Setup Guide

Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................................................396
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router...................................................................................... 396
Conguring the Switch as Querier.........................................................................................................................397
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes................................................................................................... 397
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................ 397
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................398
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 399
Handling of Management Route Conguration...................................................................................................400
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac.......................................................................................................................400
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac...................................................................................................................... 401
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).................................................................................................... 402
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type.....................................................................................402
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................ 403
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac .......................................................................... 404
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications.....................................................................................................404
Designating a Multicast Router Interface...................................................................................................................405
20 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................ 406
Basic Interface Conguration.......................................................................................................................................406
Advanced Interface Conguration...............................................................................................................................406
Interface Types...............................................................................................................................................................407
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................. 407
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................409
Enabling a Physical Interface........................................................................................................................................ 410
Physical Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................... 410
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.....................................................................................................410
40G to 1G Breakout Cable Adaptor........................................................................................................................410
Overview of Layer Modes........................................................................................................................................411
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode.................................................................................................................. 412
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................... 412
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode....................................................................................................................412
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode................................................................................................................... 413
Automatic recovery of an Err-disabled interface........................................................................................................414
Conguring an automatic recovery for an Err-disabled interface.......................................................................414
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)...................................................................................................................................415
Important Points to Remember.............................................................................................................................. 415
Conguring EIS.........................................................................................................................................................415
Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................416
Conguring Management Interfaces..................................................................................................................... 416
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.................................................................................417
VLAN Interfaces............................................................................................................................................................. 418
Loopback Interfaces.......................................................................................................................................................419
Null Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................................419
Port Channel Interfaces.................................................................................................................................................419
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................420
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................420
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