Service Manual

Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode........................................................................................ 428
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................428
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................429
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 429
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 429
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................... 430
Configuring Management Interfaces.........................................................................................430
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port...................................................... 432
VLAN Interfaces.................................................................................................................................433
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................... 433
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................434
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................434
Port Channel Definition and Standards..................................................................................... 434
Port Channel Benefits.................................................................................................................435
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................435
Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................................................ 435
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces......................................................................436
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................. 436
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................................... 436
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................438
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel....................................................439
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN................................................................... 439
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................ 441
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................441
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.................................................................................... 441
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................... 441
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................442
Interface Range...........................................................................................................................442
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 443
Defining Interface Range Macros.................................................................................................... 444
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................445
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................ 445
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................445
Maintenance Using TDR.............................................................................................................446
Non Dell-Qualified Transceivers......................................................................................................447
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 447
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port............................................................448
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 448
Example Scenarios......................................................................................................................449
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................450
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 450
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................... 451
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