Reference Guide

Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode.........................................................................................370
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.........................................................................................371
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).........................................................................................................371
Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................372
Configuring EIS............................................................................................................................372
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................372
Configuring Management Interfaces......................................................................................... 372
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series............................................................... 373
VLAN Interfaces.................................................................................................................................374
Loopback Interfaces..........................................................................................................................375
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................... 375
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 375
Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................376
Port Channel Benefits................................................................................................................. 376
Port Channel Implementation....................................................................................................376
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................ 377
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces.......................................................................377
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................. 378
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................................... 378
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel......................................................................380
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................... 381
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN....................................................................381
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................382
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................383
Load Balancing Through Port Channels....................................................................................383
Load-Balancing on the S- Series................................................................................................383
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................384
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................385
Interface Range...........................................................................................................................385
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 386
Defining Interface Range Macros.....................................................................................................387
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................387
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................ 388
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................388
Maintenance Using TDR............................................................................................................. 389
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.................................................................................................. 390
Link Dampening................................................................................................................................ 391
Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................391
Enabling Link Dampening........................................................................................................... 391
Link Bundle Monitoring.................................................................................................................... 393
Using Ethernet Pause Frames for Flow Control.............................................................................. 393
Threshold Settings...................................................................................................................... 394