Concept Guide

Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................................................389
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router...................................................................................... 389
Conguring the Switch as Querier........................................................................................................................ 390
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................390
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................390
Protocol Separation..................................................................................................................................................391
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 392
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 393
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac....................................................................................................................... 393
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac......................................................................................................................394
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).................................................................................................... 395
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type.....................................................................................395
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................396
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ...........................................................................397
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications..................................................................................................... 397
Designating a Multicast Router Interface...................................................................................................................398
20 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 399
Basic Interface Conguration.......................................................................................................................................399
Advanced Interface Conguration...............................................................................................................................399
Interface Types...............................................................................................................................................................400
View Basic Interface Information.................................................................................................................................400
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................402
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................403
Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................403
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces....................................................................................................403
40G to 1G Breakout Cable Adaptor....................................................................................................................... 403
Overview of Layer Modes...................................................................................................................................... 404
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode................................................................................................................. 405
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 405
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................405
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 406
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface....................................................................................................... 407
Conguring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface......................................................................407
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................408
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 408
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 408
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................409
Conguring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 409
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................ 410
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................. 411
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................412
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................. 412
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................412
Port Channel Denition and Standards..................................................................................................................413
Port Channel Benets..............................................................................................................................................413
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