Users Guide

Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................324
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces...................................................................................................324
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 325
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 325
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................326
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.................................................................................................................. 326
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode..................................................................................................................326
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................327
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 327
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 327
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................328
Configuring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 328
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................... 329
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 330
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................331
Null Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................................331
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................332
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................332
Port Channel Benefits.............................................................................................................................................332
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................ 332
Interfaces in Port Channels....................................................................................................................................333
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................333
Creating a Port Channel......................................................................................................................................... 333
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.................................................................................................... 334
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel............................................................................................... 335
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.............................................................................. 336
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN............................................................................................. 337
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..........................................................................................................338
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.....................................................................................................................338
Load Balancing Through Port Channels............................................................................................................... 338
Changing the Hash Algorithm................................................................................................................................339
Bulk Configuration.........................................................................................................................................................340
Interface Range....................................................................................................................................................... 340
Bulk Configuration Examples................................................................................................................................. 340
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................342
Define the Interface Range.................................................................................................................................... 342
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro....................................................................................................................342
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces....................................................................................................................... 342
Maintenance Using TDR.........................................................................................................................................343
Configuring wavelength for 10–Gigabit SFP+ optics............................................................................................... 344
Link Dampening..............................................................................................................................................................344
Important Points to Remember.............................................................................................................................345
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................................................345
Link Bundle Monitoring................................................................................................................................................. 346
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control........................................................................................................347
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