Administrator Guide

View Basic Interface Information......................................................................................................317
Enabling a Physical Interface............................................................................................................ 319
Physical Interfaces.............................................................................................................................319
Configuration Task List for Physical Interfaces..........................................................................320
Overview of Layer Modes...........................................................................................................320
Configuring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode....................................................................................... 320
Configuring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode.........................................................................................321
Configuring Layer 3 (Network) Mode......................................................................................... 321
Configuring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode........................................................................................ 322
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)........................................................................................................ 322
Important Points to Remember..................................................................................................323
Configuring EIS........................................................................................................................... 323
Management Interfaces....................................................................................................................323
Configuring Management Interfaces......................................................................................... 323
Configuring Management Interfaces on the S-Series...............................................................324
VLAN Interfaces.................................................................................................................................325
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................... 326
Null Interfaces...................................................................................................................................326
Port Channel Interfaces....................................................................................................................326
Port Channel Definition and Standards......................................................................................327
Port Channel Benefits................................................................................................................. 327
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................... 327
10/100/1000 Mbps Interfaces in Port Channels........................................................................328
Configuration Tasks for Port Channel Interfaces...................................................................... 328
Creating a Port Channel............................................................................................................. 329
Adding a Physical Interface to a Port Channel.......................................................................... 329
Reassigning an Interface to a New Port Channel...................................................................... 331
Configuring the Minimum Oper Up Links in a Port Channel.................................................... 332
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Assigning an IP Address to a Port Channel................................................................................ 333
Deleting or Disabling a Port Channel.........................................................................................333
Load Balancing Through Port Channels.................................................................................... 333
Load-Balancing Method.............................................................................................................334
Changing the Hash Algorithm....................................................................................................334
Bulk Configuration............................................................................................................................336
Interface Range...........................................................................................................................336
Bulk Configuration Examples..................................................................................................... 336
Defining Interface Range Macros.....................................................................................................338
Define the Interface Range.........................................................................................................338
Choosing an Interface-Range Macro........................................................................................ 338
Monitoring and Maintaining Interfaces............................................................................................339
Maintenance Using TDR.............................................................................................................340