Users Guide

Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.......................................................................... 412
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...........................................................................412
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.......................................................................... 413
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................... 414
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................... 414
Configuring EIS................................................................................................................. 414
Management Interfaces........................................................................................................ 415
Configuring Management Interfaces........................................................................... 415
Configuring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port.....................................417
VLAN Interfaces...................................................................................................................... 418
Loopback Interfaces.............................................................................................................. 419
Null Interfaces.........................................................................................................................419
Port Channel Interfaces........................................................................................................420
Port Channel Definition and Standards.......................................................................420
Port Channel Benefits..................................................................................................... 420
Port Channel Implementation.......................................................................................420
Interfaces in Port Channels............................................................................................ 421
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...................................................... 421
Creating a Port Channel................................................................................................. 422
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................... 422
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel..................................................... 424
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel..................................425
Adding or Removing a Port Channel from a VLAN...................................................425
Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel.................................................................427
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel...........................................................................427
Load Balancing Through Port Channels..................................................................... 427
Changing the Hash Algorithm.......................................................................................428
Bulk Configuration.................................................................................................................429
Interface Range................................................................................................................ 429
Bulk Configuration Examples........................................................................................ 430
Defining Interface Range Macros....................................................................................... 431
Define the Interface Range.............................................................................................431
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro.......................................................................... 432
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................. 432
Maintenance Using TDR................................................................................................. 433
Splitting 40G Ports without Reload....................................................................................434
Splitting QSFP Ports to SFP+ Ports.....................................................................................435
Converting a QSFP or QSFP+ Port to an SFP or SFP+ Port..........................................436
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................... 437
Example Scenarios........................................................................................................... 437
Link Dampening..................................................................................................................... 439
Important Points to Remember.................................................................................... 439
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