Reference Guide

Configuring a Static Route for a Management Interface.......................................................... 100
VLAN Membership.............................................................................................................................101
Default VLAN ...............................................................................................................................101
Port-Based VLANs....................................................................................................................... 101
VLANs and Port Tagging............................................................................................................. 102
Configuring VLAN Membership..................................................................................................102
Displaying VLAN Membership.....................................................................................................103
Adding an Interface to a Tagged VLAN......................................................................................104
Adding an Interface to an Untagged VLAN................................................................................104
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................105
Port Channel Definitions and Standards.................................................................................... 105
Port Channel Benefits................................................................................................................. 105
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................... 105
1GbE and 10GbE Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................106
Uplink Port Channel: VLAN Membership................................................................................... 106
Server-Facing Port Channel: VLAN Membership.......................................................................106
Displaying Port Channel Information......................................................................................... 107
Interface Range.................................................................................................................................108
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 108
Monitor and Maintain Interfaces.......................................................................................................110
Maintenance Using TDR...............................................................................................................111
Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames..................................................................................... 111
MTU Size............................................................................................................................................ 112
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces.........................................................................................113
Setting Auto-Negotiation Options.............................................................................................. 115
Viewing Interface Information.......................................................................................................... 116
Clearing Interface Counters........................................................................................................ 117
Enabling the Management Address TLV on All Interfaces of an Aggregator..................................118
Enhanced Validation of Interface Ranges........................................................................................ 118
9 iSCSI Optimization................................................................................................119
iSCSI Optimization Overview............................................................................................................ 119
Monitoring iSCSI Traffic Flows..........................................................................................................120
Information Monitored in iSCSI Traffic Flows...................................................................................121
Detection and Auto configuration for Dell EqualLogic Arrays........................................................ 121
iSCSI Optimization: Operation..........................................................................................................121
Displaying iSCSI Optimization Information......................................................................................122
10 Link Aggregation.................................................................................................125
How the LACP is Implemented on an Aggregator...........................................................................125
Uplink LAG................................................................................................................................... 125
Server-Facing LAGs..................................................................................................................... 125