Users Guide

Advanced Interface Conguration..................................................................................................................................380
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 381
View Basic Interface Information.....................................................................................................................................381
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State.........................................................................................................383
Enabling a Physical Interface..........................................................................................................................................383
Physical Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 384
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces......................................................................................................... 384
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................................................ 384
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................... 385
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 385
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................... 385
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................... 386
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).....................................................................................................................................386
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................................................ 387
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 387
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 387
Conguring Management Interfaces........................................................................................................................ 387
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.......................................................................................389
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................389
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................390
Null Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................................391
Port Channel Interfaces..................................................................................................................................................391
Port Channel Denition and Standards..................................................................................................................... 391
Port Channel Benets...............................................................................................................................................391
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................................................391
Interfaces in Port Channels...................................................................................................................................... 392
Conguration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...................................................................................................... 392
Creating a Port Channel...........................................................................................................................................392
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel..........................................................................................................393
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..................................................................................................... 394
Conguring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel......................................................................................395
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN...................................................................................................395
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel...............................................................................................................396
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................................................397
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................................................397
Changing the Hash Algorithm...................................................................................................................................397
Bulk Conguration..........................................................................................................................................................398
Interface Range........................................................................................................................................................398
Bulk Conguration Examples....................................................................................................................................398
Dening Interface Range Macros...................................................................................................................................400
Dene the Interface Range...................................................................................................................................... 400
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................................................400
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces........................................................................................................................... 400
Maintenance Using TDR........................................................................................................................................... 401
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports...............................................................................................................................402
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