..................................127
Enhanced Validation of Interface Ranges........................................................................................ 128
Enhanced Control of Remote Fault Indication Processing.............................................................128
9 iSCSI Optimization........................................................................................... 129
Supported Modes..............................................................................................................................129
iSCSI Optimization Overview............................................................................................................129
Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows..........................................................................................................130
Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows...................................................................................131
Detection and Auto configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays........................................................ 131
iSCSI Optimization: Operation..........................................................................................................132
Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information......................................................................................132
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