Deployment 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 congure them with the Dell Networking Operating Software (OS).
Basic Interface Conguration
• Interface Auto-Conguration
• Interface Types
• Viewing Interface Information
• Disabling and Re-enabling a Physical Interface
• Layer 2 Mode
• Management Interfaces
• VLAN Membership
• Port Channel Interfaces
Advanced Interface Conguration
• 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 congurations using the Web GUI - Dell Blade IO Manager. For more information, see
the Dell Blade IO Manager Online Help.
Topics:
• Interface Auto-Conguration
• 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
• Conguring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics
• Flow Control Using Ethernet Pause Frames
• Enabling Pause Frames
• MTU Size
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