Users Guide

Conguring IGMP Snooping.................................................................................................................................. 360
Removing a Group-Port Association.....................................................................................................................360
Disabling Multicast Flooding....................................................................................................................................361
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router....................................................................................... 361
Conguring the Switch as Querier.........................................................................................................................361
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................362
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................362
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................363
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 364
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 364
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac.......................................................................................................................365
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac......................................................................................................................366
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).................................................................................................... 366
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type.....................................................................................366
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................ 367
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ...........................................................................368
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications.....................................................................................................369
Designating a Multicast Router Interface................................................................................................................... 370
20 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 371
Basic Interface Conguration........................................................................................................................................371
Advanced Interface Conguration................................................................................................................................371
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 372
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................. 372
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State................................................................................................... 374
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................375
Physical Interfaces.........................................................................................................................................................375
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.................................................................................................... 375
40G to 1G Breakout Cable Adaptor....................................................................................................................... 375
Overview of Layer Modes.......................................................................................................................................376
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................376
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................377
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode................................................................................................................... 377
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................378
Egress Interface Selection (EIS).................................................................................................................................. 378
Important Points to Remember..............................................................................................................................379
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 379
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................379
Conguring Management Interfaces.....................................................................................................................379
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port................................................................................ 381
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................382
Loopback Interfaces...................................................................................................................................................... 382
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 383
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 383
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................383
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................383
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