Users Guide

Physical Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 284
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................284
Overview of Layer Modes..........................................................................................................................................284
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................... 284
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................285
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 285
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode......................................................................................................................285
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................... 286
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................................................286
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 287
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 287
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................................................288
VLAN Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................289
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 289
Null Interfaces....................................................................................................................................................................290
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................... 290
Port Channel Definition and Standards.................................................................................................................... 290
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................................................290
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................... 290
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................................................ 291
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................... 291
Creating a Port Channel..............................................................................................................................................291
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel........................................................................................................ 292
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel................................................................................................... 293
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................................................................294
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN.................................................................................................294
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel..............................................................................................................295
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................................................295
Load Balancing Through Port Channels...................................................................................................................295
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................................................296
Bulk Configuration.............................................................................................................................................................297
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................... 297
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................................................... 297
Defining Interface Range Macros................................................................................................................................... 298
Define the Interface Range........................................................................................................................................299
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................299
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces...........................................................................................................................299
Maintenance Using TDR.............................................................................................................................................300
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.............................................................................................................................. 300
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port......................................................................................301
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................................................. 302
Enabling Link Dampening............................................................................................................................................302
Link Bundle Monitoring.....................................................................................................................................................303
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control........................................................................................................... 304
Enabling Pause Frames...............................................................................................................................................304
Configure the MTU Size on an Interface.......................................................................................................................305
Port-Pipes..........................................................................................................................................................................305
Auto-Negotiation on Ethernet Interfaces...................................................................................................................... 305
Setting the Speed and Duplex Mode of Ethernet Interfaces................................................................................306
Set Auto-Negotiation Options................................................................................................................................... 307
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