Users Guide

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 Auto-Configuration

• Interface Types

• Viewing Interface Information

• Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface

• Layer 2 Mode

• Management Interfaces

• VLAN Membership

• Port Channel Interfaces

Advanced Interface Configuration

• Monitor and Maintain Interfaces

• Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames

• MTU Size

• Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces

• Viewing 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 Auto-Configuration

• Interface Types

• Viewing Interface Information

• Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface

• Layer 2 Mode

• Management Interfaces

• VLAN Membership

• Port Channel Interfaces

• Interface Range

• Monitor and Maintain Interfaces

• Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics

• Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames

• Enabling Pause Frames

• MTU Size

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