Users Guide

Advanced Interface Conguration.................................................................................................................................. 378
Interface Types...............................................................................................................................................................378
View Basic Interface Information....................................................................................................................................379
Enabling a Physical Interface..........................................................................................................................................380
Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................... 381
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.......................................................................................................... 381
Overview of Layer Modes.........................................................................................................................................381
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode......................................................................................................................382
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 382
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 382
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 383
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).....................................................................................................................................384
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................................................384
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 384
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 384
Conguring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 384
Conguring Management Interfaces on the S-Series...............................................................................................385
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................ 385
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................386
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 387
Port Channel Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................387
Port Channel Denition and Standards..................................................................................................................... 387
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................. 387
Port Channel Implementation................................................................................................................................... 387
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels....................................................................................................... 388
Conguration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...................................................................................................... 388
Creating a Port Channel...........................................................................................................................................389
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel..........................................................................................................389
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel...................................................................................................... 391
Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel...................................................................................... 391
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Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel...............................................................................................................392
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel........................................................................................................................ 392
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................................................393
Load-Balancing Method........................................................................................................................................... 393
Changing the Hash Algorithm.................................................................................................................................. 393
Bulk Conguration..........................................................................................................................................................394
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................394
Bulk Conguration Examples....................................................................................................................................395
Dening Interface Range Macros...................................................................................................................................396
Dene the Interface Range...................................................................................................................................... 396
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................396
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................................................397
Maintenance Using TDR.......................................................................................................................................... 398
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports...............................................................................................................................398
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